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A Look Back, June 15

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Champions at the crosswalk: Northampton crossing guards earn statewide honors

NORTHAMPTON — Every morning and afternoon, students at Bridge Street Elementary School know exactly who will be waiting for them at the curb. Whether guiding children across busy streets, sharing a laugh or helping nervous students feel comfortable, crossing guards Breckton Drougas and Marge Barnett have become a familiar part of the school day. Their […]

Gazette All-Stars: Boys Volleyball

The Daily Hampshire Gazette sports department will be unveiling All-Stars that are comprised of Hampshire County athletes for the spring sports, starting with boys volleyball. Regular-season play and postseason performances were taken under consideration when putting together All-Stars. Each sport will also include several honorable mentions, for athletes that fell just short of All-Star consideration. […]

Northampton Housing Authority names Sharon Kimble as permanent executive director

NORTHAMPTON — The Northampton Housing Authority (NHA) voted 5-1 to appoint the agency’s acting executive director Sharon Kimble to a permanent role, pending successful contract negotiations, at a meeting held virtually Thursday evening. The vote came only three days after the NHA’s Board of Commissioners interviewed four candidates — Kimble, Kathleen Povar, Andrew Skoog, Maryrose […]

Columnist Sara Weinberger: Lessons in patriotism

This year marks the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. At the federal level, unsurprisingly, the Fourth of July is shaping up to be, in the words of Atlantic writer, David Frum,  “A Day of Trump.”  I am sure I’m not the only person struggling with the contradiction of a “Semiquincentennial 250” […]