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By MADDIE FABIAN

Police are urging residents to lock their car doors following a string of recent car break-ins in Westhampton, Southampton and Easthampton.Just after midnight on Sunday going into Monday, Westhampton saw four car break-ins at one address, along with...

By JONATHAN KAHANE

I am constantly astonished, make that flabbergasted, upon reading the Gazette’s opinion page, at the extraordinary number of “experts” in every discipline under the sun residing in our “Happy Valley.” Some of the “solutions” proposed recently by...

By MADDIE FABIAN

SOUTHAMPTON — A proposed new bylaw would prohibit property owners from storing more than one unregistered vehicle or trailer on their property, with certain exceptions.The bylaw aims to regulate the storage of unregistered vehicles and “simultaneously...

By JONATHAN KAHANE

Aging can be a relentless and stern master who often rewards his students with wisdom, that is if the students are willing and eager to put their minds to the task. Unfortunately, more often than not, the opportunity to acquire this understanding is...

By Maddie Fabian

EASTHAMPTON — The city recently launched a 2023 Business Census survey for business owners, innovators and entrepreneurs in the community.The survey — in partnership with the Chamber of Greater Easthampton and Blueprint Easthampton — seeks to...

By Maddie Fabian

EASTHAMPTON — In the face of ongoing antisemitic incidents and as upcoming Jewish holidays approach, At-Large City Councilor Owen Zaret is continuing to call on officials, faith leaders and community members to support his resolution against...

By MADDIE FABIAN

WESTHAMPTON — As farmers face increasing challenges due to climate change, labor shortages and rising costs, U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern embarked on his 13th annual districtwide farm tour this week to hear directly from local farmers.His first stop of the...

By MADDIE FABIAN

WESTHAMPTON — A New York-based solar power producer has launched a philanthropic “Green Initiative” to support environmental conservation efforts and local nonprofit organizations, including several in the Hilltown region.The solar producer, Changing...

By Maddie Fabian

EASTHAMPTON — CitySpace has announced its 17-artist cohort for this year’s Pay It Forward program, which supports local artists, particularly BIPOC and low-income artists.Through the program, CitySpace, the nonprofit group that manages the city’s Old...

Mr. Warner’s recent letter regarding the state of disrepair of the tennis courts at JFK Middle School hit the nail on the head [“JFK school tennis courts need attention,” Gazette, July 25]. It makes little sense to throw money at a design for...

By JONATHAN KAHANE

‘You can’t have your cake and eat it too.” “You can’t judge a book by its cover.” “The third time is a charm.” There are countless clichés in the English language, and they are usually condescending, hackneyed, contradictory, and/or used in the wrong...

By KYLE GRABOWSKI

Jocelyn Mettey handed Hampshire Regional softball coach Brian McGan the game ball back. She’d just thrown a no-hitter, usually a career achievement.“That was kind of unique. It didn’t really strike her as a big performance,” McGan said. “She knew the...

Airborne dribbles shoot into the thick humid air from the swan’s lips. Wings rise from the sides of the bird, stopped at their highest point, bleached white against the blue sky. The marble pedestal gleams under the drippy water falling from a bowl...

By MADDIE FABIAN

WESTHAMPTON – A fire broke out at an apartment on Tipping Rock Road on Wednesday from a suspected lightning strike, according to Westhampton Fire Chief David Antosz. An inspector from the fire marshal’s office believes the fire was caused by...

In response to the May 24 Gazette article with the headline, “Westhampton: Town budget sees 7.76% increase,” I’d like to add some detail to our recently passed budget. By Town Meeting vote, our FY24 operating budget increased about 5.4%, or $347,000...

By MADDIE FABIAN

WESTHAMPTON — Following in the footsteps of many other Massachusetts cities and towns, Westhampton is taking its next step toward implementing a Community Choice Power Supply Program, which would bring together the buying power of participating...

By JONATHAN KAHANE

By calling in several favors and surreptitiously maneuvering behind the scenes, I undertook a highly perilous operation in which I endeavored to investigate a serious threat to human life as we know it today.By doing so, and by publicizing my...

By EMILY THURLOW

WESTHAMPTON — During an emotional virtual meeting Thursday night, the leading candidate for an assistant superintendent job at Hampshire Regional School District apologized for controversial Facebook posts about transgender athletes that emerged when...

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A host of Hampshire County athletes represented western Massachusetts in Massachusetts Baseball Coaches Association All-Star games last week.In the West Central Senior All-Star Game, Hampshire Regional’s Edward Przybyla had a hit, stole two bases and...

By HANNAH BEVIS 

AMHERST — No. 1 Joseph Case and No. 2 Hampshire got through just an inning and a half of play before the skies opened up during Friday's MIAA Division 4 championship game. Midway through Hailey Berube’s at-bat in the bottom of the second, the umpires...