Daily Hampshire Gazette
Guest columnist Josh Silver: A new Main Street is coming. Time to get it right.
There’s a local argument that lives almost entirely on social media, insisting that the rebuild of downtown Northampton called Picture Main Street is still up for debate. Procedurally, it isn’t.…
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6mAn honor for 'Mr. and Mrs. Plainfield': Town names park after Ed and Sandy Morann
PLAINFIELD — When future generations use the Plainfield Town Park — which features a ballpark with a grass infield, swings and play sets, and a covered pavilion with picnic tables — they will see that the park is dedicated to Ed and Sandy Morann. Following a unanimous vote by the Select Board this month, the […]
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5mUMass football: Minutemen ramping up offseason work
AMHERST — The UMass football team moved into the more contact-oriented part of the preseason in the last week. With the road opener against Rutgers fast approaching, the Minutemen are progressing as planned. “I think we are right where we are supposed to be,” UMass coach Joe Harasymiak said. “We had a great first scrimmage. […]
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7mSchool committees get new law to address library material challenges
BOSTON — When Andrea Fiorillo became co-chair of the Massachusetts Library Association’s Intellectual Freedom and Social Responsibilities Committee in 2019, she remembers there being fewer than 10 challenges to library materials in Massachusetts. By 2025, there were 229 challenged titles. Fiorillo, who is also a member of the Mass Freedom to Read Coalition, noted a […]
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3mFormer Granby Police lieutenant barred from Massachusetts law enforcement after misconduct findings
GRANBY — A former police lieutenant who worked for the Granby Police Department for 25 years has promised to never work in Massachusetts law enforcement again following an agreement he signed with the Massachusetts Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission last month. Gary Poehler, who was employed by Granby from March 2000 to April 2025, […]
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5mHampshire, Franklin County farms share millions in state grants for new equipment
With a boost from two Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources grant programs, farmers across the region are investing in equipment ranging from no-till planting tools and irrigation systems to walk-in coolers and compost-handling equipment, improving efficiency and sustainability as they face an unpredictable future. The two funding sources, the Farm Readiness Grant and the Farm […]