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HADLEY — Hampshire Mall’s interior corridors and the parking lot outside JC Penney were a flurry of activity Wednesday as scenes were shot for a feature film written and directed by Amherst Regional High School graduate Annie Baker.Several members of...

By DUSTY CHRISTENSEN

SOUTH HADLEY — Some four months after he disappeared from the district and went on paid leave, South Hadley school officials are still mum about the circumstances surrounding the departure of Superintendent Jahmal Mosley.But circumstances are pointing...

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...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

HADLEY — A requirement that dogs be on leashes and a prohibition on people swimming in the reservoirs are likely to be among rules the Select Board will ask to have placed on a new kiosk being installed on Bay Road by Kestrel Land Trust.Board members...

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 BERA DUNAU

WESTHAMPTON — Town Democrats will hold a party caucus Thursday, giving them a voice in the selection of candidates for governor and other statewide offices. However, eight other Hampshire County communities will not be sending caucus delegates to the...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

HADLEY — Demolition of a former auto repair shop and trees being cut down will be among the first signs that a $25 million project to widen a section of Route 9 between town center and the shopping malls is underway.Town Administrator Carolyn Brennan...

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

HADLEY — A vodka company founded and based in Hadley, which has made its line of drinks in a 136-year-old distillery in Poland, is looking to begin some production in the community.Paul Kozub, V-One Vodka’s owner and founder, told the Planning Board...

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 SCOTT MERZBACH

HADLEY – A three-story storage building proposed to be built on 4.2 acres of farmland on South Maple Street is nearing approval from the Planning Board.For Ideal Movers and Storage to construct the 96,500-square-foot temperature-controlled building,...

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 SCOTT MERZBACH

HADLEY — A banquet hall and convention center on Route 9 near the Coolidge Bridge, closed during most of the COVID-19 pandemic due to restrictions on gatherings, will not be reopening.The Pioneer Valley Hotel Group recently announced the permanent...

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 SCOTT MERZBACH

HADLEY — Day in and day out for the past 31 years, through the busy spring planting and holiday seasons to the lulls of midwinter, Tom and Janine Giles have emphasized their responsibility to customers as owners of the Hadley Garden Center.“People...