While American Legion Post 224 of Easthampton will continue to survive, the organization recently closed on a deal to sell its headquarters on Pleasant Street to a Williamsburg farm that offers ...

There were no roll calls in the House and Senate last week. This week, Beacon Hill Roll Call reports on Senate roll calls from recent sessions EXTEND THE TIME TO FILE FOR AN ABATEMENT (S 2900): Senate ...

Rita Davis (Ronnie Risch), passed away peacefully in the loving care of her daughter, Michelle, on Tuesday, January 27, 2026. Beloved sister, mother, grandmother, wife a ...

Janet Gilman Hodos passed away in the early afternoon of January 28, 2026, at the Hospice of the Fisher Home in Amherst, Massachusetts. She met her journey with Parki ...

Northampton health officials make national presentation NORTHAMPTON — The city’s Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) officials presented their public health model at the Local Health ...

Mary Cleary plays Ravensburger's Labyrinth board game at the Westhampton Public Library, Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026. DANIEL JACOBI II / Staff Photo Award-winning coverage on breaking news and today’s top ...

Massachusetts is one of only two states in the country to still bar hunting on Sunday, a law implemented in the 19th century to ensure that Sunday was recognized as a day of rest. That soon may change ...

Valley Medical Group (VMG), a Greenfield-based independent, multi-specialty medical group with four health centers in the ...

Ninety years of collective leadership are walking out the door of Mountain View School this June. When the Easthampton Public School District merged its three elementary programs into one central ...

Amid ongoing discussions about its long-term viability, Superintendent E. Xiomara Herman is pledging to families and staff that she is fully engaged in the work needed to sustain Pelham Elementary ...

Gov. Maura Healey has signed an executive order intended to ban new 287(g) immigration enforcement agreements “unless there is a public safety need,” prohibit ICE from making civil arrests in ...

Randy Shearer, 67, of Leverett, Massachusetts, passed away on January 27, 2025, following a brief battle with illness at Baystate Hospital, surrounded by his loving family.Ra ...