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By SCOTT MERZBACH

HADLEY — Verizon Wireless will improve its coverage area for 4G and 5G service along the Route 9 corridor by installing new antennas on the roof of a Hadley hotel.The Planning Board last week voted unanimously to issue a special permit to the...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — Continued cable television cord-cutting by consumers is creating financial challenges for community access television, a problem compounded by Federal Communications Commission rules that appear to favor cable companies over the stations...

State Sen. Jo Comerford and state Rep. Natalie Blais are right to point out that Massachusetts ratepayers have been hammered by increased energy costs this winter. “Natural” gas costs have soared because of the war in Ukraine. But it didn’t need to be...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

HADLEY — Bed Bath & Beyond will close its location at Mountain Farms Mall sometime this year as part of 230 store closures announced by the retailer since the start of the new year.In a statement from the company, which closed its store at the Holyoke...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

SOUTH HADLEY — Danielle Ren Holley, a legal educator and social justice scholar, will become the 20th president of Mount Holyoke College on July 1, becoming the first Black woman to serve as a permanent president in the college’s 186-year history.In...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

HADLEY — Several fee increases and adjustments are being made for various inspections at homes, restaurants and other businesses, as well as the price of certain permits and the cost to participate in some recreational programs.The Select Board last...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL and SCOTT MERZBACH

Cities and towns in Hampshire County are advising residents to take shelter Friday and Saturday during an upcoming arctic cold front that will see wind chill factor temperatures drop to 30 below zero with gusts of up to 40 mph.The cold front, which...

With regards to the scheduled Planning Board public hearing on short-term rentals for South Hadley on Feb. 6 at 7 p.m., I’d like to encourage South Hadley residents to thoroughly read and digest the draft proposed bylaws for short-term rentals (STR)....

Recent reporting on utility rate increases has overlooked an important exception to this trend. Municipal light plants (MLP), which are municipally owned electric companies, have been able to control costs without excessive price increases....

By Scott Merzbach

HADLEY — A forum to discuss legislative avenues for health freedom and the number of deaths in Massachusetts following the rollout of COVID vaccines is being held Saturday at the Hadley Library, 50 Middle St.The Northampton Area COVID Truth and Action...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

HADLEY — Many transfer stations around the region have become more than just places to bring household trash, recyclables and compost, becoming part of the fabric of the community with take-it-or-leave-it facilities and book sheds.Hadley’s transfer...

I am writing to alert South Hadley citizens of a public hearing to be conducted by the Planning Board regarding the proposed short-term rental zoning bylaw and proposed short-term rental general bylaw. A virtual public hearing will be held on Monday,...

South Hadley residents, what do you want your town to look like come this summer? On Feb. 6 at 7 p.m. the Planning Board is hosting a Zoom meeting to hear your thoughts on short-term rentals, possibly by right. What does this mean? The home next to...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

HADLEY — Bringing a van filled with hay to feed some of the more than 250 animals living in the sanctuary, Patrick Veistroffer is joined by Mini, a Jacob sheep, who hops inside.As Veistroffer exits the vehicle to disperse the hay, and make sure other...

By HANNAH BEVIS

AMHERST — The last time that Smith Vocational faced off against PVCICS, the Vikings didn’t get off to as strong of a start as they wanted to. On an overcast Friday afternoon rematch, they wanted to change that. “The first game we had, we started off...

There’s been a lot in the press about how bad gas stoves are for your health. They can cause asthma in children and have other gases which are not terribly good for adults (www.ecowatch.com/gas-stoves-asthma-children.html). Using the range exhaust...

By MICHAEL SEWARD

The town of Hadley has contributed to the housing shortage with its prohibition of more than one housing unit on a single lot. The Gazette recently reported that planners in Hadley may tweak their “inclusionary bylaw,” because it hasn’t resulted in...

Every human life is precious. And that is why it is so very tragic that so many people subsist in unbearable conditions. Just yesterday, I listened to a story on public radio about Nigeria, where it seems most everyone is trying to leave the country....

By SCOTT MERZBACH

HADLEY — More than two-thirds of people surveyed on the future of the deteriorating Russell School in Hadley center want the 1894 building preserved.With results of this input presented to the Select Board by the Russell School Building Committee, the...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

HADLEY — Ever since the Windfield Estates affordable housing opened in 2002, becoming the first apartment complex in a town where zoning prohibits more than one dwelling unit on a lot, preventing similar projects has been an objective for Hadley...