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Area abortion-rights supporters decry high court's draft ruling on Roe

NORTHAMPTON - Local activists and elected leaders expressed heartbreak and outrage after it was revealed that the Supreme Court is on the verge of striking down its 1973 ruling in Roe v. Wade, the case that recognized a constitutional right to abortion. Dozens of abortion-rights supporters came out...

Holyoke Community College honors late art professor from Sunderland with exhibit

HOLYOKE - In the Fine and Performing Arts Building at Holyoke Community College, visual art professor Alix Hegeler held court in Room 317, which is officially known as the facility's "Graphics Studio."But HCC arts students have long referred to Room 317 at "The Batcave," a place where Hegeler taug...

PVPA appoints Nielsen head of school

SOUTH HADLEY - The Pioneer Valley Performing Arts Charter Public School has named a familiar figure to become its next head of school.On Tuesday, PVPA board of trustees president David Potter announced that the school has named Brent Nielsen, the current interim executive director, as its next "head...

Childhood as a 'state of being': Carle museum exhibit revisits American modernist 'Nura'

The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art has featured the work of a wide range of artists over the years, some better known than others.Nura Woodson Ulreich is likely one of the lesser-known ones. As Ellen Keiter, the Carle's chief curator, notes, Ulreich "pretty much fell off the map" after she di...

2021-22 Gazette Girls Indoor Track Athlete of the Year: Emma Sanford, South Hadley

Still only a junior, Emma Sanford has become a Swiss Army knife of sorts for the South Hadley track program. She can do just about any event you throw her in – high jump, hurdles, sprints, you name it – and she excells at all of them. It's hard to believe that just three years ago, Sanford was new...

Speaking of Nature: Reunited - The return of the eastern phoebe

It is with the greatest feeling of joy that I announce the return of a dear friend of mine. I am delighted to the point of being ecstatic that a female eastern phoebe has once again taken up residence near my front door. This is a story that has been years in the making, however, I really must start...

EarthTalk: What's the latest on sea level rise?

Dear EarthTalk: What are the most recent projections about sea level rise around the world as a result of climate change? And is there any hope of turning back the tide if we rein in emissions as planned under the current iteration of the Paris agreement? - M. Frey, Milford, Connecticut As temperat...

Baseball: Frontier walks off over Hopkins in wild 8-inning affair (PHOTOS)

SOUTH DEERFIELD - Both Frontier Regional and Hopkins Academy refused to lose on Tuesday.Whether it was a line drive double play committed by each team to keep the game tied in the late innings, a Frontier relay to nab a runner out at home in the sixth inning, a diving catch with the potential game-w...