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Lawyers: Trump can’t post bond to cover $454M civil fraud judgment
03-18-2024 6:22 PM

By MICHAEL R. SISAK

NEW YORK — Donald Trump’s lawyers told a New York appellate court Monday that it’s impossible for him to post a bond covering the full amount of a $454 million civil fraud judgment while he appeals, suggesting the former president’s legal losses have...

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A Look Back, March 19
03-18-2024 11:01 PM

50 Years Ago ■A Northampton miss has been selected as Colleen of Providence Hospital in Holyoke, and will have the position of honor aboard the hospital’s float during the St. Patrick’s Day Parade Sunday. Miss Betsy P. Blish, daughter of Mr. and Mrs....


Girls basketball: Student, fan support helped propel South Hadley to first-ever state championship game appearance
03-18-2024 6:05 PM

By GARRETT COTE

SOUTH HADLEY — Any opposing team that walked into South Hadley’s gym this winter knew they were in for a long night. For more reasons than one.Sure, the Tigers being as good as they were was intimidating enough – their aggressive full-court pressure...


Girls basketball: Northampton’s Ava Azzaro named Naismith Western Massachusetts Player of the Year
03-18-2024 5:45 PM

CONNOR PIGNATELLO

Northampton’s Ava Azzaro was named the Western Massachusetts Girls Basketball Player of the Year, the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame announced on Monday.Azzaro hit 1,000 points in a home victory over Wahconah on Feb. 12 and finished her career with...


State gripped by solar slowdown: Worst year in decade for installations
03-18-2024 5:22 PM

By EMILEE KLEIN

Massachusetts’ solar development just had its worst year in over a decade in terms of new installations, but Greenfield Solar partner Claire Chang says her firm that does jobs throughout the Valley hasn’t experienced the same downturn.As a small...


Amherst housing trust wants $1.1M in cash in lieu of 3 affordable units at downtown development
03-18-2024 5:16 PM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — Members of the Amherst Municipal Affordable Housing Trust are recommending that a developer proposing a mixed-use building at 45-55 South Pleasant St. be allowed to donate more than $1 million to the trust fund instead of setting aside three...


New spending bill takes aim at ‘vital’ program shortfalls
03-18-2024 5:14 PM

By Alison Kuznitz

BOSTON — With funding for “vital” human services and early education programs running low, Gov. Maura Healey filed a nearly $535 million supplemental budget Monday afternoon to address the shortfalls and to shore up funding for safety-net...


Columnist Olin Rose-Bardawil: Demonization won’t help heal divisions
03-18-2024 4:50 PM

By OLIN ROSE-BARDAWILIn recent years, there has been a substantial shift in the way politicians talk about the polarization in our nation.Just a few years ago, leading up to the 2020 election and before that, politicians, pundits, and everyday...


Guest columnist Martha Hanner: Spirit of philanthropy can uplift so many others
03-18-2024 4:49 PM

By MARTHA HANNER

In response to the guest opinion, “When giving is only false charity” [Gazette, Feb. 27], may I offer an inspiring example of tzedakah, the Jewish tradition of giving as a moral obligation, done with gratitude and humility.Julius Rosenwald (1862-1939)...


Rich Geidel: Time to get serious on climate crisis
03-18-2024 4:48 PM

To those of us commuting to work in SUVs daydreaming of a warming future where Northampton resembles West Palm Beach, you’d better think again.The March 8 Living on Earth podcast details new science showing that the Gulf Stream will collapse within...


Alan Kanner: It’s official!
03-18-2024 4:48 PM

There are now two major party candidates for the U.S. presidency in 2024. One candidate is running for president. The other candidate is running for king.Alan KannerAmherst


Tom Bassett: Who can UMASS play with?
03-18-2024 4:48 PM

Amid all the world strife, playing can be a stress-buster. Whether it’s participation in an outdoor game like ultimate or baseball, or an indoor game like cards or a board game, usually you need to find someone to play with you. You can be a spectator...


Robert Cabral: Cooley Dickinson rocks!
03-18-2024 4:48 PM

Cooley Dickinson rocks! I’m 70 and just had my initiation to an overnight visit to the ER. I went in experiencing a vision anomaly that was quite scary. The attention I received over the next 18 hours was truly outstanding. I felt compassion, skill...


Talking up state’s farmland protection program: Area farmers on board, but effort faces housing headwinds
03-18-2024 2:43 PM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

HADLEY — The owners of a Shelburne farm have permanently protected 100 acres through the Agricultural Preservation Restriction program, ensuring that the fertile land won’t be turned into a large, upscale housing estate or put to other uses.“That’s...


Top Girl Scout takes the helm: New CEO to focus on building an inclusive, accessible program
03-18-2024 2:35 PM

By ARIA MARTINELLI

HOLYOKE — There’s something about the Girl Scout cookie Lemon-ups that speaks to Theresa Lynn, the new CEO of Girl Scouts of Central and Western Massachusetts.In addition to a crispy lemon flavor, the cookies, which debuted in 2020, have stamped...


UMass basketball: Minutewomen’s two leading scorers Alexsia Rose, Kristin Williams headed to transfer portal
03-18-2024 2:35 PM

By GARRETT COTE

AMHERST — As of Monday afternoon, two UMass women’s basketball guards have entered the transfer portal looking to take their talents elsewhere.Senior Alexsia Rose and junior Kristin Williams have hit the portal following a disappointing 5-27...


Cocktails comeback on Center Street: Renovated Green Room in Northampton reopens under new owners
03-18-2024 2:31 PM

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — With the Wednesday reopening of the Green Room on Center Street, Northampton has a reinvigorated cocktail experience worthy of any cosmopolitan city.The bar is under the new ownership of Perrin Hendricks, owner of the Berkshire Farm...


Hadley’s climate change panel to hold farmers’ roundtable
03-18-2024 2:00 PM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

HADLEY — A changing climate’s impact on farms and their ability to raise crops will be the focus of a farmers’ roundtable taking place at Plainville Farm on Friday.The Hadley Climate Change Committee is partnering with farm owner Wally Czajkowski on...


UMass basketball: Josh Cohen, Robert Davis Jr. first Minutemen to enter transfer portal
03-18-2024 12:40 PM

By GARRETT COTE

AMHERST — One of the first dominoes to fall is a massive one for the UMass men’s basketball team.Minutemen forward Josh Cohen has entered the transfer portal, ESPN’s Jeff Borzello reported late Monday morning. The 6-foot-10 senior has one year of...


Contests likely for Hadley Select Board seats, Board of Health
03-18-2024 11:03 AM

HADLEY — Possible contests for two seats on the Select Board and one seat on the Board of Health are shaping up for the May 21 town election, with less than two weeks remaining for those interested in being on the ballot to return paperwork.As the...


A Look Back: March 18
03-17-2024 11:01 PM

50 Years Ago ■Backers of the Baker Hill housing project told the state Housing Appeals Committee yesterday that there is a demonstrable need for more housing in Northampton for low- and moderate-income families. An official of Pioneer Home Sponsors...

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