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By DUSTY CHRISTENSEN

SOUTH HADLEY — A meeting of the Prudential Committee of a South Hadley fire district generally doesn’t elicit tons of excitement. Most of the meetings are quick, perfunctory affairs.But sparks flew at a tense special meeting Wednesday of Fire District...

I wish to thank the Gazette for the April 16 article “Northampton School Committee OKs $35.1M budget,” which touched on financial disparities that many educational support professionals (ESPs) are continuously facing.After two years of attending...

By BRIAN STEELE

“Every child is entitled to be loved, cared for, secure, and protected from verbal, sexual, emotional and physical abuse, exploitation and neglect.” So begins Easthampton Mayor Nicole LaChapelle’s proclamation recognizing April as National Child Abuse...

By DUSTY CHRISTENSEN

SOUTH HADLEY — With town elections approaching on April 12, the only contested races in South Hadley are for two seats on the Municipal Light Board.When voters cast their ballots next month, they’ll be voting on 13 townwide seats: one on the Select...

By DUSTY CHRISTENSEN

SOUTH HADLEY — Yet another local college president is stepping down, the third such announcement in less than six months.On Wednesday, Mount Holyoke College President Sonya Stephens announced that she will part ways with the school in August to take a...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — A bone from a dinosaur that roamed the region up to 201 million years ago has been discovered by a Mount Holyoke College geology professor, who found the apparent fossil among stones brought to his South Hadley home for an ornamental...

By DUSTY CHRISTENSEN

SOUTH HADLEY — Officials from the electronic paper company E Ink Corp. were in front of the Planning Board on Monday to present plans for an expansion of their Gaylord Street facilities.In May 2021, E Ink purchased the building, where it had been...

By DUSTY CHRISTENSEN

SOUTH HADLEY — The town’s police chief has signed a new three-year contract that will keep her in South Hadley until the beginning of 2024.Police Chief Jennifer Gundersen signed the new contract on July 30, and it will go into effect on Jan. 4, 2022,...

By DUSTY CHRISTENSEN

SOUTH HADLEY — Ever since she was a child, Katie Callaway has been visiting Lithia Springs Reservoir.“This place means a lot to a lot of South Hadley people,” she said, remembering how she used to hike into the wooded area to hang out with friends as...

By DUSTY CHRISTENSEN

SOUTH HADLEY — Andrew Yee, the prominent local restaurateur and businessman, whose contributions to the Valley’s hospitality scene were far-reaching, has died at 59.In an announcement on social media, Yee’s business, Bean Restaurant Group, said Yee...

By Stephen Fay

HOLYOKE — Something’s cooking in the lower level of the former Wauregan Paper Mill on Dwight Street.Crispy polenta. Mushroom and thyme risotto. Pork shoulder tagliatelle.The menus are many and varied. And should you be fortunate enough to be a guest...

By DOMENIC POLI

LEVERETT — Michael J. Kittredge II, whose homemade candle as a cash-strapped teenager evolved into an industry giant, has died. He was 67.Kittredge, founder of the Yankee Candle Co., died Wednesday evening at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston...

By EMILY CUTTS

NORTHAMPTON — South Hadley native Richard Koske was always drawn to a life of holiness. A devout Catholic, he says his faith remains strong despite being abused by three priests and receiving a disappointing response from the Roman Catholic Diocese of...

By DUSTY CHRISTENSEN

SOUTH HADLEY — The Pioneer Valley Performing Arts Public Charter School is looking for a new director after trustees voted Monday to fire head of school George Simpson. The board’s decision comes a month after Reading police arrested Simpson on...

By SARAH ROBERTSON

SOUTH HADLEY — A 3-year-old Saint Bernard named “Ziggy” has again been sentenced to death.In a Nov. 28 ruling, Eastern Hampshire District Court Judge Matthew Shea said he “affirmed the request of the Town of South Hadley to humanely euthanize Ziggy.”...

By EMILY CUTTS

NORTHAMPTON — A Holyoke man was sentenced Friday to more than 15 years in state prison for raping a South Hadley woman and then attempting to have her murdered.Jason Coons, 38, pleaded guilty in Hampshire Superior Court to charges of conspiracy in the...

By EMILY CUTTS

NORTHAMPTON — A South Hadley teenager was sentenced Tuesday to a year in jail in the death of a Westfield man delivering pizza in the spring of 2016.Ryan D. Brunelle, 19, pleaded guilty in Hampshire Superior Court to negligent motor vehicle homicide...

By EMILY CUTTS

BELCHERTOWN — A South Hadley man accused of raping a woman last week will be held without the right to bail after an Eastern Hampshire District Court judge deemed him dangerous Thursday.Michael Durgin, 36, pleaded not guilty Monday to two counts of...

By EMILY CUTTS

BELCHERTOWN — A South Hadley man is being held without right to bail pending a dangerousness hearing on charges that he raped a woman he met through a dating app.Michael Durgin, 36, pleaded not guilty Monday in Eastern Hampshire District Court to two...

By SARAH GARDNER

NORTHAMPTON — No community in Hampshire or Franklin counties would be allowed to ban recreational marijuana facilities without an affirmative vote by referendum.A bill approved by the Legislature last week and awaiting Gov. Charlie Baker’s signature...