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After reading the article about the Doomsday Clock [“Scientists: Eighty-nine seconds to midnight,” Gazette, Jan. 30], I felt deeply discouraged.
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?
By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL
NORTHAMPTON — A project to remake Northampton’s downtown Main Street will not begin construction for at least another year, much to the delight of the project’s critics, who want the city to reevaluate the planned design.
It’s not often that we get to tell readers to skank to their hearts’ content, but that’s entirely the point of an upcoming event at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 8: namely, “The 1st Annual NU England Ska Summit,” an all-ages festival celebrating ska and nu metal (which the event description jokingly calls “the two most respected genre’s [sic] of music”) at CitySpace in Easthampton.
By J.M. SORRELL
When saving face is a primary operating mode and when people denigrate others to justify their own harm or inertia, mistrust and chaos ensue.
I am writing to enthusiastically endorse Laurie Loisel in her recently announced candidacy for City Council, Ward 3.
By JOANNA BUONICONTI
As I write this, I am sitting at my desk working late into the night for the 20th or so consecutive night. Not because I’m a glamorous singer like Sabrina Carpenter, but because I’m trying to balance my new internship at a literary agency — where I sincerely hope to get hired someday — along with allocating time for my freelance editing responsibilities, for writing this column and for nursing issues sprinkled in. It’s safe to say that January has been a relatively hectic month.
By SCOTT MERZBACH and SAMUEL GELINAS
The ever-shifting tariff landscape took a turn late Monday, as the U.S. agreed to pause tariffs on Canada for 30 days, several hours after agreeing to do the same with Mexico. China, meanwhile, was also preparing to talk trade with President Donald J. Trump about impending tariffs on its goods.
By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL
NORTHAMPTON — Mayor Gina-Louise Sciarra provided a review of the city’s finances for the first half of the current fiscal year on Thursday, amid concerns over rising property values, school staffing cuts and an uncertain future with regards to federal funding.
By LAURIE LOISEL
By RICHARD BRUNSWICK
I had a blast recently speaking with a group of students from Latin America about microfinance in the U.S. and its role in expanding financial inclusion.These students — from Brazil, Uruguay, and Argentina — are in the U.S. sponsored through the State Department’s SUSI program, studying entrepreneurship and economic development. The program is hosted locally by the Institute for Training and Development in Amherst, dedicated to education and intercultural exchange.
By EMILEE KLEIN
AMHERST — Garcia’s Mexican Restaurant and Bar closed on Thursday amid a rumor that Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents had raided and detained five employees the previous evening.
By JACOB NELSON
At Smith College, the power of local ingredients and diverse cuisine is on display.
By DAVID MURPHY
By SUZANNE STILLINGER
By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL
NORTHAMPTON — The view out the window of a corner apartment above 92 Maple St. in Florence includes many of the landmark businesses any prospective resident there would have easy access to. Beneath the apartment lies the A-1 Pizza House and The Zen Frog cafe, with Tandem Bagel and the Miss Florence Diner mere footsteps away.
By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL
NORTHAMPTON — With local elections more than nine months away, a challenger to a City Council seat has already announced their candidacy.
By STEVE PFARRER
I enjoyed reading John Paradis’ Jan. 25 guest column suggesting the Democrats form a shadow opposition cabinet to offer consistent public responses to the worst policies of the new Trump administration [“Time for a People’s Cabinet”]. But I strongly disagree with his statement “Let’s face it, the Democrats have failed miserably in countering Trump’s lies and bluster.” And I have to question how effective such a Democratic shadow cabinet could be.
I have to wonder why the Northampton Police Department and the Northwestern District Anti-Crime Task Force decided to invest our tax dollars to set up a sting operation entrapping a man who believed he was paying $40 for a sexual encounter [“DPW chief resigned after sex case surfaced,” Jan. 27].
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