Daily Hampshire Gazette
Former Kmart to become Walmart Supercenter in Holyoke
HOLYOKE — What has been known as the Kmart Plaza for about five decades is on track to become the Walmart Plaza. Earlier this week, Dallas-based developer Cypress Acquisitions expressed its plans to…
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Guest columnist Richard Szlosek: Court-martialed by Coolidge
The 1920s featured many famous trials such as Sacco/Vanzetti in Massachusetts and the Scopes trial in Tennessee. But none of them caught the public’s attention or influenced governmental policy as did the court-martial of Billy Mitchell. Mitchell came from a wealthy Wisconsin family and enjoyed many privileges. He was a flamboyant personality who owned horses, […]
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5mFit to Play with Jim Johnson: More is not better
When is enough, enough? Somehow, we seem to think that if something is good, more is better. Do you really need the never-ending pasta bowl, the 1,000-calorie burger, so big you can’t even put your mouth around? We need food to live but disproportionate eating results in obesity. Exercise is good for you but is […]
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1mGirls Athlete of the Month: Caraghan Wartel
Caraghan Wartel of the South Hadley field hockey team has been named the Gazette’s Athlete of the Month for October. Wartel backboned the Tigers to a 9-1-1 record this month, including an appearance in the Western Mass. Class B championship. The senior captain switched positions earlier this month from forward to goalie following an injury […]
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2mClaude Aline Bzdel
<html><head></head><body>CLAUDE BZDEL<br /><br />Southampton, MA - Claude Aline Bzdel, 87, of 22 Pomeroy Meadow Road, passed peacefully on Thursday, Oct. 29, 2026, at her son's home surrounded by her loving family.<br /><br />Born in Paris, France ...
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3mA Look Back, Nov. 2
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