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Daily Hampshire Gazette
Columnist Russ Vernon-Jones: Will we stop the coup?
There is a coup underway in our country. We are in danger of losing our democracy.
Betty Ussach-Schwartz: Hell hath no fury like a narciss...
Waiting for craven legislators or beholden Supreme Court justices to put the bra...
Chris Morris: Let’s set aside differences and save our ...
The president has subcontracted the work of the legislative and executive branch...
Sasha Goss: Side streets a sheet of ice two days after ...
It’s striking to me that days after the storm, many of the side streets in North...
Elaine Kersten: Shave school budget, increase funding f...
As a citizen of Northampton, I feel strongly that we need to treat the Departmen...
Scott Ingram: Bully boys
One of worst aspects of the current political zeitgeist is the ascension of bull...
Robert Freedman: Trump to abandon Ukraine
In the classic 1962 Cold War movie, “The Manchurian Candidate,” a platoon of U.S...
Rich Cairn: Stretching out ‘dictator for a day’
Our new “dictator for a day” — stretching it to almost a month now — has already...
David Milgrim: Icepocalypse caused by city mismanagement
I’m stunned that the city didn’t send out plows Sunday night starting around 10 ...
Laura Bellusci: The dodgy Doge
Nothing new under the sun: The Doge of Venice acted as both the head of state an...
Mary McMahon: St. Mary’s redevelopment plan
The Gazette’s recent coverage of the development of St Mary’s property in Northa...
Richard Brunswick: What could possibly go wrong?
In the space of about a month, we’ve heard about: invading Mexico and Panama, an...
Jan Norris: Sees double standard
When presidential candidate Donald Trump was shot in Butler, Pennsylvania, he ju...
Joanne K. Hilferty: Thank you for supporting Goodwill
Northampton residents, your generosity in 2024 was extraordinary! Together, you ...
Judith Mann: Spend nothing on Feb. 28
On Feb. 28, concerned Americans will protest the takeover of our country by refu...
Charles Schmid Jr.: Dangerous ice
My wife just wanted to mail a letter. She walked on ice and fell. The sidewalks ...
Patricia Aslin: ‘Efficiency’ as a corrupt and vicious ploy
I am all for “maximizing governmental efficiency and productivity” per the presi...
Darlene Graham and Tim Walter: Grateful to brave souls ...
At about 7 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 17, our electricity went out. We had no light an...
Mike Goggins: Loisel for Ward 3 city councilor
I write to ask my Ward 3 neighbors to join me in supporting Laurie Loisel for Ci...
Louise and Yvonne Perret: Billionaires will win, you wi...
I am writing in response to the actions and plans of the Trump administration. S...
Charles Miller: Careening downhill
We must once again come to the aid of our country, now threatened by chaos. Past...
Girls basketball: Defense propels Northampton past Minn...
NORTHAMPTON — The third quarter of Wednesday night’s Western Mass. Class A semif...
High schools: Monument Mountain boys knock off South Ha...
The South Hadley boys basketball team was facing an uphill battle on the road ag...
Girls basketball: Cara Dean, South Hadley headed back t...
SOUTH HADLEY – Cara Dean’s 22 points helped the South Hadley girls basketball co...
The Real Score with Ajhanai “AJ” Keaton: Sport is the m...
Within the disciplines of sport management and sociology of sport, there is a co...
High schools: Top-seeded Pioneer boys handle Smith Acad...
NORTHFIELD — After pulling out a 53-50 win in the opening round of the Western M...
UMass hockey: Minutemen prepare for series with New Ham...
The No. 16 UMass hockey team will make its first visit to the Granite State this...
Women’s hockey: Cara Mancini, Amherst College take down...
AMHERST – Cara Mancini’s first career multi-goal game lifted the No. 6 Amherst C...
WMass basketball: Three Hampshire County teams to play ...
A trio of Hampshire County basketball programs have made it to championship Satu...
UMass hockey: Minutemen cough up third-period lead to UNH
The No. 16 UMass hockey team failed to hold onto a 3-1 third-period lead in its ...
PVIAC Class B hockey semifinal: Easthampton's season co...
WEST SPRINGFIELD – The Easthampton hockey team’s push for the postseason came to...
Williston Northampton community raises $50,000 for Elis...
EASTHAMPTON — The large crowd on hand at the Williston Northampton School basket...
