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By NAOMI DARLING and PRESTON SMITH II
Many well-meaning South Hadley residents say they want affordable housing in South Hadley, but stop short when it comes to supporting the policy changes required to help us reach that goal.For years our town has offered limited housing options to...
By KYLE GRABOWSKI
SOUTH HADLEY – The ball trickled across the South Hadley goal line in pouring rain, terminating the Tigers’ comeback.East Longmeadow’s Declan Baxter scooped it away from South Hadley goalie Bennett Allen in overtime just outside the crease shortly...
By SCOTT MERZBACH
AMHERST — A mandate for students, faculty and staff at the University of Massachusetts to be vaccinated against COVID-19 is ending.“Effective July 1, 2023, the university will no longer require faculty, staff and students to receive a COVID-19...
I would like to respond to the letter “Wood is good” in the Gazette’s April 8 edition. Wood is good. I’ve been a carpenter most of my life and it is a great media. It is not good for burning. The letter writer makes the point that it has emissions...
STAFF REPORT
SOUTH HADLEY — A 21-year-old man was killed early Thursday in a single-car crash on Lodge Road in South Hadley, according to the Northwestern district attorney’s office.The crash occurred around 7 a.m. when the vehicle, in which the man was a...
By DOMENIC POLI
BOSTON — Four towns were disincorporated and dismantled, and another eight had land stripped from them, to create the Quabbin Reservoir in the first half of the 20th century.People were forced to find new homes and the valley was flooded with water...
By KYLE GRABOWSKI
SOUTH HADLEY – The 30 extra feet between a softball and baseball first base line allows Jessica Nelson to translate.She coached South Hadley’s softball program for more than a decade and played in college before joining Matt Foley’s varsity baseball...
SOUTH HADLEY — Voters in Fire District 2 will be asked to approve a $1,729,147 fire department budget and a $981,128 water budget at their annual meeting May 1.The meeting begins at 7 p.m. at 20 Woodbridge St.Voters will be asked to approve 23...
By JAMES PENTLAND
SOUTH HADLEY — Fire District No. 1 voters will be asked to approve a $5,184,876 fire department budget and a $2,940,672 water budget at the district’s annual meeting next week.The warrant for the annual meeting contains 38 articles, including a...
By RUSSELL POWELL
Wild-looking creatures roam Eric Weiss’ unassuming South Hadley home. But there is no reason for the neighbors to be alarmed. The creatures are puppets made by Weiss, owner of Homeslice Puppetry, a portal to a wide world of puppets, from workshops to...
By JAMES LEVINE
‘Childhood trauma.” We hear these words so often that they’ve lost any kind of concise meaning. Virtually all children confront disturbing experiences, and rates of their diagnosed mental struggles have increased significantly, but not every one of...
I am writing this letter in support of Kari Scytkowski who is running for clerk/treasurer for Fire District 1 in South Hadley on April 11. I worked with Kari when I was chairman of the Prudential Committee and I found her to be very knowledgeable,...
We in South Hadley are blessed by a municipal electric company that produces 90% non-emitting, highly reliable and relatively cheap electricity. At the same time we are using gasoline to power our cars. The oil from which gasoline is made is a...
By MADDIE FABIAN
SOUTH HADLEY — When Jim Bouchard returned to the United States after serving as a medic in the Vietnam War, he was called a “baby killer” by a stranger in a bar.On Wednesday, he was one of many veterans recognized in a Vietnam Veterans Day...
SOUTH HADLEY — Know Your Town of South Hadley will host a candidates’ night Thursday at 6:30 p.m. in the Community Room of the Main Public Library.The town election is April 11. The following candidates for public office have agreed to appear:Andrea...
I recently attended a tour of the Jones Library in downtown Amherst. It was quite a journey through the labyrinth of the library. Remarks by capital campaign co-chair Kent Faerber highlighted the library's intense use — nearly a quarter million...
NORTHAMPTON — A Hampshire County grand jury has indicted a South Hadley man in connection with the slaying of his father, David Weise Sr., 70, in September, according to the Northwestern district attorney’s office.Craig R. Weise, 35, is expected to be...
Although not so much of a “Super-Adult” (that is, not so old) as many others, I am glad to attend civic meetings in the evenings by Zoom. Driving at night always entails added risk, and my eyes are not so young as they once were.Disrespect for elders...
I am writing to alert the citizens of South Hadley to a public hearing on March 13, at 6:30 p.m., in front of the Planning Board, regarding the request by Robert Bolduc to change the zoning at the northeast corner of Routes 202 and 33 from current...
By KYLE GRABOWSKI
SOUTH HADLEY – Colin Quinn flexed his arms as the basketball dropped through the hoop and bounced off the floor.The South Hadley senior guard fought off two Lunenburg defenders in the air and finished a layup that put the Tigers ahead by double digits...
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