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25-mile march for Palestinians from Northampton to Springfield set for Sunday
12-06-2023 6:18 PM

By EMILEE KLEIN

NORTHAMPTON — Palestinian advocates will march 25 miles — the length of the Gaza Strip — from Northampton to Springfield on Sunday to demand Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Edward Markey call for a permanent cease-fire.The 12-hour event, expected to draw at...


Guest columnists Bishop William D. Byrne and Catholics for Inclusion: A message of welcome to the LGBTQ+ community
12-05-2023 3:37 PM

By BISHOP WILLIAM D. BYRNE and MEMBERS of CATHOLICS FOR INCLUSION

In 2021, Pope Francis instituted a call to every Catholic congregation, and beyond, to take part in a worldwide synod, an invitation to even non-Catholics who wished to participate, to listen to people and ask how the Holy Spirit was moving them, and...


Arts Briefs: Open art studios and a 1980s play revival in Easthampton, a Native American exhibit in Springfield, and more
11-24-2023 7:05 AM

Back Porch Festival is coming backNORTHAMPTON — Signature Sounds’ Back Porch Festival, which underwent a dramatic expansion earlier this year, is set to return next March in a similar format, with 50 performers playing in 10 different venues over...


Columnist Andrea Ayvazian: Many blessings, many thanks
11-19-2023 2:10 PM

By REV. ANDREA AYVAZIAN

I have been writing monthly columns for the Gazette since 2009. Often, in November, I would write how painful I find it that the story of Thanksgiving has been misinterpreted, white-washed, and taught incorrectly in schools nationwide.I also have...


Different name, same mission: Belmonte back with annual march against hunger
11-17-2023 4:17 PM

By DOMENIC POLI

Don’t worry, radio personality Christopher “Monte” Belmonte will still push a shopping cart 43 miles from Springfield to Greenfield to raise money to combat food insecurity. The journey will simply have a different name.This year marks the first March...


Diocese adds new credible findings against late, defrocked priest Richard Lavigne 
11-06-2023 4:40 PM

By DOMENIC POLI

SHELBURNE FALLS — The Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield this week acknowledged new credible findings against the late Richard Lavigne, a convicted sex offender and former Shelburne Falls priest believed to have killed a 13-year-old altar boy in...


Rooms of their own: New exhibit at Springfield Museums celebrates 200-plus years of work by a broad range of women artists
11-06-2023 1:52 PM

By STEVE PFARRER

Paintings that date to the early 1800s. Native American crafts and textiles from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Depression-era photographs and ones taken just a few years ago. A quilt that offers interesting commentary on a pop culture topic...


Week 8 Football: Amherst suffers 2nd straight loss in 42-14 defeat at West Springfield
10-27-2023 11:42 PM

By HANNAH BEVIS 

WEST SPRINGFIELD — The West Springfield football team needed just 12 minutes to rack up 20 points against visiting Amherst, and the rest of the game went downhill from there for the Hurricanes.West Springfield’s offense ran rampant against Amherst,...


Columnist Andrea Ayvazian: Gratitude for a church and a life blessing 
10-20-2023 7:00 PM

By ANDREA AYVAZIAN

It was almost seven years ago, after I had retired as senior minister from a church in the Hilltowns, that I began worshiping at different churches in Holyoke and Springfield. I knew then that I wanted to find a new church home in Hampden County.One...


State lands $108M for east-west rail expansion
09-22-2023 8:00 PM

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

SPRINGFIELD — Massachusetts will receive $108 million in federal funds to support improvements to east-west passenger train travel between Springfield, Worcester and Boston, U.S. Rep. Richard Neal and Gov. Maura Healey announced Friday.The money comes...


Columnist Andrea Ayvazian: Children will learn racism if that’s what they see and hear
09-22-2023 2:06 PM

By ANDREA AYVAZIAN

Our granddaughter Fiona was about a year and a half old when she was playing with my husband and me in our backyard and a bug began circling around her. Her language skills were still quite limited at that time, and so we were surprised when she...


National Park Service grant to help save historic buildings in some Hampshire County communities
08-13-2023 5:00 PM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

SPRINGFIELD — Preservation of historic buildings in rural communities, including some in Hampshire County, will be supported through a $750,000 grant from the National Park Service.The federal agency announced on Thursday that the Pioneer Valley...


Arts & Culture Briefs: The Springfield Jazz & Roots Festival returns, BIPOC art in Easthampton, and more
07-20-2023 3:10 PM

Dancing in the streets: Jazz & Roots FestivalSPRINGFIELD — Now celebrating its 10th anniversary, the Springfield Jazz & Roots Festival returns to the city for the second consecutive year in a multi-day format, with over 16 musical acts on tap as well...


Guest columnist Josh Schimmel: Investment in water — Better now than later
07-06-2023 3:09 PM

By JOSH SCHIMMEL

With the passage of many public fiscal year budgets, it is a good time to reflect on what these budgets support and the values they reflect. As we do so, consider what could be more central to our quality of life, public health, economy, agriculture,...


Columnist Andrea Ayvazian: What I learned at 50th college reunion
06-16-2023 4:06 PM

By ANDREA AYVAZIAN

Every joke, stereotype, and snide comment you have ever heard about 50th college reunions is true. I should know, I attended my 50th Oberlin College reunion in Ohio in May. It really was a bunch of old people in awful outfits with large nametags...


Arts Briefs: Asparagus Festival in Hadley, new exhibit at Forbes Library, free concert in Springfield, and more
06-02-2023 9:17 AM

Time to celebrate Hadley grassHADLEY — New England Public Media’s Asparagus Festival, now in its ninth season, returns to the Hadley town common June 3 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., offering a variety of family-friendly events such as music and games, as...


Springfield Symphony Orchestra and musicians sign new contract: Agreement ends often acrimonious talks over past two-plus years
05-08-2023 3:43 PM

By STEVE PFARRER

SPRINGFIELD — Almost three years after their last contract expired, and following months of contentious negotiations for a new one, musicians with the Springfield Symphony Orchestra (SSO) have agreed to a new deal with the orchestra’s management.The...


Columnist Andrea Ayvazian: Weeping for Denali
04-22-2023 12:32 AM

By THE REV. ANDREA AYVAZIAN

I remember the stomach-churning jitters I felt on the flight from Seattle to Anchorage. And that was before I had laid eyes on the big mountain — before I saw how it dominated the landscape both vertically and horizontally, before I had stared down...


Big boost for region’s medical care: Baystate opens $170M expansion of operating, heart and neuro rooms
03-19-2023 6:26 PM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

SPRINGFIELD — Operating rooms that are double the size and provide space for the necessary technology for surgeries with smaller incisions, allowing patients to recover faster, are opening at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield this week.The...


Columnist Andrea Ayvazian: Small acts with big impacts — community
03-17-2023 3:50 PM

By ANDREA AYVAZIAN

Every day around noon, my husband Michael, a political scientist and prolific writer, stops writing at his desk and walks to downtown Northampton for lunch. He always goes to the same place, BalaganCafé, and orders a sandwich and café latte. The...

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