Girls basketball: Northampton can’t keep pace with powe...
WESTFIELD — It wasn’t a secret that the No. 2 Northampton girls basketball team ...
PVIAC Class B hockey semifinal: Brach Applegate scores ...
WEST SPRINGFIELD – Taconic’s Eric Harrington scored in overtime to sink the Amhe...
Wrestling: Hampshire’s Adin Clifford, Holyoke’s Steven ...
After taking second place at 144 pounds during the Western Mass. Div. 3 sectiona...
MIAA tourneys: Samone Young, Easthampton thump Tri-Coun...
EASTHAMPTON – The Easthampton girls basketball team began its postseason with a ...
Girls basketball: Pittsfield denies South Hadley’s bid ...
HOLYOKE – In a rematch of last year’s PVIAC Class B girls basketball final, Sout...
UMass basketball: Minutemen drop 4th game in a row in b...
It feels like an eternity ago that the UMass men’s basketball team was in the mi...
Youth hockey: Nonotuck Valley Knights capture Adirondac...
It was an impressive weekend for the Nonotuck Valley Hockey Association Knights.
Boys basketball: Granby pulls off rally for the ages, s...
WESTFIELD — It will go down as the greatest comeback in Granby boys basketball p...
UMass basketball: Rhode Island survives for 42-40 win i...
AMHERST — Emotions continued to run high well past the 40 minutes of action betw...
Hampshire County contingent closes alpine ski season at...
CHARLEMONT — Tuesday marked the end of an era for the Pioneer Valley Chinese Imm...
Indoor track: Amherst 4x400 relay team captures title a...
The Amherst girls 4x400-meter relay team of Ololara Baptiste, Skylar Fox, Emilia...
MIAA wrestling/swimming: Hampshire’s Adin Clifford, Hol...
A pair of Hampshire County wrestlers made it to their respective championship bo...
UMass hockey: Owen Murray, Cole O’Hara help Minutemen c...
AMHERST – Two goals just 56 seconds apart helped the No. 16 UMass hockey team ta...
Anthony Fyden: Playing politics with public safety
So, let’s get this straight — a violent international fugitive, wanted for commi...
Guest columnist Gary Michael Tartakov: Dems must truly ...
Dear Democratic pals: Good to see you are still untrumped, though maybe not in ...
Guest columnist Jim Palermo: Can’t find agenda in Scrip...
I am a person of faith who attends church regularly, but my beliefs do not fit ...
Annette Pfannebecker: Help keep HIP benefits stable
Gov. Maura Healey and the Legislature need to hear from us to advocate to restor...
Scotia MacGillivray: Turn and face the change
In September and October of this year, I worked on a proposal regarding protecti...
Matt Muspratt: Midseason losses over playoff runs?
Gazette readers could be forgiven for thinking last weekend was a disaster for l...
Marilyn and Jeff Blaustein: Spreading disinformation ab...
Recently at the Amherst Farmers Market, we approached people with a sign that sa...
Allen Woods guest column: Rejoining the ‘loyal opposition’
In the weeks since the gut punch of Donald Trump’s reelection, The Boston Globe ...
Guest column: Turning from rage to mourning
We have just elected a cruel and ruthless monster who represents the worst of hu...
Robin and Jim Mias: Thank you Northampton public employees
We just wanted to say thanks to the Department of Public Works and all our North...
Sean Meyer: Gratitude for Rep. McGovern's leadership on...
On behalf of the Back from the Brink campaign (www.preventnuclearwar.org), I wan...
Cynthia Brubaker: Support The Jones Library
In these tumultuous times, it is more important than ever that we safeguard and ...
Peter Scott: Tariffs spell doom
Donald Trump says he is going to put punishingly high tariffs on Canada, Mexico ...
Guest columnist Jacqueline Sheehan: Electoral College i...
I’ve been thinking about the election. I know, who hasn’t been thinking about i...
Leyla Moushabeck: Palestinians need our voices
This week, U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib, a Palestinian American, addressed the UMass ...
Marie Lane: Holding the line
I would like to thank Karen Bercovici for her recent guest column “We need to re...
Nina Kleinberg: Giving thanks
On this Thanksgiving weekend, I would like to say “thank you” to all the people ...
Mickey Rathbun guest column: Mismanagement imperils Jon...
