Daily Hampshire Gazette
A Look Back, March 6
This retrospective look at local news spans fifty years, covering parking disputes in Florence, the digitization of Smith College art, and the passing of publisher William Dwight.
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4mJoseph M. Scelsi
<html><head></head><body>Joseph M. Scelsi<br /><br />Ashfield, MA - Joseph Maria Scelsi passed away in his family's arms at his home in Ashfield, Massachusetts on July 15th following a long battle with Alzheimer's disease.<br /><br />Born on J ...
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3mDavid A. Peterson
<html><head></head><body>David A. Peterson<br /><br />Northampton, MA - David A. Peterson, 81, formerly of Leverett, passed away unexpectedly on July 21, 2026. He was known affectionately as Dad, Grandpa, Baba, Butch, and Uncle Dave to the family he l ...
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5mRabbi says 'shalom' to new Northampton home
NORTHAMPTON — Congregation B’nai Israel (CBI) has welcomed Rabbi Louis Polisson, a poet, musician and composer, as its new senior rabbi, a role in which he hopes to strengthen the congregation as a spiritual community. Born in New Haven, Connecticut, to a single Jewish mother, Polisson said he gravitated toward Jewish culture and rituals — […]
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5mHead Start returns in Easthampton after five-year absence
EASTHAMPTON — Families can now enroll their preschool-aged children in a new Community Action Pioneer Valley Head Start classroom at Mountain View School, marking the program’s return to the city after five years. Marianne Bouthilette, interim director of CAPV’s Head Start and Early Learning Programs, told the Gazette that the classroom is much more than just a learning […]