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A question that has puzzled me for a long time is why the backers of the project to expand the Jones Library are so adamant about this project, but here’s an idea.Any construction project requires staging, a place to put the massive equipment and...

I’m grateful to learn that Smith Vocational and Agricultural High School had an insurance policy to cover the vast majority of the $6.7 million price to rebuild the horticulture building. [“$750K sought to rebuild after fire,” Gazette, Dec. 6]. I...

By CYNTHIA CHAMBERLAND

I am writing in response to Susie Mosher’s guest column “Disability activists also oppose aid in dying,” [Gazette, Dec. 9]. The column stated that the Oct. 23 Gazette article “Bill seeks to give terminally ill options” gave a slanted report by not...

Thank you for the lovely article promoting our Dec. 15 Messiah singalong [Messiah sing a benefit for Toy Fund,” Gazette, Dec. 9].An event of this scale is only possible with the support of many people. I would particularly like to highlight the...

As we once again await yet another gun control bill to come roaring down the pike, one must ask is this really about the safety and well-being of the citizens, or just another bold step toward totalitarian rule?I come from a time and place (small town...

I appreciated Gazette reporter Alexander Macdougall’s article about Manna’s Thanksgiving Day meal [“‘One big family’: Manna serves more than 1,000 Thanksgiving meals,” Gazette, Nov. 24]. I was especially happy to see Oliver Hoyt featured (along with...

As the holiday season rolls around we have to brace ourselves for the seasonal secular humanist assault on one of our nation’s most sacred holidays. However you spell it, I’m talking about the war on Hanukkah.Chanukah has turned into yet another...

Regarding the article “Council signs on to Picture Main Street” (Gazette, Nov. 18), all sides can probably agree that the proposed three-year reconstruction of Main Street would be the largest public works project in the long history of downtown...

A recent article addressed gaps in parents’ expectations for children’s future and the need for Massachusetts to make college more accessible to all. In the past, graduating from college has proven to be a strong indicator of financial success. But...

While John Berkowitz’s commentary, “End Ukraine war before it ends us,” [Gazette, Dec. 4], makes some interesting points, it is not the “Ukraine war” but Russia’s war on Ukraine.Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, a sovereign, democratic nation,...

It seems to be, as we listen to constant news media assertions, abetted by a panoply of special pleaders, that freedom of the press is the preeminent right protected by the First Amendment. But the First Amendment is about rights more important than...

A recent article on printed books vs. libraries virtual lending did not mention one important aspect of this issue [“E-book access bill draws opposition from publishers,” Gazette, Nov. 2]. Print books are presently printed on paper made from trees....

The Gazette’s article about the current gathering of parliamentarians at the United Nations during the Second Meeting of States Parties to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons quotes U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern as saying: “Without large-scale...

I hope that the Northampton City Council will accept the lighting bylaws that Director of Planning & Sustainability Carolyn Misch and her team have carefully crafted. Light pollution is a real issue, and one that is often not a tradeoff, but a case of...

How sweet to read Larry Hott’s column, “How I got to meet Rosalynn Carter,” [Gazette, Nov. 30] and to recall my time at the Carter Center with him and my brother Robert.For the screening of the film, Rosalynn sat between between me and Robert, in the...

Only two players in Major League Baseball history (1871 - 2023) started games at shortstop and games at pitcher in their careers. Both players were from the Connecticut River Valley. One did it in the same season for the Red Sox. Westfield resident...

Seems not a day goes by without another chapter to the Jones Library saga. They have again been able to gain access to more funding in the quest to improve and expand the library. Unfortunately the same cannot be said for our elementary school...

There’s been a lot of talk about revitalizing downtown. To me, supporting the Parlor Room Collective is without a doubt the most bang I could get for my philanthropic buck. So that’s what I just did on Giving Tuesday, hoping that the folks at...

At this end of the year, when we celebrate connection, gratitude, and highlight good works, I want to give a big shout-out to some of our western Massachusetts organizations that make huge efforts each year to bring education of animal rights, human...

It is good to hear that the Northampton is improving the lighting under the rail trail and railroad bridges at the east end of Main Street. However, I expect the results will be to highlight the uninviting drips, puddles, mud, trash, and uneven...