You can view, save and delete any story that appears on GazetteNET here for up to 30 days. To add a story, simply click on the icon next to any headline.     Contents About the change to morning delivery How to reach us Getting your news to us The weekly calendar in Hampshire Life How to get your news to us quickly and easily Announcements Obituaries Photographs Buying a Gazette photo Letters To the Editor Getting it Right Classified Advertising Display Advertising Home Delivery GazetteNET Newspaper In Education Gazette Tours Speakers How to reach us Main Office 115 Conz Street, Northampton 413-584-5000 P.O. Box 299, Northampton, MA 01061 Amherst Office 100 University Drive, Amherst, MA 01002 413-549-2000 Easthampton Office 67 Main Street, Easthampton, MA 01027 413-527-4000 Direct Phone Lines An updated list of direct phone lines for Gazette staff members appears every day on Page A2 of the newspaper. E-Mail Gazette reporters and editors have e-mail addresses consisting of the first letter of their first name and their last name@gazettenet.com. For example, Gazette Editor Jim Foudy's e-mail address is: jfoudy@gazettenet.com GazetteNET Director (comments and questions about the web site itself) GazetteNET Editor (comments and questions about web site content -- stories and photos) Additional e-mail addresses: Gazette news and press releases - newsroom@gazettenet.com Amherst Bulletin news and press releases - amherst@gazettenet.com Amherst Bulletin calendar items - listings@gazettenet.com Letters to the editor - opinion@gazettenet.com Sports - sports@gazettenet.com Easthampton and Southampton news - easthampton@gazettenet.com Subscriptions and home delivery - circulation@gazettenet.com Hampshire Life's weekly calendar pages - calendar@gazettenet.com Display advertising - sales@gazettenet.com Classified advertising - classifieds@gazettenet.com Getting your news to us Give us news to publish about your clubs, civic groups, social organizations, churches, schools, businesses, and sports teams, and about individuals and groups making an impact on your community. Here's how to get your news to us: E-mail Gazette editors and reporters at the addresses above. Phone them at their direct lines, or at 413-584-5000 - 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays; leave voice mail at other times. Bring in news items from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays at 115 Conz Street, Northampton Drop releases through the front door mail slot after hours at 115 Conz Street, Northampton. Mail your news items to the Gazette at: PO Box 299 Northampton, MA 01061-0299. In Amherst, visit our office at 100 University Drive or call 413-549-2000 - 8:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. weekdays. In Easthampton, visit our office at 67 Main Street or call 413-527-4000 - 8a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays. The weekly calendar in Hampshire Life Every Friday, schedules of community meetings, concerts, lectures and other events open to the general public are published in Hampshire Life. The deadline for submitting your news items for the calendar is Tuesday of the same week. E-mail to calendar@gazettenet.com Mail to: Hampshire Life Calendar P.O. Box 299 Northampton Ma 01060. Drop off at any Gazette office How to get your news to us quickly and easily Writing a press release: Put your name, address and daytime telephone number at the top of your release. We may need to contact you for more information. Keep your release brief and to the point. A news release about an upcoming event should include when and where the event is being held, the purpose of the event, the sponsor's full name and any registration fees or other requirements. E-mail to one of the email addresses listed above at least seven days in advance. Your item must be in the main body of the e-mail message. Do not send attachments. Mail or bring your release to one of our offices at least seven days in advance. To avoid the chance of error, do not hand write your release, please type or hand print instead. Announcements These significant events are reported in our Living pages. To submit an announcement for the paper you may choose from the list below, stop by one of our offices, write to our Librarian, or call 413-585-5226. All of our announcement and request forms can be accessed by visiting www.dailyhampshiregazette.com/forms/ Engagements, weddings, anniversaries, and births are timely topics. Submit photos and information prior to or immediately after the event. First consideration is given to those events notices submitted the earliest. Baby Announcement Engagement Announcement Wedding Announcement Graduation Announcement Friends & Neighbors Hampshire Life Calendar Place a Classified Ad Photographic Print Order Form GazetteNET Copyright Notice and Release Request Form Obituaries The Gazette publishes obituaries based on information