Daily Hampshire Gazette

08/22/2025

https://gazettenet.com/2025/08/22/forums-to-provide-first-look-at-preliminary-candidates-in-northampton/

NORTHAMPTON — City council and mayoral candidates running in preliminary elections next month will have a chance to defend and debate their stances on various issues during two candidate forums set to take place Monday and Tuesday at the Bombyx Center for Arts & Equity. This year’s Northampton m...

08/22/2025

https://gazettenet.com/2025/08/19/tommycar-auto-group-closes-volvo-dealership-in-northampton/

NORTHAMPTON — After two years of efforts, The TommyCar Auto Group’s plans to build a Volvo dealership near downtown Northampton have sputtered out. President Carla Cosenzi announced Sunday that the company would be closing down its Volvo Cars Pioneer Valley location, currently located at 48 Damo...

08/22/2025

https://gazettenet.com/2025/08/22/southampton-police-seek-help-in-iding-people-who-allegedly-stole-items-from-tractor-supply/

08/22/2025

https://gazettenet.com/2025/08/22/delegation-fights-usda-office-cuts/

NORTHAMPTON — U.S. Rep. James P. McGovern and several colleagues are criticizing a proposed reorganization of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which could include closing a Natural Resources Conservation Service office in Amherst and other sites throughout New England. With a memo from Agricult...

08/22/2025

https://gazettenet.com/2025/08/22/local-expert-dems-out-of-ammo/

HAYDENVILLE — David Daley has been up at the crack of dawn most days over the last several weeks — a strange phenomena for a gerrymandering expert whose knack for the subject is usually called upon once a decade. He wakes up, goes down to the living room in his Haydenville home, gets on Zoom, [....

08/22/2025

https://gazettenet.com/2025/08/22/from-pass-through-to-hot-spot-easthamptons-cottage-street-a-hub-for-food-shops-and-culture/

EASTHAMPTON — Twenty years ago, Easthampton residents may have said Cottage Street was just a route to get to Northampton. Now, it is considered to be a destination of its own. On any given night on Cottage Street, ice cream lovers enjoy their treats while relaxing on the boardwalk along the iconi...

08/22/2025

Hampshire County is well represented in the Western Mass. Golf Hall of Fame's Class of 2025 — Dave Twohig, Ed Twohig Jr., Carl Teschke and Scott Coen hold strong area ties and will be inducted as part of the prestigious class on Sept. 18 at Westfield's Tekoa Country Club.

The Western Massachusetts Golf Hall of Fame will induct six individuals, including four with strong ties to Hampshire County, into its Class of 2025, recognizing their contributions to the game of golf in the region.

08/22/2025

https://gazettenet.com/2025/08/21/umass-soccer-no-8-minutemen-overcome-early-deficit-defeat-siena-in-season-opener/

The UMass men's soccer team overcame an early goal from Siena to win 3-2, with goals from Aidan Kelly, Alex Brown and John Paul Mbuthia.

08/22/2025

https://gazettenet.com/2025/08/22/dozen-town-positions-at-stake-in-hadley-should-override-fail/

HADLEY — Around 12 municipal employee positions could be at risk if voters reject a $2.25 million Proposition 2½ tax-cap general override next month, according to town officials. While the specifics of the jobs that would be lost are not yet known, Select Board member Jane Nevinsmith told her col...

08/22/2025

https://gazettenet.com/2025/08/22/photos-the-157th-cummington-fair-in-full-swing/

CUMMINGTON — Festivities of the 157th annual Cummington Fair began Thursday night and will continue through Sunday. From swinging carnival rides and arcade games to exhibit halls filled with screaming roosters and judged plants, fairgoers can expect nothing less than a fun time at the Cummington F...

08/22/2025

https://gazettenet.com/2025/08/22/healey-plan-would-double-pace-of-land-protection/

Gov. Maura Healey announced on Thursday a plan charting a path forward for the state’s biodiversity conservation goals and pledging to double the pace of land protection in Massachusetts. Biological diversity, a term that refers to the variety of all living things and how they interact, is decli...

08/22/2025

https://gazettenet.com/2025/08/22/through-and-through-old-deerfield-painting-group-hosting-34th-annual-exhibition-aug-24-31/

The Old Deerfield Painting Group will host it’s 34th annual exhibition, “Through and Through,” in the Deerfield Community Center from Aug. 24-31. According to the group’s facilitator David Sund of Greenfield, the group’s sessions are split into two semesters, September to mid-December and ...