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Speaking of Nature: A featherweight sparring match: The blue jay and sharp-shinned hawk are evenly matched in speed and maneuverability

Speaking of Nature: A featherweight sparring match: The...

It was Veteran’s Day and I was sitting at my kitchen window. I had a delicious m...

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True crime at the Academy: Live podcast of ‘Criminal’ takes Northampton stage Tuesday

True crime at the Academy: Live podcast of ‘Criminal’ t...

The popular true crime podcast “Criminal” will stop at the Academy of Music for ...

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There is a Season with Molly Parr: There is no wrong way to eat mousse: A delicious bake-free holiday dessert

There is a Season with Molly Parr: There is no wrong wa...

My two kids started a whisper campaign about my baking. Bea, my 9-year-old, insi...

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Weekly Food Photo Contest: This week’s winner — Amy Driver of Holyoke

Weekly Food Photo Contest: This week’s winner — Amy Dri...

Amy Driver of Holyoke made her pumpkin pie of the season. Driver tells the Gazet...

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Collectors’ paradise: Northampton Antiquarian Book, Ephemera, and Book Arts Fair returns this weekend

Collectors’ paradise: Northampton Antiquarian Book, Eph...

Collectors and fans of rare books and the book arts will find good company at an...

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Book review: The once and future Bridge of Flowers

Book review: The once and future Bridge of Flowers

“The Bridge of Flowers” by Phil Billitz (CreateSpace, 91 pages, $24.95).Phil Bil...

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Weekly Food Photo Contest: This week’s winner: Agnes Banas of Easthampton

Weekly Food Photo Contest: This week’s winner: Agnes Ba...

Agnes Banas and her granddaughter made this festive appetizer tray for Thanksgiv...

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The Lehrer Report: Nov. 14, 2024

The Lehrer Report: Nov. 14, 2024

The Veteran’s Day ceremony on Monday was the first official celebration at the n...

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Arts Briefs: Korean music at UMass, climate anxiety art at Smith, and more

Arts Briefs: Korean music at UMass, climate anxiety art...

Meet the gayageum The 25-string gayageum, a Korean instrument, isn’t very well-k...

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Get Growing: UMass calendar brings another reckoning

Get Growing: UMass calendar brings another reckoning

The 2025 UMass Garden Calendar comes out every fall, just as we are putting our ...

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Dressed to impress: Monte Belmonte provides insight on costumes from 15 fundraising marches

Dressed to impress: Monte Belmonte provides insight on ...

Making his way from Springfield to Greenfield during his annual walk to raise mo...

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50 years of ‘Free to Be’: New exhibition at Eric Carle Museum celebrates thinking beyond gender stereotypes

50 years of ‘Free to Be’: New exhibition at Eric Carle ...

The album “Free to Be… You and Me,” released by Marlo Thomas in 1972, inspired a...

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Earth Matters with Monya Relles: Self-reliance vs. connectedness on the Appalachian Trail

Earth Matters with Monya Relles: Self-reliance vs. conn...

I got on a train headed from Albany, New York to Charlottesville, Virginia, on J...

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Chalk Talk: Thank a teacher today: The educators from your past would love to hear from you

Chalk Talk: Thank a teacher today: The educators from y...

Throughout my 16-year educational career, I have been asked countless times to t...

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‘I’ve become Darlene’: Northampton author’s new book tells the story of a child who survived Belchertown State School

‘I’ve become Darlene’: Northampton author’s new book te...

Decades ago, it was common for children with intellectual and developmental disa...

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Art inspiring art: Northampton resident Judy Van Heyst makes collages from children’s weather drawings

Art inspiring art: Northampton resident Judy Van Heyst ...

Through the Gazette’s weather art program, local schoolchildren find artistic in...

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A celebration of history-making women: The Rockwell Museum exhibits over 200 of Anita Kunz’s portraits in ‘Original Sisters’

A celebration of history-making women: The Rockwell Mus...

She’s the first woman, and the first Canadian, to present a solo exhibit of her ...

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‘An oasis in the midst of a shopping center’: Resonance Hot Yoga and Massage offers serenity and relaxation for all

‘An oasis in the midst of a shopping center’: Resonance...

Outside a new yoga studio, massage therapy center and meditation space is a busy...

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Drum roll, please: Longtime UMass percussion instructor Thom Hannum inducted into Percussive Arts Society Hall of Fame

Drum roll, please: Longtime UMass percussion instructor...

Thousands of University of Massachusetts Amherst students have learned from perc...

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Humanity amid horrors: In her new novel, Granby author Thérèse Soukar Chehade examines the corrosive impact of the Lebanese Civil War on a number of Beirut families

Humanity amid horrors: In her new novel, Granby author ...

War has been a regular horror in Lebanon for nearly half a century, flaring most...

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Speaking of Nature: A feast for the little guys: Planning a menu for the birds in your life

Speaking of Nature: A feast for the little guys: Planni...

Thanksgiving is here and I couldn’t be happier. 2024 has been an “interesting” y...

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Weekly Food Photo Contest: This week’s winner: Howard Moore of Northampton

Weekly Food Photo Contest: This week’s winner: Howard M...

“I was struck by the patterns and colors of this sliced Rossa di Milano,” Howard...

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Valley Bounty: ‘If you need something, come on over’: Hillside Farm’s selection is just about as fresh as you can get

Valley Bounty: ‘If you need something, come on over’: H...

In South Deerfield, the North Main Street bridge over the railroad tracks has be...

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Speaking of Nature: Spotting the bird with the ‘X-factor’: The absolute worst time to be without a camera

Speaking of Nature: Spotting the bird with the ‘X-facto...

It was the morning of Thanksgiving Day and I was up early. Guests were still asl...

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Arts Briefs: Monochrome art in Northampton, pottery in Hatfield, Welcome Yule returns, and more

Arts Briefs: Monochrome art in Northampton, pottery in ...

Where it all beganMost artists host shows of their work in galleries, but one po...

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