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Speaking of Nature: Daredevils: The blue jays are all grown up
At the end of August, I wrote a column about the developmental progress of the blue jays that live in and around my yard. It was just as school was starting up for the year and the baby blue jays had…
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2mCyclist seriously hurt after being struck by SUV in Northampton
NORTHAMPTON — A 61-year-old Northampton man was transported to Baystate Medical Center with serious injuries after he was struck by a Toyota SUV while riding his bicycle north on Easthampton Road Monday evening. Northampton police and fire responded to the area of 234 Easthampton Road, which runs parallel to a bike trail, at about 6:20 […]
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4mWMass boys soccer: Will Senn-McNally stars for Northampton in 1-0 win over Agawam for Class A crown
SPRINGFIELD — After his team raised the Western Mass. championship plaque, Northampton boys soccer senior Will Senn-McNally summed up the team’s season with a declaration on the sideline. “It’s been a long time coming.” One year after losing the Western Mass. Class A title in a shootout to Longmeadow, followed by a 1-0 loss to […]
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4mUMass student accused of choking woman at Theta Chi fraternity party
AMHERST — A 19-year-old member of the unregistered University of Massachusetts Amherst Theta Chi fraternity is facing a felony charge of strangulation and a misdemeanor assault and battery charge after he allegedly placed a woman in a chokehold at an Oct. 23 party. Grady Culhane, of Bedford, pleaded not guilty at his arraignment in Eastern […]
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5mJudge reduces bail for Ware man in rape, animal sexual abuse case
NORTHAMPTON — Hampshire Superior Court Judge Tracy Duncan reduced bail for Michael Stanikmas, a Ware man accused of raping his ex-wife and sexually abusing the couple’s dogs, from $50,000 to $2,500 after the defense argued that newly surfaced evidence undermines the alleged victim’s credibility. Michael Stanikmas, 36, was arrested in 2025 on charges including kidnapping, […]
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1mPhotos: Heavenly touch-up in Haydenville
Photos: Heavenly touch-up in Haydenville <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img src="https://gazettenet.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Williamsburg-Church-Paint-hg-10272026-1-708x1024.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-508866" style="width:708px;height:auto" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Employees of Easy Restoration paint the Haydenville Congregational Church. CAROL LOLLIS / Staff Photo</figcaption></figure>