Daily Hampshire Gazette
'We're in the fight of our life': Transhealth annual benefit raises $50K for life-saving care
NORTHAMPTON — In a country where trans people have been likened to terrorists, a Florence-based nonprofit is fighting bigotry with community. At Transhealth’s annual “Freedom to Be Ourselves” benefit…
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1mPhotos: Heavenly touch-up in Haydenville
Photos: Heavenly touch-up in Haydenville <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img src="https://gazettenet.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Williamsburg-Church-Paint-hg-10272026-1-708x1024.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-508866" style="width:708px;height:auto" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Employees of Easy Restoration paint the Haydenville Congregational Church. CAROL LOLLIS / Staff Photo</figcaption></figure>
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5mSpeaking of Nature: Daredevils: The blue jays are all grown up
At the end of August, I wrote a column about the developmental progress of the blue jays that live in and around my yard. It was just as school was starting up for the year and the baby blue jays had entered a ridiculous stage in their maturation in which they had lost the feathers on their heads. This “ugly duckling” phase is something that can be seen in young birds every year, but the blue jays traveled in large numbers and their gruesome appearance was actually adorable. Back then, just two months ago, there were also some very interesting behavioral […]
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3mState education board visits Anne T. Dunphy School to learn how it slashed chronic absenteeism
WILLIAMSBURG — Nearly 21% of students at Williamsburg’s elementary school were chronically absent in 2023-2024, meaning they missed at least 10% of school days. Last school year, that figure fell to just over 5%. Chronic absenteeism has plagued schools nationally and in Massachusetts since the pandemic. So the state Board of Elementary and Secondary Education […]
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2mDriver killed in Whately crash identified
Edward Kelly, an 18-year-old from Westfield, died Thursday in a single-vehicle rollover crash on Interstate 91 in Whately.
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4mSteven Marcus
<html><head></head><body>Steven Marcus<br /><br />Newton, MA -<br /><br />Newton, MA Steven S. Marcus passed away on October 30, 2026 with his family by his bedside. Although he was actually born in Worcester, MA, his parents at the time resided in Am ...