Daily Hampshire Gazette
Guest columnists Daisy Broudy and Elly Donkin: To the woods!
“We hold these truths to be self-evident… ” On a glorious summer afternoon, once again, Elly and I mumble and grumble our way through our crumpets and tea. We talk about the damage caused by our…
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9mWith local efforts underway, Massachusetts begins kratom crackdown
Deerfield joined other Massachusetts municipalities in banning kratom products, just days before an emergency order came from the state's Department of Public Health.
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6mRelief in sight for Amherst’s aging DPW ‘Barn’
AMHERST — Inside the main vehicle bay at the Department of Public Works building, often simply referred to as the “Barn,” a puddle on the concrete floor that developed from a recent rainstorm has nearly dried up, even as the underside of the roof in a nearby storage area remains soggy — with tiles were […]
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6mHealey wades into Quabbin community water issues
Quabbin watershed towns that have long pressed eastern Massachusetts for funding and a seat at the table for reservoir decisions just got a major ally — Gov. Maura Healey. A drought this year has exposed the reservoir’s shoreline, and residents of the western Massachusetts towns that surround and protect the Quabbin are experiencing their own […]
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5mNorthampton schools adopt ICE 'safe zone' policy
NORTHAMPTON — The School Committee voted unanimously Tuesday to bar Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) from all six Northampton Public Schools, declaring them “safe zones” amid what members called real fear in the district’s immigrant community. The School Committee unanimously approved a resolution, titled “Ensuring Northampton Public Schools as Safe Zones Free from Immigration Enforcement,” […]
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5mGuest columnist Karl Meyer: Trump’s attack on voting rights — A path to dictatorship
Donald Trump is looking a bit desperate. He’s now zeroed in on the Constitution’s voting rights with his Save America Act. He’s again calling into question our record of free and fair elections — long the envy of the world. Yet his rumor-laced lies seem to have a nation of would-be voters where he wants them to stay until this November: everyone, everywhere, divided, fraught and worried. Congressman Jim McGovern is among the officials repeating fears Trump will use ICE, the National Guard and his Capitol-attacking thugs to commandeer elections and outcomes. Yet none offer up bold plans to stop him. […]