SOUTH HADLEY — South Hadley’s Grace Matyszewski could not have asked for a better senior night. Up 18-7 again Greenfield in the third set, she recorded two aces during a 7-0 run to end the match and ...

SPRINGFIELD — Connecting western Massachusetts to Boston through a passenger rail system took a major step this week with the securing of $130 million in federal funding, Gov. Maura Healey announced ...

AMHERST — Food security and mental health, especially among immigrant families and other marginalized groups, will be a focus of a new community-wide health plan. The three-year initiative, known as ...

AMHERST — A request for proposals for a pay-as-you-throw system to collect trash and recyclables, and possibly compost, at the curb of just over 5,000 Amherst homes could mean the end of household ...

Boss, Boss, have I got a great idea for you. How ’bout we don’t just execute that guy who shot up that Army base back in ’09? How ’bout we arrange a bunch of soldiers for a full-on firing squad and ...

Library Director Candace Bradbury-Carlin speaks at the Tilton Library grand opening celebration in South Deerfield on Thursday, Oct. 8. Credit: PAUL FRANZ / Staff Photo Award-winning coverage on ...

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 ...

Brother Towbee Keyes and Sister Clare Carter lead an interfaith peace walk from Amherst to Northampton on Monday. The walk marked Indigenous Peoples Day and honored the late activists Frances Crowe ...

HADLEY — Three options for improving the heating and cooling system at Hopkins Academy, each of which would cost the town at least $6 million, will not be considered by voters until annual Town ...

AMHERST — Amherst officials and Jones Library staff are marking Banned Books Week with both a proclamation and a brief video, encouraging people to read children’s, teen and adult books that have been ...

South Hadley, MA – With broken hearts, we announce that Olivia Nicole Hann, 19, of South Hadley, passed away on March 26, 2026. She was the cherished daughter of Shannon Carey and Robert Hann. She ...

Northampton's Will Senn-McNally looks to kick the ball during a soccer game against West Springfield in Northampton, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026. DANIEL JACOBI II / Staff Photo Sign up for the Gazette's ...