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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...
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...
‘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...
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]....
By ALEXA LEWIS
Amid heavy humidity and unpredictable thunderstorms, storefronts and galleries in Easthampton draw foot traffic to their blissfully climate-controlled interiors, where community members enjoy refreshments, conversation, and original artwork by local...
By TOLLEY M. JONES
I have been lonely my whole life. I haven’t exactly been alone, but it has felt like it for all practical purposes.My father interpreted my normal small child behavior as evil and told my siblings to stay away from me lest they be tainted by my...
By CHRIS LARABEE
With 3,100 miles and the Atlantic Ocean between them, what could Easthampton and Dundee, a city of approximately 148,000 people in Scotland, possibly have in common?Well, if you really do some digging, you might unearth a Gem of a connection between...
I am responding to the One Cottage Street artists’ protests over rent increases. I find their position to be disingenuous. Artists who have rented studios for years pay rent as low as $4.88 per square foot, whereas newer tenants pay $15.The artists on...
The Artists at Cottage Street Studios deserve the opportunity to talk to their landlord about the proposed rent increase. Since April, the artist tenants have made numerous attempts to meet with Riverside Industries to discuss and negotiate their...
In April, Riverside Industries, the owners/landlord of Cottage Street Studios, notified artist studio tenants that rents would rise 25-125% to help bridge the gap in their not-for-profit, tax-exempt operating budget. This steep increase is too much...
I have closely followed the controversy over the efforts by Riverside Industries to equalize the rents in the One Cottage Street facility. The building is old and requires much maintenance, so I do understand why a non-profit would seek additional...
I am concerned about the artists living in the Riverside Industry’s building at One Cottage Street. My neighbors, Paul Yandoli and Doris Madsen, have already written letters to the editor. My husband and I moved to Easthampton in 2019. We decided to...
The recent column “Fearful of autocracy? We are well protected,” published July 16 took up a lot of space but had little meaningful content. As numerous news media commentators and government officials have pointed out, our country is under assault by...
By ALEXA LEWIS
Going out with friends can be challenging when clashing tastes in food make it impossible to choose a restaurant. But for Abandoned Building Brewery in Easthampton, the solution to this predicament is simple, and it comes rolling in on four...
By PAIGE HANSON
Clay all dayHILLTOWNS – The annual Hilltown 6 Pottery Tour returns next weekend, July 27 and 28. The event, which includes a tour of pottery studios in Westhampton, Cummington, Ashfield, Williamsburg and Windsor, brings throngs of visitors to the...
By CHRIS LARABEE
CONWAY — After a frantic emergency response to save animals and equipment on July 10, 2023, David Fisher and Maggie Toran assessed their farm field as memories of Hurricane Irene came flooding back.At their horse-powered, community-supported...
I saw the article about Tractor Supply [“Tractor Supply is ending DEI, climate efforts,” Gazette, July 4]. They have the right to run their store any way they want. Some agree with what they decided, which is our right. Any group cannot take their...
Thank you for your coverage of the newly formed Cottage Street Studios Tenant Association and our effort to meet with the management of Riverside Industries in an attempt to work in partnership to find a solution that meets the needs of both sides....
By SARA WEINBERGER
Every day that I read The New York Times headlines since the June 27 Biden-Trump debate, it feels like Groundhog Day. The lead story repeatedly focuses on the need for Biden to exit the race. He’s too old, too feeble, too lackluster, too stubborn,...
By TERRENCE MCCARTHY
I’m proud to be able to boast I am a product of the mill town in which I grew up. The man I am now was made in Easthampton. Not unlike what was manufactured in the red brick-walled factories in which my mother and father toiled back in the 1950s and...
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