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State legislators are once again attempting to limit energy competition in Massachusetts with a resubmission of a bill that failed in 2021. I oppose the bills introduced by Representative Frank Moran that would close the competitive retail energy...

By THOMAS DOURMASHKIN

The issue of “reparations” is about as confusing as it can be. Many issues are raised but few really have bearing on the problem.To be clear from the start, I am for reparations, but not on a local level. There is a debt, but attempts to pay it on a...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — The Northampton Public Schools are looking to increase classroom sizes, move around staff and make cuts to special education in order to make up for a $1.2 million deficit in its proposed school budget for next fiscal year.The school’s...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — The second of four iconic beech trees located in a special park at the former Northampton State Hospital has fallen, leading to a recent commemorative ceremony by residents who helped care for the tree.The trees are estimated to be...

Regarding Sasha Goss’ Feb. 26 letter condemning therapists who don’t accept MassHealth, perhaps she could direct her ire and disgust at the MassHealth bureaucracy which makes it exceedingly difficult for therapists to become credentialed. Until...

Let us not forget that on Feb. 4 there was an unveiling of an original piece of art at Forbes Library created by professor and artist Richard Yarde — a portrait of Sojourner Truth. During the unveiling ceremony there was one vital piece of information...

By KAREN GARDNER

Last month I celebrated my 75th birthday. And I have to say it’s been a difficult one. I’ve been wondering why this birthday has been so much harder than all my others. Perhaps it has something to do with my oldest brother saying this birthday marks...

By MOLLY PARR

Cabbage, like cauliflower last year and kale before that, is having a moment. Last week, The Washington Post offered a recipe for shredded, roasted cabbage, served with jammy eggs and quinoa. The New York Times recently suggested grilling wedges of...

By BRUCE MILLER

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is openly threatening to force a default on our nation’s debts unless President Biden agrees to a so far unspecified list of spending cuts to federal programs. But the president has a formidable constitutional argument...

By Joanna Buoniconti

I am 23 years old, a graduate student at wit 4.0 GPA — while maintaining multiple internships and jobs — in a prestigious program at one of the top liberal arts universities in the country. I have been on one date, but I have yet to be kissed.I wrote...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — The city may soon get a New Orleans-theme restaurant downtown, along with a new coffee shop and a new sports bar in Florence. The owners of the prospective businesses have completed applications for alcohol and food licenses with the...

This week’s winning photo is of a warm, apple, lattice top crust-only dessert made for a recent chilly evening from Laura Frogameni of Florence. How to enter: Snap a pic of something delicious-looking and send it with your name, town and a sentence or...

By KYLE GRABOWSKI

NORTHAMPTON – Amelia Clairmont triggered an avalanche.The Smith College junior guard hit the first shot of Friday night’s NCAA Division 3 Women’s Basketball Tournament opener against SUNY Morrisville: a 3-pointer from the left wing. Then she splashed...

Russ Vernon-Jones' excellent Feb. 17 column on the need to shift towards a plant-based diet makes a compelling case [“Eating in the climate crisis era”] And as a "cheagan" (a cheating vegan,) I can attest that perfection need not be the goal. In...

By BILL NEWMAN

Last year for my birthday my brother, Jeff, gave me “Once More Around the Park,” a collection of stories by Roger Angell, who has been described as “baseball’s finest, fondest chronicler.” Jeffrey, no doubt, came upon the book, published in 1991,...

By SHERIFF PATRICK J. CAHILLANE

It’s no exaggeration to say that crime in the United States is fueled by addiction.According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse and other organizations that monitor the link between crime and addiction, approximately 65% of incarcerated Americans...

By KYLE GRABOWSKI

Receiving the NCAA tournament’s No. 1 overall seed shocked the Smith College basketball team, but it won’t overwhelm the Pioneers.Smith has reached two straight NCAA Division 3 Sweet 16s and won three consecutive NEWMAC titles.“I don’t think it adds...

By KYLE GRABOWSKI

NORTHAMPTON — Naihmond Peters-Wolfe hoisted 3s unconsciously.It’s what the Northampton sophomore does. It’s why Blue Devils coach Rey Harp inserted him into Wednesday’s MIAA Division 2 state tournament preliminary round game against No. 33...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — The License Commission is cracking down on one of the city’s most prominent businessmen for not using some of the all-alcohol liquor licenses he owns for entertainment venues downtown.Commissioners last month questioned Eric Suher about...

The demand for seats in vocational high schools far exceeds supply. The push to enroll high school students in early college programs is intended to “jump start” their preparation for the future. At the same time, school and health officials plead for...