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National security is one of the core functions of the president. The president is constitutionally required to protect the United States. According to a recent Supreme Court ruling, a president cannot be prosecuted for any act, legal or otherwise,...

By DONALD JORALEMON

There is no shortage of post-election speculation about the causes of Kamala Harris’ loss as Democrats wring hands and panic over the future of the party. It is generally an overreaction.Trump’s success was not the landslide he has claimed; many of...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

NORTHAMPTON — A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement action in the city last Thursday, which led to the arrest of a Brazilian man in Framingham who is also facing two counts of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, is prompting both...

By PATRICK J. CAHILLANE

 Standing in the Great Hall of Flags at the State House last Monday, Gov. Maura Healey opened her Veterans Day Ceremony remarks by stating that “Every day should be Veterans Day.”Our governor’s comment struck a deep chord with me. Feeling humbled for...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — John Cartledge knows he has big shoes to fill.A lifelong resident of the Northampton area, Cartledge has spent his entire career as a member of the Northampton Police Department, starting as a patrol officer after completing the Agawam...

By THE REV. ANDREA AYVAZIAN

If part of your post-election self-care regime is to stop reading commentary about the election, I invite you to stop reading this column now. And I support your decision to do so. For the rest of you diehards, some thoughts from this tired and...

Northampton High School fencing team captain Willa Barman went undefeated at the Drew Page Memorial Open on Sunday in the Senior Women’s Epee competition – earning her a gold medal.Barman put everything together in the final round, winning by a...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — City officials are cautioning that there may be an outbreak of rabies among wild raccoons in the area, two weeks after a feral cat in Northampton tested positive for rabies.According to the Northampton Department of Health and Humans...

By KAREN BERCOVICI

 How a society treats its children and youth reveals much about its values. Are the educators, the politicians, the news media and the health care industry truly putting our kids’ welfare first? Or are they promoting a harmful ideology, the...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — Construction is underway to install new fiber internet cables across the city, in what officials hope will bring options for faster and more reliable service to businesses and residents.Groundbreaking for the multimillion dollar project,...

By CAROLYN BROWN

The popular true crime podcast “Criminal” will stop at the Academy of Music for a live show on Tuesday, Nov. 19, at 8 p.m. as part of a national tour celebrating its 10th anniversary.“Criminal,” hosted by co-creator Phoebe Judge, is about “people...

By CAROLYN BROWN

Inside a plain brick building on South Street is an organization that’s taught thousands of students — children and adults — to sing, play instruments and find connections through music over the last 38 years.For the last 21 of them, executive...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — A Florence man who allegedly shot a woman in his home last weekend pleaded not guilty Tuesday in Hampshire District Court to a string of charges, including armed assault with intent to murder.Michael Janik, 65, appeared before Judge...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

NORTHAMPTON — A $100 million fund to support the health and resilience of the Connecticut River watershed, including money that would go toward improving aging flood controls and dikes and upgrading water and sewer systems, is being sought by area...

In Gazette reporter Alexander MacDougall’s story on the City Council’s recent discussion regarding the Pioneer Valley Chinese Immersion Charter School’s request to expand [“Resolution: No to charter school plans to expand,” Nov. 9], he does not...

By SAMUEL GELINAS

FLORENCE — According to Vietnam War veteran Russ Warriner, the keynote speaker at Monday’s Veterans Day parade, “Veterans know better than anyone else the price of freedom, for they’ve suffered the scars of war.”The Williamsburg native, who joked that...

Both of my parents were in World War II. My mother was an army nurse, my father, a lieutenant colonel. They are both buried in Arlington National Cemetery, each having met the criteria for eligibility on their own.When asked why they would choose to...

I want to thank Rhonda Wainshilbaum for her letter to the editor regarding her response to the petition to deshelve Israeli products at the River Valley Co-op [“Deshelving campaign misinformed, antisemitic,” Oct. 31]. I appreciated her well-researched...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

Police arrested a 65-year-old Florence man on Sunday for allegedly shooting and wounding a woman at her home, according to the Northwestern district attorney’s office. The woman, who is 50, was shot in the stomach and was treated for non-life...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — The Northampton City Council has approved a resolution that endorses an embargo on U.S. arms to Israel in an act of protest against the war in Gaza, although only after the inclusion of a single word during its second reading.The...