Daily Hampshire Gazette
Columnist Bill Newman: Naming Truth’s Way
How many streets in Northampton are named after enslavers? I recently posed that question to Elizabeth Sacktor, the educational program manager for Historic…
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2mMary Lou Wickland
Mary Lou Wickland<br /><br />Chesterfield, MA - Mary Louise Wickland, 79, of Chesterfield, passed peacefully January 16, 2026, surrounded by family and friends. Born October 1, 1946, to the late Joel and Ballantyne "Betty ...
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7mPetriana Monize
<html><head></head><body>Petriana Monize<br /><br />Leverett, MA - Petriana Monize, dearly loved by a wide community of family, friends, and colleagues, died peacefully in her sleep, at home with her husband beside her, at the age of 61, on June 22, 2 ...
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4mEleanor B. Jones
<html><head></head><body>Eleanor B Jones<br /><br />TALLAHASSEE, FL - Eleanor (Boynton) Jones, a life-long resident of Northampton, died here on May 29th, 2026, at the home of her daughter, Mary Catherine Jones.<br /><br />Born on June 11th, 1941, Ele ...
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6mJulia Demmin
<html><head></head><body>Julia Demmin<br /><br />Amherst, MA - Julia Demmin, of Amherst, Massachusetts, formerly of Laurel Park, Northampton, Massachusetts, Champaign-Urbana and Danville, Illinois, died on Monday, June 22, 2026 at 3:38 pm at Cooley Di ...
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Pro-cannabis campaign plans to counter 'stuffy dudes' with the grassroots
BOSTON — Cannabis entrepreneurs, municipal leaders and health experts joined forces Thursday to launch a campaign against the ballot measure to repeal legalized recreational marijuana, comparing their push to the American Revolution. “Two hundred fifty years ago, we had to chase some stuffy dudes with red coats out of the city, and today we’re going […]