Several of the region’s public health leaders sat down Monday with the state’s top health official to discuss their work aimed at modernizing the delivery of public health across western Massachusetts ...

The Smith Academy senior class is hosting a 5K walk/run later this month, named the Falcons on the Run 5K, to help support the Smith Academy Class of 2026. The course starts and ends at Smith Academy ...

A Hampshire Superior Court judge is ruling that a former Amherst Regional Middle School guidance counselor is entitled to return to her position, confirming an arbitrator’s ruling. Judge James ...

Just more than a month after the Easthampton all-wheels and skate park project received $250,000 from the city, another $425,000 state grant has nearly fully funded the project. The funding comes from ...

In recent weeks I have been hearing voices. No, I am not hallucinating or having a mental breakdown, although you might want to check with my family and friends. Rather, the voices I’m hearing belong ...

The word “pride” has never felt right to me in regards to demographic identification.  It is defined in a variety of ways in ...

Herzenberg Boca Raton, FL - Helen "Honey" Herzenberg, born in Chelsea MA in 1926, was a business owner, artist, athlete, friend and inspiration to many. She passed away last week, in Boca Ra ...

State and local officials gathered in Deerfield to discuss the potential impacts of federal funding cuts on local programs, such as SNAP and Medicaid.

While continued build-out of a large-scale solar project at the former Hickory Ridge Golf Course has delayed the completion of a trail system on the 150-acre site, town officials are optimistic that ...

Southampton has rescheduled a previously postponed special Town Meeting to Saturday, Dec. 6, where officials will ask residents to vote on roughly 10 articles, including the transfer of $300,000 to ...

Irene Gillette Illing Fariss, age 97, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Thursday, October 16, 2025 at Cooley Dickinson Hospital in Northampton, MA after a brief illnes ...

It was one of those October mornings that fills you with contentment. The sky was a clear blue, there was a slight fog hanging over the meadow, and every surface had been coated with a fresh layer of ...