Déjà vu: Northampton City Council fails to pass budget for second straight year

06-19-2025 2:12 PM

NORTHAMPTON — In a repeat of last year’s outcome, the City Council on Wednesday failed to approve Mayor Gina-Louise Sciarra’s budget for next fiscal year, owing in large part to the council president’s legal inability to cast the deciding vote.


Old clothes, new stories: Couple crafts sustainable fashion as latest artists to use A.P.E. Gallery’s Arc program

06-19-2025 4:16 PM

NORTHAMPTON — What’s the difference between nostalgia and recycling the past? It’s probably a question best answered by college sweethearts Justin Landry and Haley Kean.


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Guest columnist Meagan Gonzalez: A Smith alum asks — In honoring Evelyn Harris, did we miss the message?
06-18-2025 5:00 PM

It took me a little while to figure out how to use my voice in this instance. It’s not something I do often. It’s not something I’ve ever done publicly like this before. But when I was an undergraduate student at Smith College, I had a professor who went out of her way to support the start of my career. She did this for me if I promised that I’d use my voice to help another woman the next time I was in a position to do so. I’ve tried to live this way ever since, but now I have met a big chance to honor my promise.

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Brutal? No, beautiful: Holyoke artist Michael Karmody has found beauty — and a decent living — in concrete creations
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HOLYOKE — Artist Michael Karmody knows a hard truth about concrete — that it is often associated with sidewalks and jails, not attractive things.

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Amherst, MA - Ruth Owen Jones died on June 11, 2025, following a brief respiratory illness. She was 81 years old. Daughter of the late Alice (Wentworth) and Roger Warren Owen, Ruth grew up on the Owen family's 100-acre poultry farm in ... remainder of obit for Ruth Owen Jones

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Haydenville, MA - John Joseph Dymerski was born August 1, 1937, in Haydenville, Massachusetts, the fifth of six children to Joseph and Esther (Kulash) Dymerski. John loved to play in the woods in Haydenville and fish and swim in Beaver ... remainder of obit for John J. Dymerski

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Haydenville, MA - Michael J. Dymerski, born November 3, 1944, son of Joseph and Esther (Kulash) Dymerski of Haydenville, MA died peacefully in Baystate Medical Center on March 13, 2025. Michael was a resident of Haydenville, MA. He was ... remainder of obit for Michael J. Dymerski

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Shutesbury, MA - There are lots of tears in the valley, for John Tomasetti died on June 6 in Springfield, Mass. Mr. T was known by this moniker by many of his students, a reference to the burly television character on the "A Team." The ... remainder of obit for John Tomasetti

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