Daily Hampshire Gazette
New policy protects Amherst students from civil law enforcement on school grounds
AMHERST — An emergency response plan under provisions of the Massachusetts PROTECT Act and state law is in place for the Amherst, Pelham and Amherst-Pelham Regional schools, ensuring additional…
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2mMan hospitalized after alleged assault and robbery at Northampton bus stop
NORTHAMPTON — A 30-year-old man was transported to Cooley Dickinson Hospital with head injuries that were not life-threatening after an alleged assault and robbery at the bus stop outside the Big Y grocery store Friday morning. When police responded to a report of the assault at about 7:30 a.m., they found an “incoherent” male victim […]
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6mAround Amherst: Schools honor top educators
AMHERST — Recipients of the Pioneer Valley Excellence in Teaching awards, the Roger L. Wallace Excellence in Teaching Award and the Robert Frost Teaching Chairs were honored at the 2026 Convocation that kicked off the school year for Amherst, Pelham and Amherst-Pelham Regional Public Schools staff. Gathered at the auditiorum at the Amherst Regional High […]
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4mDeborah Ann Clapp
Deborah Ann Clapp<br /><br />Campobello, SC - Deborah "Deb" Ann Clapp nee Pruzynski, 72, of Campobello, South Carolina, passed away, with her husband Michael by her side, on August 15, 2026, after a long, courageous ...
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5m'Every last mile': Northampton resident, former NYPD lieutenant to ride 343 miles to honor 9/11 firefighters
NORTHAMPTON — Lisa Lippiello was wearing her police uniform while dropping her daughter, not yet 2, off at school in Brooklyn. Walking into the school, parents swarmed around her asking what was going on, but she didn’t know. Not yet. It was Sept. 11, 2001, and while Lippiello now works as an attorney in Northampton, […]