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Columnist Bill Newman: Laurels and the laureate
Two-part Town Meeting in Granby begins Monday night
Four-way race shapes up for Granby Select Board
Belchertown voters to consider $61.6M budget at Monday’s annual Town Meeting that lays off 14 school staff
Beacon Hill Roll Call, April 29-May 3
South County Senior Center opts not to renew church lease after rift over LGBTQ program
Around Amherst: Bockelman joins in launch of governor’s housing push
South Hadley Town Meeting OK’s budget that lays off 24 school staff; nuisance bylaw tabled
A lot of imagination: Hopkins seniors bring art to parking lot spots
HADLEY — A Jeep that is her pride and joy, after her older sister gave her the vehicle, is at the heart of Hopkins Academy senior Jayce Lanzafame’s painting.A few feet away, also using pavement as the canvas, classmate Alma Gorman wields several paint...
Dreams take flight (some assembly required): Local pilots build and help build their own aircraft
If you build it … you can fly it, too.As Peter Elsea and Jason Lorusso have discovered in recent years, there’s a special satisfaction in building your own plane — or at least assisting in that construction — that can make the experience of flying...
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More than 130 arrested at pro-Palestinian protest at UMass
‘Knitting treasure’ of the Valley: Northampton Wools owner spreads passion for ancient pastime
UMass student group declares no confidence in chancellor
Guest columnist Josh Silver: Northampton school budget — Let’s start with kindness, accuracy and respect
With Jones project in question, Amherst won’t sign lease for temporary digs
UMass graduation speaker Colson Whitehead pulls out over quashed campus protest
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A Look Back, May 10
Photo: Field of dreams
Connected through art: Rocky Hill Cohousing community participates in art exchange with group from Australia
Arts Briefs: Dance festival and a one-woman play in Northampton, summer music fests in Easthampton, and more
Sports
South Hadley baseball gets past Hampshire Regional in Hartford: ‘it’s almost like the big leagues’ (PHOTOS)
HARTFORD, Conn. – As the South Hadley baseball team exited the handshake line with Hampshire Regional and ran toward their team meeting in center field, Tigers players yelped with glee, flung their gloves into foul territory and smiled wide. They had...
Softball: Cassie Dion records 200th career strikeout as Hopkins Academy blanks Granby 6-0
Boys volleyball: Granby cruises to 3-0 sweep over Athol (PHOTOS)
Baseball: Hampshire, South Hadley to ‘get a little taste of what it’s like to be a pro’ at Dunkin’ Park
Belchertown Twirlers capture first place at Northeast Regional ChampionshipsOpinion
Rebecca Lee: Counter corporate capture
In Olin Rose-Bardawil’s column “Corporate capture a grave threat to citizens” [Gazette, April 11], he argues that corporate involvement in agencies is determining federal regulations, which results in increased profits for industries, leaving people...
Jim Reis: Northampton school budget — What went wrong?
Columnist Olin Rose-Bardawil: American dream out of reach for many
Tony Giardina: Faith and inclusion
Martha Jorz: Stop supporting UMass and Raytheon
Business
Area property deed transfers, May 2
AMHERST Faheem Ibrahim Lt and Faheem Ibrahim to Nan Zhao and Zhihong Ni, 16 Arbor Way, $738,000 Richard B. Spurgin to Yg Pleasant LLC, East Pleasant Street, Lot 1, $218,000 Richard B. Spurgin to Yg Pleasant LLC, East Pleasant Street, Lot 2,...
Music key to Northampton’s downtown revival: State’s top economic development leader tours city 
Locking up carbon for good: Easthampton inventor’s CO2 removal system turns biomass into biochar
Advancing water treatment: UMass startup Elateq Inc. wins state grant to deploy new technology
New Realtor Association CEO looks to work collaboratively to maximize housing optionse-Edition
Arts & Life
Valley Bounty: Fibers for farmers: Western Massachusetts Fibershed turns local ‘throw away’ wool into fertilizer pellets
Local wool for your wardrobe … and for your garden?That’s the idea behind a new project from Western Massachusetts Fibershed, an organization working to strengthen our local fiber economy, right alongside our local food economy.Peggy Hart is a core...
Get Growing with Mickey Rathbun: Venture beyond your garden walls: Plant sales and noteworthy gardens to visit this season
Overlooked no more: Leverett artist’s woodcut prints celebrate remarkable women of the past
Speaking of Nature: Capturing my Bermuda nemesis: The Great Kiskadee nearly evaded me, until I followed its song
Easthampton author Emily Nagoski has done the research: It’s OK to love your bodyObituaries
Eli Knapp Abrams
Florence, MA - Eli Knapp Abrams, of Florence Massachusetts, passed away suddenly on Monday, April 22nd, 2024 in Goshen, MA. Eli was born in Beverly, MA on March 19th, 2003. He is the cherished son of Jennifer and Maury Abrams, and belov... remainder of obit for Eli Knapp Abrams
Jennifer M. Read
South Deerfield, MA - Jennifer Read of South Deerfield, beloved wife and mother, died peacefully on April 21, 2024 at the age of 79 after a long struggle with Alzheimer's disease. Jennifer was born on January 1, 1945 at Brooklyn Naval ... remainder of obit for Jennifer M. Read
Ana M. Kleiner
Hadley, MA - It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Mia Kleiner, born Ana Maria Hodgkins, in Hadley, MA, on April 28, 2024. Born in Springfield on January 19, 1961, Mia grew up in Pelham and Amherst, MA, and attende... remainder of obit for Ana M. Kleiner
Linda Andersen
Northampton, MA - Linda Louise Andersen,74, passed away at Cooley Dickinson Hospital on May 1, 2024 surrounded by her family. Born to Myron and Esther (Lyons) Andersen on June 4, 1949 in Northampton, MA. She graduated from St Michaels ... remainder of obit for Linda Andersen