Amherst officials have repeatedly ignored their duty to comply with the Nationa...
Bernadette Jones: Reverse HIP cuts
I am very upset that the state’s Healthy Incentives Program was cut dramatically...
Sidney Moss: Thoughts for surviving a dangerous era
When I read the Gazette daily, I can’t help but be discouraged about America’s f...
John Ciavarella: Keep Northampton fair, decent, and aff...
These are clearly not placid days in Northampton, which is riven by decisions ab...
David Arbeitman: Be careful what you wish for
One message of Donald Trump’s campaign was “Are you better off now than you were...
Dr. John Sheldon: Access to care matters
Regarding the article “Bill takes aim at pancreatic cancer” [Gazette, Nov. 23], ...
Guest columnist Leigh Graham: How to advocate for stude...
Massachusetts mandates partnerships between school districts and caregivers in ...
UMass hockey: Vermont continues to be a thorn as Catamo...
AMHERST – The No. 20 UMass hockey team dropped its third and final game against ...
College soccer: Alec Hughes, Alex Geczy power UMass men...
Hanging on for dear life with a one-goal lead in the second round of the NCAA Di...
UMass football: Minutemen impressive early against SEC ...
ATHENS, Ga. — Nobody would have blamed the UMass football team if it rolled into...
UMass basketball: Minutemen dominated by Florida State ...
It certainly was a weekend to forget at Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Conn. for the...
The Real Score with Steve McKelvey: How soon before the...
The recent death of Pete Rose, baseball’s inveterate gambler, provided opportuni...
UMass basketball: Second half spurt helps Minutemen tak...
It may not have been the prettiest of games by the UMass men’s basketball team, ...
Thanksgiving football: Easthampton snaps 9-year drought...
NORTHAMPTON — The past decade has felt like an entire lifetime for the Easthampt...
Thanksgiving football: Belchertown looks to put winless...
A season ago, the Belchertown football team was 8-3 and earned a spot in the MIA...
UMass soccer: Minutemen looking to keep magical run ali...
The UMass men's soccer team will look to keep its impressive postseason run goin...
Thanksgiving football: Fourth-quarter TD lifts Pathfind...
PALMER – A season of close calls and near-misses thwarted the Belchertown footba...
Thanksgiving football: Noah Hambley, South Hadley hold ...
SOUTH HADLEY – It’s a three-peat.The South Hadley football team hung on to beat ...
Thanksgiving Football: South Hadley, Holyoke renew thei...
The seventh installment of Thanksgiving-Day football between South Hadley and Ho...
UMass hockey: Minutemen take care of business in 3-1 wi...
AMHERST – The UMass hockey team used a pair of second-period power play goals to...
Thanksgiving football: Smith Vocational knocks off Fran...
EASTHAMPTON — It was true late November football in New England at Mountain View...
UMass AD Ryan Bamford speaks on football coach Don Brow...
AMHERST — Perhaps the passionate followers of the UMass football team weren’t ne...
UMass football: Minutemen have one last shot to get fir...
AMHERST — Although the UMass football team didn’t win either of its last two con...
Thanksgiving football: Northampton looks to extend unbe...
NORTHAMPTON — There wasn’t a more thrilling Thanksgiving Day game across western...
UMass hockey: Minutemen welcome Army for Black Friday m...
The UMass hockey team only has one game on the docket this week as it’ll welcome...
Thanksgiving Football: Rising programs Franklin Tech, S...
While Thanksgiving football games are largely diminishing around the state, ther...
UMass football: Amid coaching search, pair of blunders ...
AMHERST — In the midst of trying to hire a new head football coach, the Universi...
UMass football: Minutemen offense puts up season-high i...
AMHERST — Oh, so close.That has certainly been the theme for this year’s UMass f...
UMass athletics: Men’s soccer, field hockey tourney run...
AMHERST — There may be plenty of reasons for UMass fans to lament the athletic d...
UMass soccer: Minutemen continue Cinderella NCAA tourne...
Three up, three down for the UMass men’s soccer team in the NCAA Division I tour...
Fit to Play with Jim Johnson: Lessons of the playground
There was a vacant lot on the corner of 10th Street and Avenue H. I learned to p...
Chad Chatlos of TurnkeyZRG talks UMass football head co...
AMHERST — With Saturday’s game against UConn at McGuirk Alumni Stadium concludin...