provided by families and funeral homes. There is a charge for standard obituaries with content determined by the families. Each obituary contains basic information of name, age, place of death, services and memorial gifts, but families can choose whatever additional information of a biographical or personal nature they wish to run. Paid obituaries will also be available for a deceased who has not lived in our area. For more information please call our obituary writer 413-585-5230. The deadline for obituaries is 5 p.m. the day before publication. Obituaries should be emailed to obituaries@gazettenet.com or faxed to 413-585-5299. The direct line for the obituary writer is 413-585-5230. Photographs Our photographers cover as many community events as possible. To suggest photo coverage for a community event in your community, contact a Gazette editor about two weeks in advance. The Gazette publishes photos of local people who receive significant honors. Examples are retiring employees, new professionals in the community, presidents of civic, social and charitable groups, Eagle Scouts, and people receiving professional awards or scholarships. We can use your own good quality prints, or if none are available, a Gazette photographer may be able to take a photo in our studio. Send a photo with your engagement or wedding announcement and we will publish it. For couples celebrating a wedding anniversary beginning with the 25th and every fifth year after that, the Gazette will be pleased to take a photo. Buying a Gazette photo Reprints of photos published by the Gazette can be purchased by visiting http://gazettenet.mycapture.com. If the photo you want to purchase is not available through this site, please call our Librarian at 413-585-5226 to request that the photo be made available to purchase. To help us locate the photo, please tell us the date on which the photo was published and the page on which it appeared. Letters To the Editor We consider your letters a vital part of our communication with our readers. Please send letters by electronic mail to opinion@gazettenet.com or by U.S. mail to Letters Daily Hampshire Gazette 115 Conz Street Northampton MA 01060 Guidelines are as follows: All letters must be signed, with a return address and a phone number where we can reach you between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. to confirm authorship. Addresses and phone numbers are not published. Please put "Letter to the Gazette" in the subject line of e-mail. Letters should not exceed 300 words. They should be of general interest and in good taste and meet legal standards. Letters become the property of the Gazette. We reserve the right to edit, condense or reject any submissions. Writers are limited to one letter in a 30-day period. The Gazette publishes no poetry or specific consumer complaints. We cannot guarantee that every letter submitted within these guidelines will be used. These policies are aimed at publishing as many reader viewpoints on as many different topics as possible. Before elections, the Gazette prints letters concerning ballot questions and issues raised in campaigns. Letters of support for candidates may be accepted provided they address specific issues and qualifications. These letters are limited to 200 words, and the Gazette reserves the right to limit their number. You can e-mail your letters to us at opinion@gazettenet.com OR you can submit them through our online form - Letters to the Editor Online Submission Form Mail to: P.O. Box 299 Northampton, MA 01061 Bring to any Gazette office There are specific limits on letters from or about candidates for political office. Check with our editorial page editor for further information at opinion@gazettenet.com or call the Opinion Page editor at 413-585-5250. Guest Columns We solicit guest columns from local people with extensive knowlege of a timely topic.. The writing must be clear and interesting to the general reader. The standard guest column length is between 600 and 800 words. Guest columns should stand alone. They are not intended as a direct response to an article or commentary. Priority is given to local writers discussing local topics. We welcome letters suggesting topics for a guest column. If the subject is timely, we will be happy to discuss details with you. The Gazette does not pay for guest columns. Guest column authors are identified by name and by background inormation or affiliation bearing on the subject of the column. Guest column submissions become the property of the Gazette and may be posted in the opinion section of our Web site. Getting it Right In the hundreds of news items we handle daily, mistakes are sometimes made. When a significant error occurs, we try to correct it as soon as possible. Corrections appear on the editorial page. If you have a question about an article or a request for a correction, please call the editor at 