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By ALEXA LEWIS

EASTHAMPTON — Each week, volunteers at the Easthampton Community Center give out about 500 “kid bags,” packages of food that kids can easily cook on their own without using a stove. While donations and matching programs help programs like this at the...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — Bike riders in the Pioneer Valley are once again able to use the ValleyBike Share system, with transportation stations reopening from Amherst to Springfield after being shut down for more than a year.The city of Northampton held a grand...

By CONNOR PIGNATELLO

Five years ago, when Florence’s Gabby Thomas moved down to Austin, Texas to begin her professional running career, her new coach Tonja Buford-Bailey decided to test her out. Thomas moved to Austin a few weeks ahead of the rest of Buford-Bailey’s...

By ALEXA LEWIS

EASTHAMPTON — The Easthampton Public Library reopened its doors this weekend after the discovery of dead bats in the building prompted its temporary closure. While library staff were still able to offer some services such as curbside hours, Katya...

‘Unity, we must have unity’I admit it. I love disco. A lyric from a song by the O’Jays describes how I feel about what is happening in our country and in Easthampton: “Unity, we must have unity cause united we stand. Divided we fall.” When I heard...

By CONNOR PIGNATELLO

In the 200 meters on Tuesday, Gabby Thomas turned her Tokyo bronze into a Paris gold. And on Friday in the 4x100 relay, Thomas turned her Tokyo silver into another gold, as the Americans won with a time of 41.78 seconds under a steady rain at the...

By OLIN ROSE-BARDAWIL

 In the past few years, I have heard from a lot of people who have expressed disappointment with the current state of Northampton. There are many who, to quote a recent column writer, believe Northampton is “missing something” [Gazette, July 29]....

By CONNOR PIGNATELLO

Less than 48 hours removed from her gold medal in the 200 meters on Tuesday, Florence’s Gabby Thomas and the U.S. women’s 4x100 relay team advanced to the finals by winning their heat in 41.94 seconds on Thursday.Thomas will look for her second gold...

By ALEXA LEWIS

Amid heavy humidity and unpredictable thunderstorms, storefronts and galleries in Easthampton draw foot traffic to their blissfully climate-controlled interiors, where community members enjoy refreshments, conversation, and original artwork by local...

By CONNOR PIGNATELLO

The best part of a surprise party is the surprise. Though Gabby Thomas wasn’t exactly surprised when she entered the after-party following her gold medal in the 200 meters Tuesday night, the hundred-plus family and friends in attendance at the New...

By TOLLEY M. JONES

I have been lonely my whole life. I haven’t exactly been alone, but it has felt like it for all practical purposes.My father interpreted my normal small child behavior as evil and told my siblings to stay away from me lest they be tainted by my...

By ALEXA LEWIS

EASTHAMPTON — The Easthampton Public Library, which opened its building in 1881, has had its fair share of small animals find their way inside. It’s what Library Director Katya Schapiro calls an “old building thing,” and isn’t typically cause for...

By CONNOR PIGNATELLO

Gabby Thomas is golden.After winning a silver medal in the 4x100 meter relay and a bronze in the 200 meters at the Tokyo Olympics, the former Florence resident cleared the field in the 200 on Tuesday to claim the gold medal with a time of 21.83...

By CONNOR PIGNATELLO

Florence’s Gabby Thomas breezed through her semifinal round in the 200 meters at the 2024 Paris Olympics on Monday, winning her heat with a time of 21.86 seconds.She opened her 2024 Olympics on Sunday, easily winning her first-round heat with a time...

By CONNOR PIGNATELLO

Florence’s Gabby Thomas breezed through her semifinal round in the 200 meters at the 2024 Paris Olympics on Monday, winning her heat with a time of 21.86 seconds.She opened her 2024 Olympics on Sunday, easily winning her first-round heat with a time...

By CONNOR PIGNATELLO

Gabby Thomas rolled through the finish line in the biggest race of her life and claimed a bronze medal she didn’t think she’d win. It was the greatest moment of her career, and she beamed as she clutched the American flag. But there were no fans in...

By CHRIS LARABEE

With 3,100 miles and the Atlantic Ocean between them, what could Easthampton and Dundee, a city of approximately 148,000 people in Scotland, possibly have in common?Well, if you really do some digging, you might unearth a Gem of a connection between...

By ALEXA LEWIS

EASTHAMPTON — Local Burger’s Easthampton location is gearing up to celebrate an exciting new expansion: the opening of Beveridges Cocktail Lounge.Beveridges is already open for business, but its grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony on Aug. 6...

By ALEXA LEWIS

EASTHAMPTON — An award of $16,204.87 from the state’s Law Enforcement Body-Worn Camera Program will allow the city Police Department to expand its existing body-worn camera supply and related infrastructure, which will enable it to outfit all officers...

By GARRETT COTE

EASTHAMPTON – Seemingly every Olympic year – summer or winter – people are excited to watch athletes at the highest level compete for their countries with the whole world watching. But for the most part, there are only a handful of sports in which...