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By THE REV. ANDREA AYVAZIAN

“For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.” That quotation is from the Bible (Book of James, chapter 2, verse 26), but one need not be Christian to agree with it. Having philosophical or political beliefs is one...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — After a tumultuous budget season for its school district, Northampton city officials are stepping up efforts to try to get more state funding for the district. A resolution before the City Council on Thursday calls for state to...

By KATE QUEENEY

Over a year ago I wrote about how Northampton’s approach to road safety results in multiple people being injured (or killed) while we await fixes to known problems. Sadly, that piece was prescient. On Dec. 14, 2023, a year and one week after I was...

I am a big believer about trying not to complain about things that I have not been involved in the process of, or have been part of before final decisions are being made. I, and my husband, love our city of Northampton in which we were both born, grew...

By BOB FLAHERTY

In our 60-year obsession with the Beatles, the group’s women have always played a compelling part. Ringo’s long-lasting marriage to “Caveman” co-star Barbara Bach; the George/Pattie Boyd/Eric Clapton triangle; Paul’s heart-tugging romance with Linda...

By CAROLYN BROWN

After more than two decades at Smith College, a beloved music professor will say goodbye to Northampton with a farewell concert at the Iron Horse next week. Professor Steve Waksman, who has taught at Smith for 23 years, will complete his last semester...

By LAURIE LOISEL

Editor’s note: The Gazette is publishing short essays over the next several weeks to mark National Good Neighbor Day on Sept. 28. Have a story about good neighbors in your lives? Send your submission of 500 words or less to...

The failures of our current system of health insurance have led to the growth of primary care practices providing concierge care. Recently my wife received notice that her primary care physician in Northampton was changing her practice to concierge...

By CAROLYN BROWN

Francis Ford Coppola’s latest movie — his first in over a decade — is a passion project he’s been working on for 40 years. Even more exciting? An actress from Northampton is in it.Caroline Bloom will make her most prestigious screen credit to date in...

By CAROLYN BROWN

The Northampton Center for the Arts recently announced the appointment of Kelly Silliman and Heather Geoffrey as its new co-directors.Silliman, a dancer and educator, was program director at the Center since 2017, prior to stepping into her new role....

By RUTHERFORD H. PLATT

Northampton’s purchase of the old First Baptist Church in June 2023 for $3.175 million, twice its market value at the time according to a privately funded independent reappraisal, was a huge blunder. The concept of a “resilience hub” as a day drop-in...

By CONNOR PIGNATELLO

On Saturday, Hopkins Academy alum and Worcester Polytechnic Institute defensive lineman Ryan Antes tallied five tackles, a tackle for loss, a sack and a blocked field goal.Come Monday morning, he was back to work. And not just on the football field.In...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — Multiple members of Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey’s cabinet visited Northampton on Wednesday to mark the groundbreaking of a planned affordable homes project at Prospect Place, the former nursing home at 737 Bridge Road that has fallen...

By SAMUEL GELINAS

NORTHAMPTON — “Peaceful” and “theatrical” is how organizer Timmon Wallis described the latest demonstration against what he described as an “eyesore” in the city.About a dozen of the almost 50 demonstrators on hand late Tuesday afternoon at the...

As a follow up to the article about us assisting migrants in Mexico, some good news from Oaxaca [“Our hearts were shattered,” Gazette, April 15]. Because we have some money in the bank, we have secured a new place with sleeping space for 50 women,...

The guest column [“Save Main Street,” Sept. 18] misses quite a few marks. Putting aside that the money allocated for Northampton’s Main Street redesign cannot be used for other projects, the writer says little or nothing about the actualities of...

By Adam Novitt

The recent guest column [“A walking manifesto,” Sept. 16] by Claudia Lefko misses the mark on several points. Picture Main Street is not an “either or” proposition. We cannot reallocate the funds to local neighborhood projects outside of downtown....

When my wife and I, now both well into our eighties, moved to Northampton about nine years ago, we didn’t fully understand how this city of almost 30,000 hangs together.Part of the reason is an organization called Northampton Neighbors, which, with a...

By Naomi Scully-Bristol

NORTHAMPTON — A whimsical celebration of community, the DoozyDo parade returns this Saturday for the third year running with fun costumes, marching bands, and Gertrude, the gargoyle mascot.“It’s about bringing people together, and celebrating...

By BARRY HIRSCH

 Like many people, I have felt the pain and sadness of the war in Gaza every day since Oct. 7. I have a colleague who is Palestinian and I know he sees his children’s faces in every injured Palestinian child. I have another friend whose son is in the...