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I am responding to the One Cottage Street artists’ protests over rent increases. I find their position to be disingenuous. Artists who have rented studios for years pay rent as low as $4.88 per square foot, whereas newer tenants pay $15.The artists on...

By ALEXA LEWIS

SOUTHAMPTON/EASTHAMPTON — Being “the antithesis to Live Nation” is how Tim Brault describes the mission of The Heavy Culture Cooperative (THCC).THCC, pronounced “thick,” is a Valley organization for musicians and fans, by musicians and fans, that...

By ALEXA LEWIS

EASTHAMPTON — After months of dissent over impending rent hikes, tenants of One Cottage Street now have one week to make a decision: stay in their longtime art studios and small business spaces at a steeply increased rate, or relocate.Now that leases...

By ALEXA LEWIS

NORTHAMPTON/EASTHAMPTON — When Casey Flaherty started working at Nourish Wellness Cafe in 2019, she said she instantly “fell in love” with the cafe’s mission to provide the community with healthy, locally-sourced organic food. Five years later, she...

By ALEXA LEWIS

EASTHAMPTON — Flooded with natural light and adorned with comfortable seating, the elementary school library at the Mountain View School offers young students a space to relax, learn and get excited about reading. But as students continue to recommend...

The Artists at Cottage Street Studios deserve the opportunity to talk to their landlord about the proposed rent increase. Since April, the artist tenants have made numerous attempts to meet with Riverside Industries to discuss and negotiate their...

By ALEXA LEWIS

EASTHAMPTON — After 24 years on the police force, Police Chief Robert Alberti has tendered his resignation and is set to retire in November at the conclusion of his current medical leave period.In a July 15 resignation letter to the city, Alberti...

In April, Riverside Industries, the owners/landlord of Cottage Street Studios, notified artist studio tenants that rents would rise 25-125% to help bridge the gap in their not-for-profit, tax-exempt operating budget. This steep increase is too much...

I have closely followed the controversy over the efforts by Riverside Industries to equalize the rents in the One Cottage Street facility. The building is old and requires much maintenance, so I do understand why a non-profit would seek additional...

I am concerned about the artists living in the Riverside Industry’s building at One Cottage Street. My neighbors, Paul Yandoli and Doris Madsen, have already written letters to the editor. My husband and I moved to Easthampton in 2019. We decided to...

By GARRETT COTE

EASTHAMPTON — Everything was working for the Easthampton Post 224 Senior American Legion team on Thursday evening at Nonotuck Park.Whether Post 224 played stellar defense, pitched lights out, knocked the cover off the ball at the plate or went the old...

The recent column “Fearful of autocracy? We are well protected,” published July 16 took up a lot of space but had little meaningful content. As numerous news media commentators and government officials have pointed out, our country is under assault by...

By ALEXA LEWIS

Going out with friends can be challenging when clashing tastes in food make it impossible to choose a restaurant. But for Abandoned Building Brewery in Easthampton, the solution to this predicament is simple, and it comes rolling in on four...

By PAIGE HANSON

Clay all dayHILLTOWNS – The annual Hilltown 6 Pottery Tour returns next weekend, July 27 and 28. The event, which includes a tour of pottery studios in Westhampton, Cummington, Ashfield, Williamsburg and Windsor, brings throngs of visitors to the...

By ALEXA LEWIS

EASTHAMPTON — When veterans return home from service, they often find that they’ve missed out on valuable family time, and struggle with feelings of isolation that can be hard to reconcile.With this issue in mind, a new summer tradition is coming to...

By CHRIS LARABEE

CONWAY — After a frantic emergency response to save animals and equipment on July 10, 2023, David Fisher and Maggie Toran assessed their farm field as memories of Hurricane Irene came flooding back.At their horse-powered, community-supported...

By ALEXA LEWIS

EASTHAMPTON — After almost three weeks of community collaboration and searching, Kiwi and Bandit, the “wild cows” of Easthampton, have made their way home safely.For weeks, photos, reports of sightings and comments of worry and support flooded...

I saw the article about Tractor Supply [“Tractor Supply is ending DEI, climate efforts,” Gazette, July 4]. They have the right to run their store any way they want. Some agree with what they decided, which is our right. Any group cannot take their...

Thank you for your coverage of the newly formed Cottage Street Studios Tenant Association and our effort to meet with the management of Riverside Industries in an attempt to work in partnership to find a solution that meets the needs of both sides....

By SARA WEINBERGER

Every day that I read The New York Times headlines since the June 27 Biden-Trump debate, it feels like Groundhog Day. The lead story repeatedly focuses on the need for Biden to exit the race. He’s too old, too feeble, too lackluster, too stubborn,...