Daily Hampshire Gazette
A clean stove, a second act for owner of pellet stove cleaning business
After cancer treatment, Matt Abelli grew a pellet-stove service into 200+ customers to support his family while balancing an HVAC job and fatherhood.
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6mSteps to unity: Interfaith groups walk for peace, honor late activists
AMHERST — An 8.2-mile interfaith peace walk on Monday was just another step in the walkers’ long journey for unity. Many of the 52 participants who traveled from the Amherst Town Common to Northampton Friends Meeting at 43 Center St. in that city have advocated against war throughout their lifetimes. But unlike the outrage and […]
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8mSafe driving law update would target motorists recording themselves
BOSTON — An architect of the 2019 hands-free driving law and the state’s top public safety official say technology may be outpacing the law banning motorists from using handheld electronic devices while driving. “Our phones can do more today, and there are more ways than ever for technology to compete for a driver’s attention. Our […]
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7mPeer review flags gaps with major Southampton solar project
SOUTHAMPTON — A peer review of a large solar array and battery energy storage system proposed for farmland off Pleasant Street above the Barnes Aquifer has flagged numerous gaps, from fire response to water supply protection. Solar giant BlueWave of Boston in January announced plans to construct the 5.49-megawatt agrivoltaic solar array and accompanying battery […]
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5mHampshire College to map campus’s next life in new master plan
AMHERST — Hampshire College is undertaking a conceptual master plan for its campus over the next three months that will show possibilities for reusing existing buildings and for new construction, along with examples of similar housing developments and cultural destinations. College officials announced last Thursday that they have hired Elkus Manfredi Architects of Boston to […]
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5m‘It makes me so happy’: Ashfield Fall Festival brings tradition and reconnection
Hundreds of residents and visitors gathered in Ashfield on Oct. 10 and 11 for the annual Fall Festival, featuring traditional pumpkin games, an artisans market and improved safety measures through a new main street closure.