Lawmakers shopping ideas to target supermarket surveillance
Guest columnist Ellen Koteen: There is something we can do: Emergency campaign launched for children of Gaza
Northampton Board of Health eyes regulating cannabinoids and kratom
Columnist Sara Weinberger: Incensed by injustice in the West Bank
Region’s EV charging network set to grow
Downtown Amherst roadwork: Short-term pain for long-term gain
Vacant Cumberland Farms lot may see new life in South Deerfield
Easthampton schools get $340K boost for early literacy education
By Sam Ferland
New Easthampton superintendent ready to build on strong foundation
EASTHAMPTON — School funding, career development and mental health. As the 2025-2026 school year is about to begin, new Easthampton Public Schools Superintendent Michelle Balch is ready to the tackle the challenges facing children, parents and educators.
A Look Back, Aug. 18
Powered on sunshine: Arcadia Folk Festival returns to Easthampton on Aug. 23Sports
UMass hockey welcomes three transfers to boost forward lines
By RYAN AMES
UMass hockey welcomes three transfers to boost forward lines
Deren’s decisive goal propels UMass women’s soccer to season-opening win
UMass women’s basketball head coach Mike Leflar signs contract extension
Three Orchards Golf Club members fall in Round of 32 at 122nd Massachusetts Women’s Amateur ChampionshipOpinion
Paul M. Craig: VA health care system can help inform ‘Medicare for All’
The Northampton City Council is certainly on the right path to enforce state law that seeks “Medicare for All.” (Gazette, June 10). But it is instructive to consider that we already have a form of Medicare for All. Well, not quite “All” but at least for our veterans at VA Medical Centers across this nation.
Your Daily Puzzles
An approachable redesign to a classic. Explore our "hints."
A quick daily flip. Finally, someone cracked the code on digital jigsaw puzzles.
Chess but with chaos: Every day is a unique, wacky board.
Word search but as a strategy game. Clearing the board feels really good.
Align the letters in just the right way to spell a word. And then more words.
Business
Serving up a new era: Northampton institution Fitzwilly’s changing hands
NORTHAMPTON — An ownership change at Fitzwilly’s Restaurant, one of the city’s most engrained traditions for more than a half-century, is about as rare as the death of a pope or a solar eclipse.
Region’s first cat café opens doors
Area property deed transfers, Aug. 15
Making News in Business, Aug. 15
Spare Time Entertainment in Northampton thrives as customers continue to rediscover bowlinge-Edition
Arts & Life
Before Salem, there was Springfield: New exhibit explores ‘Witch Panic’ in mid-1600s western Mass
By Emilee Klein
Valley Bounty: ‘It’s just a joy’: Plum Brook Farm preserves farmland and grows delicious fruit
Let’s Talk Relationships: The joy of feeling like yourself: Transitioning is about authenticity
Unified in song: Transformance festival honors immigrants at 35th annual event
How to grow a creative community: Meet the eight artists selected for CitySpace’s 2025 Pay It Forward programObituaries
Gladys Zuraw
Goshen, MA - Gladys Zuraw, 70, passed away on August 11, 2025. She was born in Northampton on November 26, 1954 to Joseph and Irene (Spencer) Mitchell. Gladys worked for 45 years in various positions for the October Company, until s... remainder of obit for Gladys Zuraw
Eileen S. Routhier
Easthampton, MA - Eileen S. (Kagan) Routhier, 83, passed away on August 9th at her home in Easthampton. She was born in Northampton on October 26, 1941. Her parents were Theodore and Harriet (Nowakowski) Kagan. She was a lifelong Ea... remainder of obit for Eileen S. Routhier
Michael Ross Seppala
Boston, MA - Michael Seppala, of Edgartown, MA, and formerly Amherst, MA, departed this life in the company of family on August 7th, 2025. Born in Dorchester, MA, February 4, 1949, he was the son of Frederick W. Seppala and Louise Seppa... remainder of obit for Michael Ross Seppala
Walter Brown
Westhampton, MA - It's with sad hearts that the Brown family announces the death of Walter "Papi" Brown on Sunday, August 10th. Walter was born in Greenfield on October 14th, 1932, during the presidency of Herbert Hoover at the start of... remainder of obit for Walter Brown
