Voters can get a rapid-fire rundown of all nine statewide ballot questions at a “speed dating” event Thursday at Greenfield Community College. “Speed Dating With the MA Ballot Questions,” co-hosted by ...

I’ve spent 20 years around sports and sometimes I still find myself questioning whether a particular experience is actually best for my own children. Youth sports have become complicated. There are ...

Smith Vocational's Hecmarie Diaz Lopez celebrates a point during a volleyball game against Sci-Tech in Northampton, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2026. Sign up for the Gazette's morning newsletter and get ...

When patients across Hampshire and Franklin counties finish treatment for chronic illnesses like heart disease or diabetes, their medical care often encounters an immediate obstacle once they step out ...

1977 was a momentous year for me. I was 9 years old and I had just experienced the thrill of our nation’s bicentennial celebration. Everything seemed to be fun and interesting because everything was ...

AMHERST — Officials are considering amending a town bylaw in light of a lawsuit over a recent Zoning Board of Appeals determination that a Newell Court accessory dwelling unit is too large to comply ...

LEVERETT — A longtime resident intends to mount an effort to get the Pledge of Allegiance read before all Town Meetings, an idea that received a cool reception from the Select Board this week. Donald ...

The new four-story, 144,000-square-foot Ford Student Center, which recently opened at Amherst College, was built on the concrete structure of the former Merrill Science Center. The interior of the ...

Like many people, I am deeply troubled in the face of war crimes, ICE shootings, and the specter of another January 6th attempt to overthrow the election, this time with more planning, people and ...

Members of Northampton's Financial Assessment Community Task (FACT) Force discuss education and an override at a public forum. Credit: ANTHONY CAMMALLERI / Staff Photo Sign up for the Gazette's ...

Massachusetts is now one of the most expensive states in the nation in which to own a home, with a median housing price close to $700,000. We have this problem, in part, because of minimum-lot-size ...

HADLEY — Updated flood maps from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, which place more areas of the town in the flood plain, could make some future developments more expensive and challenging, ...