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WEATHER LOCAL STATEA2 DAILY HAMPSHIRE GAZETTE Tue sday, ly 1 2, 2022 gazet tenet.com The Daily Hampshire Gazette is published by H.S. Gere Sons, Inc. (ISSN 0739-3504) daily, except Sundays and Christmas. We are located at 115 Conz Street, Northampton, MA. Mail: P.O.

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Weather History Shown is weather. Temperatures are highs and lows. The Region Concord Portland Boston Providence Hyannis Brattleboro Northampton Hartford Albany eld New York City City Hi Lo Hi Lo City Hi Lo Hi Lo Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, r-rain, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, sf-snow flurries, sn-snow, i-ice City Hi Lo Hi Lo City Hi Lo Hi Lo Shown are noon positions of weather and precipitation.Temperature bands are highs for the day. The Nation 8 am 10 am Noon 2 pm 4 pm 6 pm 2 5 9 6 4 1 69 77 85 88 85 76 8 am 10 am Noon 2 pm 4 pm 6 pm Washington New York Miami Atlanta Detroit Houston Chicago Minneapolis Kansas City El Paso Denver Billings Los Angeles San Francisco Seattle Today ThursdayTonight FridayWednesday Saturday Sunday 86 63 86 58 84 59 89 61 88 61 88 62 A couple of strong p.m. t-storms Mostly sunnyHumid with a strong t-storm early Intervals of clouds and sunshine Mostly sunny, breezy and very warm Warm with clouds and sun Partly sunny, a stray t-storm; warm Wind: SW 10-20 mph Wind: WSW 6-12 mphWind: WSW 6-12 mph Wind: NNW 4-8 mphWind: WNW 10-20 mph Wind: SSE 6-12 mph Wind: SW 6-12 mph Sunrise today 5:25 a.m.

Sunset today 8:28 p.m. Total daylight 15 02 min. Moonrise today 8:00 p.m. Moonset today 3:36 a.m. Full July 13 Last July 20 New July 28 First Aug 5 Since the summer solstice, Springfield days have shrunk 15 minutes, to 15 hours.

By Aug. 12, be down to 14 hours, and by Sept. 3, 13 hours. moon rises half an hour before the sun sets. Patrick Rowan Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc.

Lightning sparked 335 separate forest res in the northern Rockies on July 12, 1940. Too often, western thunder- storms contain little or no rain, and the res quickly spread. For More Local Weather Information Amherst College Weather Station: www3.amherst.edu/~weather/new/ index.php Dave Hayes the Weather Nut: https://www.facebook.com/WesternMassWeather Water Levels on New England Rivers: http://www.h2oline.com/default. Burlington 82 63 80 62 pc Cape Cod 80 69 84 68 pc Chicopee 87 64 89 60 eld 86 62 88 60 Holyoke 86 63 89 62 Lowell 89 66 90 66 pc Manchester 88 68 88 66 pc Nashua 87 65 88 62 pc New Bedford 82 67 88 63 pc New Haven 86 69 87 69 N. Adams, MA 83 62 83 57 Montpelier 79 60 77 57 pc Pawtucket 82 65 87 63 pc Rutland 80 60 79 58 pc eld 86 63 89 61 Waterbury 86 65 88 63 W.

Warwick 83 69 91 67 Worcester 82 67 84 64 Today Wed. Today Wed. Atlanta 89 73 89 73 Baltimore 93 70 90 70 pc Boston 87 70 pc 87 69 pc Buffalo 76 59 76 60 Chicago 84 65 pc 78 62 pc Cincinnati 85 66 83 66 Cleveland 81 65 79 62 Dallas 104 81 103 79 pc Denver 89 63 97 66 Detroit 83 63 pc 80 59 sh Honolulu 86 76 88 76 Houston 102 79 98 77 Indianapolis 85 66 pc 85 64 Kansas City 85 65 88 66 Las Vegas 111 88 pc 110 90 Los Angeles 80 61 pc 81 62 pc Miami 93 81 92 80 Minneapolis 84 65 83 66 Nashville 94 71 89 71 New Orleans 87 77 83 76 New York 91 74 90 73 Philadelphia 93 74 91 73 pc Phoenix 111 90 pc 112 92 pc Pittsburgh 84 64 81 62 Portland, OR 90 60 80 58 pc St. Louis 89 70 pc 90 71 Salt Lake City 103 78 pc 104 82 pc San Francisco 73 59 pc 72 57 pc Seattle 81 57 75 55 pc DC 92 74 90 74 pc Today Wed. Today Wed.

