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From the Israeli civilians blocking aid trucks at Gaza’s border to the opposition comments at our city council meetings, those opposing a cease-fire have echoed a similar refrain: release the hostages, then you’ll get your cease-fire. Implicit in...

By DANIEL LYONS

I’d like to offer some comments on Russ Vernon-Jones’s recent column “Solving humanity’s shared climate crisis,” [Gazette, March 15].He writes that public opinion polls show that U.S. adults want “more government action on climate.” The fundamental...

Earlier this month, President Biden just gave a powerful and inspiring State of the Union speech, and the campaign for the presidency got really underway. The choice will be between Biden’s fight for democracy and freedom and Trump’s dark autocratic...

As we head out of winter, I look forward to the return of outdoor programs on the west lawn at Forbes Library. So far, these have included music, dance, speakers, movies, demonstrations, magic shows, and children’s readings. Conducting these programs...

The fact that the former superintendent and medical director of the Soldier’s Home in Holyoke got off with mere $90 fines is not merely “disgusting,” as the woman who lost her father to COVID told the Gazette, but also a major statewide scandal that...

By JAMES PENTLAND

NORTHAMPTON — A Connecticut man who shot and tried to kidnap a Hadley farmer in 2022 was sentenced Thursday to eight years in prison and three years probation after admitting guilt in the case.Marc A. Veturis, 29, pleaded guilty before Hampshire...

By BARRY ROTH

When I read that Northampton’s City Council was considering passing a resolution demanding a cease-fire in Gaza and lessening support for Israel; I was concerned that the council had been caught up in the bullying and misrepresentations about the...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — A little more than year since the creation of the department and less than six months since appointing its first director, Northampton’s Climate Action and Project Administration (CAPA) has already appointed a new interim director in a...

By STEVE PFARRER

The WriteAngles Conference, the Valley literary get-together that has been revived after a five-year absence, has a new keynote speaker.Shanta Lee, an award-winning poet, visual artist, and journalist from Vermont, will give the main address at the...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — When Giselle Ohm was in middle school, she enjoyed reading stories about the adventures and exploits of high school student councils, and she aspired to be on one someday. But when she began the transition to Northampton High School, Ohm...

By CARRIE N. BAKER

In the wake of growing Republican restrictions on reproductive rights, Democrats in many states are introducing bills to protect access to contraception. In response, Republicans are blocking these bills, going on record as opposed to contraception....

By REV. JULIE G. OLMSTED

Springtime, Holy Week, Passover. It’s all about looking deeply.Palm Sunday kicked off what is the holiest time of the year for Christians, Holy Week. For many years I have meditated on this week, starting first and foremost with the question, “What...

If only Shawn Rochester were here to voice his views on the March 22nd Gazette article "Final ARPA spending contested." Mr. Rochester has written “The Black Tax: The Cost of Being Black in America.” The Black Tax shows the extent to which Black...

By JAMES PENTLAND

NORTHAMPTON — Jury selection began Monday in Hampshire Superior Court for the trial of a Florence man accused of child rape and assault and battery on a child under 14.Scott Duseau, 52, of Westhampton Road, faces two counts of statutory, aggravated...

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NORTHAMPTON — Daniel Carey has submitted nomination papers for Hampshire County clerk of courts, moving him a step closer to getting his name on the ballot for the Democratic nomination.Carey, a Democratic state representative from Easthampton since...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — Massachusetts Housing Secretary Ed Augustus toured the North Commons mixed-income development in Northampton’s Village Hill area on Monday, calling it a “textbook example” of how to build affordable housing units to tackle the state’s...

NORTHAMPTON — Daily Hampshire Gazette photographer Dan Little was recognized with two awards by the New England Newspaper & Press Association in its 2023 New England Better Newspaper Competition this past weekend, including a first place honor for...

NORTHAMPTON — With the absence of traffic, sirens and billboards, your mind can drift when you’re biking the local paths. Up ahead, for some reason, Frank Frazetta’s bold painting of the sword-wielding warrior driving a team of four polar bears across...