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'I cried the first time I read it': Hampshire County Jail inmates reflect on Frederick Douglass' words
NORTHAMPTON — In the community room of the Hampshire County Jail on Friday morning, one inmate after another approached a podium and together read all 44 stanzas of Frederick Douglass’ classic…
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7m'The lives it touched': Cold Spring School bids farewell after 72 years
BELCHERTOWN — Every story eventually comes to an end, and Cold Spring School reached its last page on Monday. After 72 years, the school will no longer mark the first chapter of Belchertown students’ classroom learning. The School Committee voted to close the early childhood learning center last September based on declining enrollment and rising […]
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5mGuest columnist Mariel E. Addis: Pride and mental health
In May, we celebrated Mental Health Awareness month and now we are in the midst of Pride Month, a month for celebrating the LGBTQ+ community, of which I am a part, but I will note that I work in the field of mental health, which is not at all by coincidence. Just a reminderer: homosexuality […]
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4mWalter Phillip Kosloski
<html><head></head><body>Walter Phillip Kosloski<br /><br />West Harwich , MA - Walter Phillip Kosloski, 79, of West Harwich, Massachusetts, passed away on June 12, 2026 from complications of ALS.<br /><br />Born on October 10, 1946, in Northampton, W ...
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5mIncumbent Tara Jacobs seeks third term on Governor’s Council
Tara Jacobs is running for reelection to the Governor's Council, highlighting her efforts to diversify the judiciary, fill court vacancies and increase public trust in the courts during her time in office.
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Guest columnist Angelina Godinez: The Mexican migrant as the face of immigration
Within the last 10 years approximately 1.7 million Mexicans have been deported from the United States in efforts to reduce alleged crime and in doing so President Obama, Biden, and Trump continue to tie Mexicans living within the United States with presumed illegality. It is practically impossible to discuss immigration without mentioning Mexico which stems […]