Cooling Degree Days Monday 7 Month to date (norm) 78 (83) Since Jan. 1 (norm) 265 (246) Normal Record high in 2011 Record low in 2002 eld through 3 p.m. Monday Monday 0.00” 24 hrs ending 3 p.m. Mon. 0.00” Year to date 17.46” Normal year to date 22.25” Precipitation HAMPSHIRE COUNTY 6-DAY FORECAST By JIM BRIDGMAN For the Gazette 50 Years Ago The controversial open campus plan for Northampton High School was defeated last night by a voice vote of the Northampton School Commit- tee but will be the subject of de- bate at the next scheduled meet- ing as member Bernard V.

Tobin called for a reconsid- a i of the vote. yearlong efforts to sell space in in- dustrial park have come to naught and most of the $2 million to create it has been spent, mem- bers of the Northampton Rede- velopment Authority are doggedly optimistic that the park will eventually attract industry to Northampton, and soon. 25 Years Ago Eight parcels of some of the city most prime commercial property will go on sale at the end of the month. The property to be auctioned off is just to the north of Super Stop Shop, bracketed by 242 King now occupied by Radio Shack, and 280 King the address of Toy- ota Lincoln Mercury of Northampton. The city food ser- vice program is on the brink of its director, John P.

Feeney, warned the School Committee last night. The program, which tradition- ally has been self-supporting, just ended its worst financial year in two decades. 10 Years Ago Pioneer Valley Hotel Group plans to build a convention cen- ter at the Hadley Village Shops site on Russell Street, the president said Wednes- day. Shardool Parmar said the company hopes to begin con- struction on the approximately $1 million facility within the next 30 days. After several years in the doldrums, the Hampshire County real estate market is showing more pep in 2012.

In April, May and June, there were 293 sales of single-family houses in the county, compared to 224 in the second quarter of 2011, a 31 percent increase, according to the Realtor Association of Pio- neer Valley. A LOOK BACK High court upholds new mail-in voting law MASSACHUSET TS By STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press BOSTON An effort led by Massachusetts Republi- cans to block election offi- cials from putting into effect the new mail-in and early voting law was denied Monday by the state Supreme Judicial Court. The decision ensures Massachusetts residents will be able to take advantage of the expanded voter options this year. Opponents had argued the new law dubbed the VOTES Act violates the state constitution. The bill was signed into law by Republican Gov.

Char- lie Baker in late June after clearing the Democrat-con- trolled state Legislature. State election officials have already begun readying more than 4.7 million ballot applications to send to voters by July 23 ahead of the Sept. 6 primary. Secretary of the Common- wealth William Galvin, a Democrat whose office over- sees elections, said the deci- sion is a win for voters of all parties. a sign to the whole country at a time when false claims have been causing some states to roll back voter rights that we are moving for he said.

Massachusetts Republi- can Party Chairman Jim Lyons said he plans to appeal the ruling to the U.S. Supreme Court. Lyons said the case pre- sented what he called signifi- cant issues of both state and federal law, including what he described as the i r- ential treatment between ab- sentee voters and early vot- hope that the Supreme Court will provide relief to prevent a constitu- tional travesty presented by this Lyons added. in Massachusetts can absen- tee voting possibly be defined as the mailing of 4.7 million ballot applications to every voter in the Galvin said he think the court will accept the appeal because interpreta- tions of state constitutions are typically handled by state courts. The new law makes so- called mail-in bal- lots and early voting perma- nent fixtures in Mas- sachusetts elections.

It also increases ballot access for voters with disabilities, ser- vice members overseas and incarcerated individuals, as well as takes steps to modern- ize the election admin- istration process. Many of the voting options included in the new law were implemented during the height of the coronavirus pan- demic and proved popular. Voting rights advocates hailed ruling. decision by the Massachusetts Supreme Ju- dicial Court means that voters will be able to rely on the pro- visions of the VOTES Act in the upcoming elections. This is a big win for voting rights in said Geoff Foster, executive director of Common Cause Mas- sachusetts.

The state GOP had argued that the expansion of mail-in and early voting during the pandemic was only meant to be temporary until normal voting practices could resume and that voters must again cast their ballots in person on election day, with limited ex- ceptions. Daily Hampshire Gazette Established 1786gazettenet.com I SEEKING PROGRAM VOLUNTEERS The Amherst Survival Center connects residents of Hampshire and Franklin Counties to food, clothing, healthcare, wellness, and community, primarily through volunteer efforts. Seeking actively licensed doctors to provide free medical care 1-2 hours per month. Assist in food pantry or meal distribution 1-3 hours per week. FOR FREE HEALTH CLINIC amherstsurvival.org 413-549-3968 x111 NE-394791.