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By LISA GOODRICH

The Smiarowski family name has been a fixture in Valley farming since around 1923 when Alexander Smiarowski came from Poland, and purchased farmland in Montague for a dairy, along with cucumbers, asparagus and corn.

By Staff Report

HATFIELD — Indigenous medicine in western Massachusetts in the 19th century and the practice of individuals such as Huntington’s Rhoda Rhoades, known as “the Indian Doctress,” will be the subject of a Hatfield Historical Society presentation on Thursday, June 19.

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

Willow Vandoloski stares into the phone camera, a solemn expression on her face as she recounts the story of her brother’s death.

Why are there Palestinians in Gaza, which is to say, why are there Palestinians still in Gaza? Why were they not removed, in the weeks and months following the Oct. 7 attack, to camps in the Sinai, where their food, shelter, and medical needs could have been taken care of easily and safely? Presumably Egypt was opposed, though we have heard very little about Egypt. Was the request made of Egypt by the Biden administration? Was diplomatic pressure brought to bear against Egypt? Uncertain. One thing we do know is that Egypt was never called out as one of the parties responsible for civilian casualties in Gaza, neither by the Biden nor the Trump administrations.

By SAMUEL GELINAS

HATFIELD — “Drive safely, drive slowly, and support public works.”

By GARRETT COTE

On Thursday, May 22, members of the Williston Northampton School community piled into the Phillips Stevens Chapel for the Wildcats’ annual Spring Athletics Awards Assembly – which honors spring sports teams and top senior athletes for their contributions to athletics at Williston.

By SCOTT MERZBACH

HATFIELD — Luke Longstreeth, a lifelong resident who runs a Hadley landscaping and property management business and offered to bring the perspective of a younger generation to town politics, narrowly earned a seat on the Select Board over incumbent Diana Szynal, who was completing a second six-year stint on the board, according to unofficial town election results Tuesday night.

By SCOTT MERZBACH

HATFIELD — Voters at town election Tuesday will decide a three-year seat on the Select Board in a race between incumbent Diana Szynal, president and CEO of the Springfield Regional Chamber, and Luke Longstreeth, co-owner of a Hadley landscaping business and a Hatfield Fire Department captain.

By SCOTT MERZBACH

HATFIELD — Hatfield Fire Department will remain mostly a 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. operation, with call members handling overnight emergency fire and medical service, after voters rejected the nearly $500,000 needed to support around-the-clock, full-time coverage at annual Town Meeting Tuesday.

By SCOTT MERZBACH

HATFIELD — A condemned home at 320 West St., subject to a demolition order from the town, is heading to a foreclosure auction later this month.

By Staff Report

HATFIELD — An outpost in the 17th century wilderness, Hatfield’s pivotal role in King Philip’s War nearly 350 years ago will be the topic of a presentation by local historian David Brule, president of the Nolumbeka Project, this week.

By SCOTT MERZBACH

HATFIELD — A first step toward getting to an around-the-clock fire and ambulance service comes at annual Town Meeting Tuesday, where voters will be given the opportunity to weigh in on adding close to $500,000 to the department’s operations, a week before a Proposition 2½ tax-cap override is on the town election ballot.

By SCOTT MERZBACH

HATFIELD — A general contractor that handles residential and commercial construction could move its offices from downtown Amherst to a new building on a commercial parcel on Church Avenue.

By SCOTT MERZBACH

HATFIELD — Officials are set to recognize residents who have received Purple Hearts, with the Select Board this week adopting a proclamation making Hatfield a Purple Heart Town.

By SCOTT MERZBACH

HATFIELD — An historic dam on School Street, where the rushing water in the Mill River forms a waterfall providing the sights and sounds for guests at the Old Mill Inn, is being examined for possible removal.

Quickly, before the president closes it down in fear of civics-educated children: congratulations to Easthampton High School’s We the People team [“Knowledge seekers: Students in popular We the People program at Easthampton High tout its benefits,” Gazette, April 23]. We need more and more students with “deep understanding of our U.S. Constitution, philosophy, and current events,” if we are ever to survive and rise above our current political situation of “leaders” who are ignorant of, who even deny, the tenets of the Constitution, the very foundation of the nation. I would wish for “We the People” education to return in an invigorating, meaningful way throughout our public schools. And I encourage all high-school students, and younger! to call for it. Before the present federal administration snaps it shut as “dangerous” or “leftist” or “radical” or (laugh or cry) “un-American.”

By SCOTT MERZBACH

NORTHAMPTON — For a town like Hatfield, annual road maintenance has become increasingly more challenging over the past 12 years, as state Chapter 90 road money declines even as the price of hot mix asphalt rises substantially.

By SCOTT MERZBACH

HATFIELD — Residents are being given the opportunity to decide whether the town should have around-the-clock fire protection and ambulance service, with a Proposition 2½ tax-cap override coming before voters at both annual Town Meeting and town election next month.

By SCOTT MERZBACH

HATFIELD — Framed prints from Godey’s Ladies Fashion magazine hanging on the wall, what-not shelves with novels and books of poetry, a table with dishes, vases and other fine china and a sewing chest next to an upholstered chair, reflect what Sophia Smith’s 19th century parlor might have looked like.

By SCOTT MERZBACH

HATFIELD — A race for a three-year seat on the Select Board between incumbent Diana M. Szynal of Straits Road and challenger Luke B. Longstreeth of Plain Road highlights the ballot for the May 20 town election.

By SCOTT MERZBACH

HATFIELD — An elected member of the Hatfield Housing Authority is being removed from the five-member panel for alleged behavior that undermined the functioning of the board and its leadership, refusing to attend meetings and failing to stay up to date on required state certifications.