An Amherst School Committee member is blasting school administrators for how they are approaching the reconfiguration of the Amherst Regional Middle School to accommodate sixth-grade classrooms.

UMass interactive performance explores nuclear weapons dangers AMHERST — The Ellsberg Initiative for Peace and Democracy at the University of Massachusetts will host “Be Seriously Scared!” on Tuesday, ...

Jean Denise Smith, a beloved mother, family member, and friend, passed away peacefully on Monday, March 23,2026 at the age of 84. She was surrounded by love and will be deeply mis ...

KEITH "ANDY" DELANEYFlorence, MA - Keith A. Delaney (Andy) 60, passed away at home on March 22, 2026. He was born to John B. and June L. (Martin) Delaney in Northampton on August 31, 1965. He ...

The state is lagging significantly behind national housing production trends, with western Massachusetts needing an estimated 23,000 new units to meet current demand. “Massachusetts is at less than ...

The Daily Hampshire Gazette’s All-Stars schedule continues with wrestling as several local grapplers had tremendous seasons on the mat this past winter. All-Star selections were largely based on ...

Two measures aimed at tackling housing affordability and development — creating a Housing Crisis Task Force and amending regulations for short-term rentals — have won City Council approval. The ...

The Ashfield Selectboard and Finance Committee are looking for places to make budget reductions to avoid a potential deficit of $712,000 for fiscal year 2027, including trimming funding for bridge ...

Picture Main Street funding has been in the planning and funding pipeline for more than a decade and must not be disrupted. There will not be other infrastructure funding opportunities anytime soon; ...

Tracy Kidder, the Pulitzer Prize-winning narrative nonfiction author, died Tuesday evening in Boston of lung cancer after a brief illness, his wife, Frances, confirmed. He was 80. The author and ...