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HATFIELD — The town’s Comprehensive Plan Committee invites the local community to a “Flood Tour” event Wednesday, Aug. 23, from 5 to 7 p.m. beginning at the corner of Maple and Prospect streets.Water resources and climate change specialist Rich Niles,...

By JOHN HANNA and MARGERY A. BECK

MARION, Kan. (AP) — A small newspaper and a police department in Kansas are at the center of a dispute over freedom of speech that is being watched around the country after police raided the office of the local newspaper and the home of its owner and...

Deshaies earns Florence Bank’s 2023 Community Support Award FLORENCE — Florence Bank has presented its 2023 Community Support Award to Tim Deshaies of Holyoke, director of retail operations at the bank.The Community Support Award was established by...

Curran and Keegan adds to teamHADLEY — Curran and Keegan Financial welcomes two employees to its firm, Amy Watts Bovaird and Megan Rooney. Bovaird spent more than a decade fundraising for an academic institution, nonprofits, and a trade...

Four join Dollars for Scholars boardNORTHAMPTON — Northampton Dollars for Scholars announces the appointment of four community members to its board of directors. They include: Michelle Cayo, vice president/credit risk manager at Florence Bank. She...

Keiter spins off site work division into subsidiaryFLORENCE — Keiter Corporation in May formally spun-off its excavation and site work division, Hatfield Construction Inc., into a wholly-owned subsidiary in a move that President Scott Keiter said...

Lapointe receives AILP designationEASTHAMPTON — Amy Lapointe, an agent with Banas & Fickert Insurance Agency in Easthampton, has been named an accredited insurance lines professional (AILP) designee, following her completion of The Massachusetts...

EDITOR’S NOTE: The Gazette will publish on Tuesday, July 4 with a delivery deadline of 7:30 a.m. Customer service will be available from 7 to 10 a.m. at 586-1925. Subscribers whose newspapers are delivered through the U.S. Postal Service will receive...

Three County Fair tickets go on sale FridayNORTHAMPTON — Advanced discounted tickets for the Three County Fair from Sept. 1-4 in Northampton go on sale Friday. The 2023 fair will be the 206th consecutive edition.Adult admission is $12 when purchased...

Six newcomers join Northampton Neighbors boardNORTHAMPTON — Six new members of diverse backgrounds and interests recently joined the Northampton Neighbors board of directors.The full board of 15 members provides guidance for NN’s mission of helping...

The Gazette will publish on Monday, June 19, Juneteenth. Customer service will be available from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 586-1925. Subscribers whose newspapers are delivered through the U.S. Postal Service will receive the Monday edition with their...

Piasecki joins Coldwell Banker as real estate agentSOUTH DEERFIELD — Coldwell Banker Community Realtors has added realtor Dan Piasecki to its roster of professional real estate agents serving Franklin and Hampshire counties.Piasecki, a Northwest...

Cedar Chest and Stay Golden in Thornes change handsNORTHAMPTON — Two longtime downtown businesspeople, Lauren Gunther and Alex Feinstein, have together purchased two stores in Thornes Marketplace — Cedar Chest, which is in its 75th year, and Stay...

Amherst’s Turku Named bankESB Retail SVPEASTHAMPTON — bankESB has named Gary Turku senior vice president, retail banking officer, succeeding Nancy Lapointe who recently retired.Turku, of Amherst, joined bankESB in May 2021 as the vice president,...

DA’s victim witness director named ‘Advocate of the Year’NORTHAMPTON — Jackie Gaw, director of the Victim Witness Unit in the Northwestern District Attorney’s Office, was honored last month with the 2023 Gerard D. Downing Advocate of the Year Award at...

High school seniors from Hopkins, Granby win essay contestNORTHAMPTON — The Betty Allen Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution held a reception in Northampton on March 28 to recognize the top two winners of the DAR Good Citizens Essay...

Way Finders appoints Bidwell as chief development officerSPRINGFIELD — Way Finders has hired John Bidwell as its new chief development officer, where he will lead the resource development and marketing and communications teams.Most recently, Bidwell...

By SAM DRYSDALE

BOSTON — If all 200,000 newly eligible undocumented immigrants apply for a driver’s license next fiscal year, their applications would far exceed the number of first-time license applications the Registry of Motor Vehicles issues every year.On...

New president, VP at Northampton ChamberNORTHAMPTON — The Greater Northampton Chamber of Commerce board of directors has elected Meghan McCormick to serve as president, and Lindsay Barron Labonte to serve as vice president. The newly elected leaders...

To our readers,As you may have noticed, the Daily Hampshire Gazette is no longer publishing the “Dilbert” comic strip from Scott Adams. We decided over the weekend to discontinue the cartoon in response to the cartoonist’s disparaging remarks about...