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By SAMUEL GELINAS
HOLYOKE — “The whole athletic landscape is changing,” says Tom Stewart, director of athletics at Holyoke Community College, as he spoke about HCC’s newest sports team — of video gamers.Now that facilities and a coach have been secured, HCC is gearing...
Recent events suggest that if Donald Trump is elected president in November, he will use the power of the U.S. government to reach into the lives of private Americans — citizens, businesses, news outlets, anyone — to inflict federal punishment on them...
I have to say that Bill Newman’s column “The day of decision nears” [Gazette, Oct. 11] is an absolute gem and a must read. His cogent, compelling, factual, and holistic column is more persuasive than anything I have read in any national publication or...
By SCOTT MERZBACH
NORTHAMPTON — Repair and removal of existing dams in Hampshire and Franklin counties, along with improvements to Holyoke’s levee control system and repairs to the pump station, are being supported by more than $1.04 million from the state’s Executive...
Richard Neal has been in office since 1989, when “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade” was playing in movie theaters, “Seinfeld” debuted, and Madonna was topping the charts.Let’s hope 2024 is Mr. Neal’s last crusade. It’s high time for someone new and...
Last group to play Iron Horse before pandemic to returnNORTHAMPTON — Celtic rock band Dicey Riley, the last group to play at the Iron Horse just as the pandemic was shutting down local businesses, will return to the newly-reopened venue on Tuesday...
By SCOTT MERZBACH
NORTHAMPTON — Maintaining and improving existing public housing properties is an ongoing challenge for local housing authorities with limited resources, an issue that housing advocates and professionals are hopeful the state’s $5.16 billion housing...
By SAMUEL GELINAS
HOLYOKE — The murder of six Israeli hostages on Sept. 1 is being felt by the Jewish community “in a very personal way” said state Rep. Aaron Saunders, D-Belchertown, with the impact of the murders reverberating all the way to the lawn of City Hall...
By PAIGE HANSON
Beginning on Sept. 9th, a host of new acting, singing and dancing classes will be taught at Broadway Brings Joy, a musical theatre training program for youth, teens and adults based out of Holyoke.Founded in 2022 by former Broadway professional and...
By SCOTT MERZBACH
HOLYOKE — A former Holyoke city councilor who joined the Russian Army earlier this year, leaving the United States after facing felony child pornography possession charges in Rhode Island, is shown stating, in Russian, “victory will be ours,” in a new...
HOLYOKE — The city is contracting with a public policy consultant to help initiate a formal policy that would ask tax-exempt property owners to make payments in lieu of taxes, also known as a PILOT.Mayor Joshua A. Garcia notes that Holyoke is home to...
By DANIELLE DELLAQUILA
I wanted to take a second to explain why I’m so passionate about Robert F. Kennedy Jr. becoming our next president. I know the news media tries to discount him, but I also know how much your generation cares about our country, so please hear me out.I...
Northampton’s Salsa in the Park 2024 season NORTHAMPTON — Salsa in the Park kicks off next week, featuring salsa, bachata, merengue and cumbia at Pulaski Park in downtown Northampton. Salsa in the Park features McCoy Jamison, a renowned dance...
By PATRICK O’CONNOR
One way to reduce the cycle of violence we see in cities like Holyoke is to call attention to the fact that poverty — and the violence it breeds — is not caused by people who live in poverty.It’s caused by people who have the power to invest in areas...
By EMILEE KLEIN
HOLYOKE — All children deserve the best and nothing less. That’s the message LaTasha Monroe, a hip-hop artist from Springfield who performs under the name Mz. Tash, celebrates in the theme song she wrote for Parent Villages, a Springfield grassroots...
There are migrant families sleeping on mats in the international terminal at Logan Airport, and as reported in the Boston Globe, Gov. Maura Healey said that a man accused of a recent migrant crime entered the U.S. through a federal program. We are a...
HOLYOKE — A man who police say was involved in a shooting Thursday afternoon that damaged the City Hall Annex building faces a raft of weapons and drug charges following his arrest soon after the shooting.Hector Rivera, no age given, of Holyoke was...
By PAIGE HANSON
On July 22, the Wistariahurst Museum will open a new retrospective exhibit, “Wistariahurst at 150: Reflections of the Museum.”“This exhibit looks at Wistariahurst’s history as a building in the City of Holyoke — first as a family home; then as a...
Staff Report
HOLYOKE — One man is in custody, and another has been identified but was at large in the wake of a shootout Thursday at 1:45 p.m. near High Street and Worcester Place, the mayor’s office reported.Police said five shots were fired in the exchange. Two...
I read Joe Gannon’s July 4 column [“Broken political infrastructure on display”] with considerable empathy. While I share his pain traveling up and down I-95, I have to say that help is on the way for improving our physical infrastructure.The vastly...
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