413-585-5250, or e-mail to newsroom@gazettenet.com. Classified Advertising Look to the Gazette classified section when you have something to buy or sell. It's also where to find the largest listing of local jobs and local automotive and real estate advertising. Gazette classifieds also appear on the internet at Gazettenet.com Placing a classified ad: Our classified representatives can help you get the most out of your ad. Our classified department is open 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays at 115 Conz St., Northampton. Call 413-586-1700, stop by one of the Gazette offices or contact us at classifieds@gazettenet.com Leave a voicemail message anytime at 413-586-1700, or submit your classified ad by using the form at www.dailyhampshiregazette.com/classifieds Place an ad at our Amherst office - open 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays. Place an ad at the the Easthampton office - open 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays. Display Advertising Display or retail ads are the bordered/boxed ads that run throughout the newspaper. They tell you what's new, what's on sale, and where you can find the products and services you need. Placing a display ad: You, your group, or your business organization can place a display ad by calling 413-585-5286. Our display advertising department is open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays. The deadline for placing an ad is 11 a.m. two working days before publication (9am for Monday), but an extra day or two is very helpful to us. Designing your ad: The cost of your ad includes the services of our design department. E-mail us at sales@gazettenet.com or phone 413-585-5286 with the information you would like to publish. We will create the ad for you. We can also help you design preprinted sheets or multi-page circulars for insertion into newspapers or for bulk distribution. Download our display advertising rate card from our web site: www.dailyhampshiregazette.com/ratecard Home Delivery For home delivery of the Gazette, mail subscriptions and other subscriber services, call the circulation department at 413-586-1925 between 5:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. weekdays, and 5:00 to 10 a.m. on Saturdays. Guaranteed delivery We guarantee delivery of the Gazette to our subscribers. If you don't receive your weekday paper, call us by 10 a.m. If you don't receive your Saturday paper, call us by 10 a.m. Your newspaper will be delivered to your door that day. Our Guaranteed Delivery Number, 413-586-1925 between 5:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. weekdays, and 5:00 to 10 a.m. on Saturdays. Subscription payments Save money by prepaying your subscription by check, VISA, Mastercard or Discover Card through the mail or by phone. We offer 13-week, 26-week, and yearly discount rates. If you choose not to prepay, your home delivery carrier will collect weekly. Motor route and mail subscriptions must be prepaid. For more information, please call our circulation department at 413-586-1925. To start or stop service: If you're going away or want to temporarily interrupt your delivery service, just call our circulation department at 413-586-1925. If you're a prepaid subscriber, your subscription will be extended automatically for the proper number of days. GazetteNET GazetteNET is the Daily Hampshire Gazette's electronic news and information service on the Internet. You can access GazetteNET on the World Wide Web at www.gazettenet.com Newspaper In Education The Gazette's Newspaper in Education (NIE) program provides copies of the Gazette for classroom use as an up-to-date, authentic learning resource in grades K-12. We offer a wide variety of teacher support services, including FREE curriculum materials correlated to state standards, training workshops that count toward professional development points, in-school visits by a Gazette staff member, and help in starting a classroom newspaper. Call our NIE Manager at 413-585-5289 for more information. Copies of the Gazette are delivered to schools either at minimum cost or free through community sponsors. If you or your business would like to sponsor a class, call our NIE Manager at 413-585-5289. Gazette Tours A 30 to 45-minute guided tour or school groups and community youth organizations shows the organization and team work necessary to put out a daily newspaper, including a look at our printing press in action! For more information, call our NIE Manager at 413-585-5289. Speakers A presentation by one of our staff members is available to local organizations. It offers a look at a day in the life of a community-oriented newspaper, tips on how to submit news about your organization and an opportunity for questions and answers. To set a time and date, call 413-585-5289. We hope this guide helps you get the most from your newspaper. Please call us if you have any questions.