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By EMILY THURLOW

SOUTHAMPTON — The town will soon have around the clock paramedic service and police coverage after voters narrowly approved a $332,500 Proposition 2½ override at Tuesday’s municipal election.The approval, by a vote of 441-352, will give the town the...

By EMILY THURLOW

SOUTHAMPTON — The leader of the town’s Finance Committee has resigned after a rocky budget season, saying that the panel doesn’t have enough volunteers to meet its obligations and that even if it did, the town often provides out-of-date or inaccurate...

By EMILY THURLOW

SOUTHAMPTON — Susan Teece regularly wears a necklace with a chrome-colored heart charm. Though the piece of jewelry might not be considered flashy, it is attention-grabbing as many strangers often strike up a conversation about it. What many don’t...

By EMILY THURLOW

SOUTHAMPTON — As one of the smaller municipalities in the region, the town relies on part-time employees to maintain police, fire and emergency medical services.However, in the last decade, Southampton’s call volume has nearly doubled and finding...

By EMILY THURLOW

SOUTHAMPTON — Residents who question the town’s portion of Hampshire Regional School District’s budget succeeded in convincing a majority of voters at last week’s annual Town Meeting to vote down that section of the $20 million annual operating...

The MAGA base was fed red meat, the audience was entertained and enthralled, and CNN lost all credibility as a fair and balanced news channel It’s difficult to determine what aspect of Wednesday night’s Donald Trump town hall spectacle was most...

By EMILY THURLOW

SOUTHAMPTON — A section of Labrie Field could soon be carved out to immortalize the memory of the late Madeline “Maddie” Schmidt, who died to a rare pediatric cancer in December.Last February, the Southampton youth was diagnosed with diffuse intrinsic...

How is it that that a bill called “Tax Relief Act” will eliminate the tax cap that requires surpluses from taxation to be returned to the people?  It seems the intent of the Legislature is to relieve the hard-working taxpayers of their money.  Maybe...

By EMILY THURLOW

SOUTHAMPTON — Spanning a section of the Manhan River, the East Street bridge connects Route 10 in downtown Southampton to the border of Holyoke. For more than 90 years, the overpass, which was rebuilt last year, has been referred to by the name of the...

In response to  the column "Happy in Helsinki" by J.M. Sorrell [Gazette, April 5], I agree with the happiness of the Scandinavian countries. (I'm Swedish-American.) That said, I'm very hurt about the column’s anti-Christian stance on the issue of gun...

I was certain that there must be more to the story regarding the reason the Easthampton School Committee withdrew its offer to Dr. Vito Perrone, to become superintendent of schools: And there might be. But according to the letter “Cringes at use of...

By EMILY THURLOW

EASTHAMPTON — As a restaurant owner, Konstantine Sierros says he’s often contacted for contributions to community organizations.So he wasn’t surprised when 17-year-old Diya Bhatia, a member of Easthampton High School’s We The People team, reached out...

Will Trump regain the presidency, while under criminal indictment like Netanyahu? The more lies uncovered, treasonous actions performed and the closer to indictment Trump becomes, his diehard supporters remain loyal and supportive of a second...

By EMILY THURLOW

SOUTHAMPTON — The town’s Council on Aging does its best to offer various programs and activities to Southampton seniors. Some mornings, the day begins with Spanish lessons or a coffee hour, others it may start off with a tai chi or yoga class. But one...

By EMILY THURLOW

SOUTHAMPTON — A fire that destroyed a Maple Street home Tuesday night was started accidentally by a propane grill on a rear deck of the home, the state fire marshal’s office said Wednesday evening.Southampton firefighters met with multiple challenges...

By EMILY THURLOW

SOUTHAMPTON — Less than one day after a Southampton family’s home was devastated by a fire, community members have come together to raise more than $35,000 via an online fundraiser. The blaze at the 79 Maple St. home was started accidentally by a...

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — A Southampton man facing sexual assault charges pleaded not guilty in Franklin County Superior Court on Monday and was released on the same conditions imposed by the Hampshire County Superior Court judge who handled his arraignment on...

By EMILY THURLOW

SOUTHAMPTON — After five and a half years at the helm of the town’s Council on Aging, Joan Linnehan has announced she will retire in June.“It’s time another person takes the reins” and to see the success of a future new senior center, she wrote in a...

By EMILY THURLOW

EASTHAMPTON — The 2022 Oscar-contending documentary film, “American Justice on Trial: People v. Newtown” will be shown on Sunday at Luthier’s Co-Op, followed by a panel discussion facilitated by Darryck Dean of the U.S. Department of Justice Community...

What ever happened to the good ole USA? We’ve gone from a Republican government guided by a Constitution to a regime of revolving elites. We have less freedom with each passing year. Like a signpost to the coming reign of terror, the cancel culture is...