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By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL
NORTHAMPTON — Mass General Brigham announced large-scale layoffs across its entire hospital system on Monday, a move that is likely to affect Cooley Dickinson Hospital in Northampton.
If we were living in an era when newspapers had sufficient resources and considerable clout, every paper in the country this week would be running a banner headline in bold: “EXTRA! EXTRA! BILLIONAIRE MUSK STAGES COUP.”
EASTHAMPTON — The 12th annual WinterFest in Easthampton culminated on Saturday with a host of indoor and outdoor activities while raising funds to benefit the city’s iconic Nashawannuck Pond.
Cameron Graves scored a season-high 17 points, and the Smith Academy boys basketball team turned a 19-16 halftime lead into a 44-40 victory over Hampshire Regional in Hampshire League North action on Friday night in Westhampton. The game was tied headed into the fourth quarter before the Falcons won the final eight minutes 14-10.
By GARRETT COTE
EASTHAMPTON — Leading 2-1 late in the third period, the Amherst Regional boys hockey team just had to hang on for another two minutes to sweep the season series with Easthampton on Friday afternoon at Lossone Rink.
By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL
The administration of President Donald Trump continues to target transgender individuals through a string of executive orders, with a more recent order likely to not just affect individuals but educational and athletic institutions in Massachusetts.
A trio of Pioneer Valley Fencing Academy fencers went undefeated as a team during their last two competitions, where they faced off against nine other schools. The three fencers, junior captain Willa Barman, junior River Burnell-Wojtech and senior Klara Sokop, not only represent PVFA, but Northampton High School as well.
By ALEXA LEWIS
SOUTHAMPTON — In the 1630s, proprietors of the Massachusetts Bay Colony began to settle the Northampton area, spreading into the land that would become Southampton by the 1680s.
By DENISE LELLO
By BILL NEWMAN
Running errands downtown in the bleakness of last Friday’s rain really drove home to me both the potential flooding crisis from known-to-be insufficient storm pipe sizing; and the absurdity of thinking that our little town of already half-empty storefronts could economically survive the Picture Main Street project.
By CAROLYN BROWN
The Easthampton-based cannabis manufacturer Wemelco Industries has seen notable growth in its first few years of operation — which is ironic, considering one of the only things it doesn’t do with cannabis is grow it.
By EVELINE MACDOUGALL
Lily Bix-Daw, 25, heads to Dallas this week for intricate surgery to address idiopathic condylar resorption, a degenerative and debilitating condition affecting the jaw and many adjacent body parts. ICR would test anyone’s endurance and sanity, yet despite steep challenges, the Easthampton resident is on schedule to receive her BA from the University of Massachusetts Amherst this spring, having pursued her degree while enduring staggering pain, disfigurement, and financial hardship.
By GARRETT COTE
NORTHAMPTON — Amalia Guerra is a perfectionist. She won’t stop working until she feels she has honed her craft. And even when the day comes where the Northampton girls swimming senior feels like she’s accomplished perfection, she’ll continue to find something to improve on.
ALEXA LEWIS
EASTHAMPTON — The City Council unanimously elected Precinct 4 councilor Salem Derby to serve as the new council president at Wednesday’s meeting, expressing faith in his leadership and experience.
By BENJAMIN WEIL
In his guest column Jan. 30 [“All-electric rule: Costlier homes, worse efficiency”], David Murphy poses several objections to Northampton’s fossil fuel-free construction ordinance. In fact, all of the points that he makes in the column were made by him or by other members of the public at both the Jan. 16 City Council meeting and at the Legislative Matters Committee meeting on Jan. 6.
The current leader is a convicted felon, ultranationalist, anti-communist and anti-foreign, and is ultra pro-business. The current leader wants laws that bypass the Constitution. The current leader encouraged violence to get his way. The current leader believes in spreading lies and hate. The current leader wants to take over other nations.
For leaders of the Democratic Party, it’s time to take action now to stand up to the Trump administration’s illegal activities in terms of our system of governance.
With the recent death of Pete Rose and the ongoing success of Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, a unique list that Pete’s son and Pat’s father are at the top of deserves mention. Pete Jr. and Pat Sr. both played on 25 professional baseball teams. The only players ahead of them on this unique list are Bill Sisler, 41 teams, Bruce Chen, 30 teams, Mike Hickey (Chicopee, MA, Holy Cross) 28 teams, and Octave Dotel, 27 teams.
I am a walker, every day on Crescent, Franklin and Elm streets. On Feb. 3, I counted eight sidewalks that had not been shoveled — and this is not the first time. When is the city going to enforce the ordinance to keep these walkways safe? Or, do I need to break a leg first?
After reading the article about the Doomsday Clock [“Scientists: Eighty-nine seconds to midnight,” Gazette, Jan. 30], I felt deeply discouraged.
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