Daily Hampshire Gazette
A Look Back, Aug. 11
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2mRoger A. Longchamps
Roger A. Longchamps<br /><br />Easthampton, MA - Roger A. Longchamps, 76, of Easthampton, Massachusetts passed away on Friday, August 7, 2026 at Cooley Dickinson Hospital after a brief illness.<br /><br />Roger was the son of ...
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1mSusan Boulanger
<html><head></head><body>Susan (Soo) Boulanger<br /><br />Cummington , MA - Susan Boulanger, passed in the wee hours of Monday, July 20th at home, next to her sweet dog Sasha. Although she struggled for 20 years with overlapping maladies, she kept her ...
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3mA Look Back, Aug. 12
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My Turn: The vanishing security of old age
My wife’s uncles and aunts all lived very comfortable lives. They had nice homes on quiet streets and did the usual modest things, visiting locally and not traveling much, during their retirement years. The uncles had all been World War II vets. They came home from the war and went back to work in the […]
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6mSenate amendment closes biomass loophole; regional activists call it a win after 15-year fight
A new amendment approved by the state Senate could chop down the future of woody biomass energy in the commonwealth — a step forward for climate activists across the region, including in Hampshire County, who have fought for years against a proposed biomass plant in Springfield. Under the legislation, biomass — burning wood for electric […]