As a retired city councilor having served 27 years on the Easthampton City Council, much of that time as chair of its Finance ...

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AMHERST — Amherst’s first municipal pickleball courts could be developed at Groff Park in South Amherst by using $650,000 ...

It’s a fallacy to say that young people are only into new things. Despite push back from the Vatican against traditional Catholics in recent years, young people in particular are leading a movement to ...

In the midst of legal challenges and industry opposition to existing climate “superfund” laws, a Massachusetts coalition is increasing pressure on lawmakers to make large fossil fuel corporations “pay ...

A nuanced movie exploring gun culture is creating buzz at big-name film festivals and its creator has roots in the Valley.  In the movie “Our Hero, Balthazar,” wealthy New York City teenager Balthazar ...

The Frontier Regional School Committee is discussing options to address a $300,000 spike in health insurance costs due to an additional 20% hike in rates from the Hampshire County Group Insurance ...

On a recent weekday morning, Sean Hogan had a phone conversation with an AI agent, a development sweeping across the world ...

Linda A. Kennedy Northampton, MA - Linda Kennedy, of Northampton, Massachusetts, passed away on Monday, October 20, 2025. Born in Savannah, GA on October 2 , 1944, Linda made her home in Northampton ...

Eric Mills and Matt Garrity have been named co-chairs of the 2026 United Way of the Franklin & Hampshire Region fundraising campaign.

Hazel Ferreira Easthampton, MA - Hazel A. Ferreira (nee Hersey) passed away on September 7, 2025. She was 88 years old and had been married for 67 years. Her husband, Daniel Ferreira passed away 15 ...

Bailey W. Jackson South Hadley, MA - Bailey W. Jackson accomplished a great deal in his life but the accomplishments of which he was most proud were his work in social justice as a faculty member and ...