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Column: Absence of Palestinian voice at DNC a missed opportunity
09-06-2024 3:25 PM

By SARA WEINBERGER and JEFF GOLD

We were initially swept up in the wave of enthusiasm that took hold when Vice President Kamala Harris became presidential candidate Kamala Harris. She was a breath of fresh air, who rekindled hope that she and Tim Walz could reignite the Democratic...


Charles Schmid Jr.: Not like the old days
09-03-2024 4:13 PM

Our country has changed. It is not like the old days. Now we have to watch we say or do. Dirty tactics of some companies who ban people for life. Thank God for unions.Charles Schmid Jr.Easthampton


Giving the gift of access: Pay it Forward program helps local artists realize their projects’ full potential
08-30-2024 1:47 PM

By ALEXA LEWIS

Easthampton’s Old Town Hall has once again opened its doors to a diverse assortment of local artistic talent as part of CitySpace’s 2024 Pay it Forward program. As summer winds to a close, the 10 artists and groups selected to this year’s cohort are...


Johanna Andreoli: Thank you, Easthampton Parks and Rec
08-28-2024 5:21 PM

I would like to thank Easthampton Parks and and Recreation and all the pool staff and lifeguards for a wonderful summer spent at the Nonotuck Park Pool.Thank you for your kindness and patience, for keeping the pool clean, and for keeping everyone...


Guest columnist Terrence McCarthy: Has Vance found his father figure?
08-27-2024 6:11 PM

By TERRENCE MCCARTHY

I’ve been reading Donald Trump’s running mate J.D. Vance’s memoir, “Hillbilly Elegy.” The book, published in 2016, made The New York Times best seller list then, and since Vance was chosen by the former president the book has sold tens of thousands...


‘Yes’ on Question 2 is right answer
08-27-2024 6:08 PM

Students, staff members, and educators are heading back to school over the next few weeks. As we settle into our classroom routines, I urge all voters to educate yourselves on why you should vote “yes” on Question 2 on the election ballot Nov. 5.This...


Guest columnist Sarah Woodard: MCAS test requirement just bad policy and practice
08-26-2024 7:07 PM

By SARAH WOODARD

 Based on my 26 years of teaching experience, I am confident in saying that no one test should determine whether a student receives a high school diploma.Yet, for decades we have been doing just that in Massachusetts with MCAS exams. Students must...


Katherine Ahern: Of dogs, artists and old buildings
08-26-2024 7:00 PM

My dog Belle loves Cottage Street Studios in Easthampton. She charges up 51 steps to the third floor. High ceilings; very tall stairways. Belle knows to stand away from the ancient manually operated freight elevator door; scary and potentially...


Kathleeen Mortimer: Stop wasting our tax dollars
08-23-2024 2:18 PM

Neighbors in Northampton, I see in the opinions how much you care about righting wrongs, many of them requiring much effort. It is always easier to say there’s nothing I can do and continue to complain than it is to make the actual effort to change. I...


Guest columnist Markus Jones: Riverside Industries — A nonprofit in relentless pursuit of its mission
08-22-2024 12:48 PM

By MARKUS R. JONES

 One Cottage Street in Easthampton symbolizes community spirit and innovation through the unique coexistence of Riverside Industries (RSI), its program participants and staff, and tenants within the repurposed mill building. RSI received the property...


Laura Radwell: A Cottage Street Studios story
08-20-2024 5:45 PM

In 2012 I came to Cottage Street Studios looking for a workspace to pursue my dream of being an artist. Rich, the building manager, showed me available spaces, none of which were a match. But on the elevator another artist happened to share that she’d...


Easthampton family seeks $250M in wrongful death lawsuit of wife and mother, Paula Garcia-Franks
08-20-2024 4:40 PM

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

SPRINGFIELD — The husband of an Easthampton woman who was killed returning from JFK International Airport in January has filed a $250 million lawsuit against the transportation company he hired to bring his wife home, as well as the manufacturer of...


Columnist Sara Weinberger: Berkshires — Our ideal playground
08-19-2024 8:20 AM

By SARA WEINBERGER

When catching up with friends this summer, the question of, “How was your vacation?” is usually a topic for discussion. Undeterred by COVID, so many people headed across this country or across the Atlantic; flying, cruising, riding the rails or taking...


MassHire, Riverside Industries partner on job fair to connect Haitian refugees with employment
08-18-2024 10:01 AM

By ADA DENENFELD KELLY

EASTHAMPTON — When Marie Andrades lived in Haiti, she worked as a nurse. Now, sheltering with her mother and baby in Northampton, she is looking to find employment where she can make use of her transferable skills.“I [studied] nursing in Haiti. I have...


Isabelle Casavant: Will there be art for the next generation in Easthampton?
08-16-2024 6:14 PM

I have recently been informed of Riverside Industries’ increase in rent within One Cottage Street. I have been practicing martial arts at Heron’s Bridge dojo in Cottage Street Studios for 10 years now, and I will be directly impacted. There is a...


Fests to feel good attending: River Roads Festival, Sept. 7, and Arcadia Folk Festival, Aug. 23-24, center on environmental causes
08-16-2024 2:36 PM

By ALEXA LEWIS

Nature has served as an artistic muse for centuries, so it’s no surprise that music and environmental activism have historic connections.Two music festivals returning to Easthampton this summer embody the relationship between the natural and musical...


Letter: "You are not done"
08-15-2024 6:34 PM

In response to the article “You’re not done: Shutesbury resident saves life of good friend by performing CPR at remote camp,” [Gazette, Aug. 9], if it wasn’t for Frank Grindrod being at the right place at the right time, Michael Haynack potentially...


Arts Briefs: Peach Fest in Westhampton, guitar greats in Northampton, and more
08-15-2024 2:54 PM

Peachy keenStone fruit season is in full swing and this Sunday, Aug. 18, there will be an opportunity to celebrate at the Outlook Farm Peach Festival in Westhampton. Located at the scenic Outlook Farm winery and brewery, the event will include a pig...


Rev. Ellen Petersen: ‘Unity, we must have unity’
08-10-2024 10:06 PM

‘Unity, we must have unity’I admit it. I love disco. A lyric from a song by the O’Jays describes how I feel about what is happening in our country and in Easthampton: “Unity, we must have unity cause united we stand. Divided we fall.” When I heard...


Columnist Olin Rose-Bardawil: Missing in Northampton — Progressivism in the present
08-08-2024 6:53 PM

By OLIN ROSE-BARDAWIL

 In the past few years, I have heard from a lot of people who have expressed disappointment with the current state of Northampton. There are many who, to quote a recent column writer, believe Northampton is “missing something” [Gazette, July 29]....

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