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By JAMES PENTLAND

SOUTHAMPTON — A former Southampton water chief has admitted he violated the state conflict-of-interest law by accepting gifts of a golf outing and lodging and meals at a ski resort from a water meter vendor, and has agreed to pay a $6,000 fine, the...

By JIM PALERMO

 I ran into a friend who asked why I had not for a long while submitted columns to the Daily Hampshire Gazette. I responded that I had not written because I was overwhelmed by the myriad issues that threaten out great country; that gnaw at the very...

By JACOB NELSON

Every piece of farmland has its strengths and weaknesses. Often, the most successful farmers are those that learn to see their land’s potential clearly and — with other things in mind like finances and what customers want — build a business around...

By JOHN SHEEHAN

 On Good Friday, I decided to do something different. Instead of going to church, I went to stand in solidarity with people involved in the struggle for peace and justice at Smith College and the Coolidge Bridge in Northampton.John Donne’s poem has...

Gov. Maura Healey’s proposed executive pardon of incarcerated people and those previously convicted of simple marijuana possession is fair, humane and definitely will save significant taxpayer funds.From all perspectives this is a commendable...

By JAMES PENTLAND

SOUTHAMPTON — There’s a lot of movement going on these days behind an unremarkable building facade at the Southampton Shopping Center.Inside spacious studios, 160 young dancers are learning jazz, contemporary, theater, ballet and other styles and...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

SOUTHAMPTON — The Southampton Select Board agreed last week to withhold paying its quarterly assessment to the Hampshire Regional School District in response to ongoing challenges in the school district’s business office that are putting the town’s...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

WESTFIELD — State law requires the overdose prevention drug naloxone — known by its brand name, Narcan — to be always be available over the counter, as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has allowed it to be sold directly to consumers since last...

By MADDIE FABIAN

SOUTHAMPTON — Over the years, Scott Szczebak has hung a painting that overlooks Southampton, Easthampton, Northampton and the Oxbow in his office. That painting will soon have a new home in Southampton’s Town Hall, where next month Szczebak will step...

By CYNTHIA LORING MACBAIN

For 32 years, I was a volunteer with the Alternatives to Violence Project in New York State maximum security prisons: Sing Sing, Elmira, and the last years in Auburn Correctional Facility.A mantra among men incarcerated for violent crimes is “A man’s...

Awaiting the outcomes of a vast array of criminal and civil cases filed in state and federal courts, it becomes apparent that Donald Trump will appeal every conviction, monetary award and motion denied, thereby delaying any accountability and ensuring...

By MADDIE FABIAN

SOUTHAMPTON — By the end of the year, a large-scale solar project at Bashista Orchards could be completed, generating nearly 2 megawatts of electricity and helping provide some stability to the farm in the face of climate change.The project was...

By MADDIE FABIAN

EASTHAMPTON — The city has launched an Ad Hoc Senior Center Building Committee that will meet for the next year before a future building committee is formed to advance plans for a new senior center. The ad hoc committee will review collected material...

You should see the fallacy of gun control, it doesn’t work. Look at the measures that were enacted and hope to be and see if any of them could have prevented the violence they were enacted for. The answer is no, violence is still with us because we...

By MADDIE FABIAN

EASTHAMPTON — The Southampton man who died in a single-vehicle crash last week was identified as 21-year-old John “Jack” Fitzgerald Enright.In his obituary, Enright, who would have turned 22 on Tuesday, Dec. 19, is described as “a vibrant soul, full...

By MADDIE FABIAN

SOUTHAMPTON — Older adults living in Southampton could enjoy a new senior center within the next five to six years, with the help of a substantial bequest from the estate of David “Red” Parsons which was presented to the Council on Aging last...

By KEVIN HODGSON

The moment he steps into the classroom, his beard attracts attention. It couldn’t be otherwise, really, given the length, depth and visibility of it.Even the shyest students are intrigued, as they pepper him with questions such as how long it has...

By MADDIE FABIAN

EASTHAMPTON — A 21-year-old Southampton man died on Tuesday morning after the vehicle he was driving crashed near an intersection on Pomeroy Meadow Road in Easthampton, according to the Northwestern district attorney’s office.According to the DA’s...

By MADDIE FABIAN

SOUTHAMPTON — At a special Town Meeting this week, the town unanimously approved spending about $420,000 to permanently conserve 731 acres as part of the Mountain Waters Project.“This is a great day for Southampton,” Cindy Palmer, chair of the Open...

By MADDIE FABIAN

SOUTHAMPTON — At a special Town Meeting on Tuesday, voters will decide whether to appropriate around $420,000 to permanently conserve over 700 acres of land as part of the Mountain Waters Project.The project, which the town of Southampton, Kestrel...