Daily Hampshire Gazette
A life well played: Remembering Bob Biardi, beloved Easthampton fixture
EASTHAMPTON — Robert “Bob” Biardi went by many nicknames: The Bread Man, Elbows, Bingo Bob. While each has its own story, perhaps what his friends and family remember most was simply how much joy he…
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6mA marriage of art and craft: Florence couple opens ceramics and textiles studio in Northampton
NORTHAMPTON — Cara Taylor and Kim Rosen, a married Florence couple who each carry decades of experience working as ceramic and textile artists, respectively, have combined forces to open a joint studio and showroom. The years-vacant, roughly 1,400-square-foot site of the former Green Mountain Power Equipment store at 187 Locust St. has been transformed. Taylor’s […]
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Making News in Business, Nov. 13
Gorth joins Eric Carle Museum board of trustees AMHERST — The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art has appointed Phillip W. Gorth to its board of trustees. Gorth is an Amherst native and a graduate of Amherst College, where he studied law, jurisprudence and social thought. He subsequently built a career in finance and […]
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6mSouth Hadley TM rejects school bus stop-arm cameras over surveillance, data concerns
SOUTH HADLEY — Town Meeting voters this week rejected a proposal to install cameras on school bus stop arms to catch drivers who illegally pass stopped buses, with many residents citing concerns about surveillance and data breaches. The article failed 70-24, with two abstentions. In January 2025, Gov. Maura Healey signed a law allowing cameras […]
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8mRoad debate makes for a bumpy ride in Westhampton
Westhampton has 47 miles of road and two Highway Department employees to take care of them. That math is at the center of a growing debate at Select Board meetings, fueled by a resident’s push to widen Spruce Hill Road, neighbors’ complaints about the condition of Northwest Road and an unannounced repaving of Hooker Road. […]
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6mAround the Hamptons: Easthampton podcast ‘Mujeres Co-Labor 4 Peace’ adds live audience for 4th season
EASTHAMPTON — Wren Ribeiro has found through her podcast, interviewing people across the Pioneer Valley and beyond, that “fierce vulnerability” means something different to everyone. The concept drives the fourth season of Ribeiro’s podcast, “Mujeres Co-Labor 4 Peace,” which launched this fall. Episodes are released monthly, each featuring a different guest and often several. “This whole […]