Pelham, MA – Chris O’Carroll (Christopher Smith O’Carroll), a poet who also enjoyed careers as an actor, stand-up comedian, and journalist, died at Cooley Dickinson Hospital on June 9, 2026. He was 74 ...

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 ...

When patients across Hampshire and Franklin counties finish treatment for chronic illnesses like heart disease or diabetes, their medical care often encounters an immediate obstacle once they step out ...

Northampton celebrates senior Olivia Busone's first goal of the season at Ludlow High School on Oct. 5, 2026. JACK BELANGER/Gazette. LUDLOW — The Northampton girls soccer team is not short 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 ...

CHESTERFIELD — Town officials are offering residents a chance to win gift cards as an incentive to complete the town’s master plan survey. A public meeting on the ongoing master plan will be held from ...

In January 2002, investigative reporters in Boston revealed that a Catholic archdiocese had kept moving a priest, John Geoghan, from parish to parish after learning what he had done. What followed ...

The Manna Community Kitchen will celebrate 40 years of serving meals to the community on Oct. 14 at the Smith College Conference Center with its event “Mannaversary: Honoring Our Past, Feeding the ...

EASTHAMPTON — A 21-year-old woman who was killed in a single motor vehicle crash early Friday has been identified as Lexani Velasquez, of Westfield. Velasquez, a passenger, was one of two occupants of ...

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 ...

The No. 18 UMass hockey team came home from Colorado College empty-handed after being swept by the Tigers to open its 2026-27 slate. The Minutemen scored just one goal on the weekend against Colorado ...

SOUTH HADLEY — Construction has begun at the former Tailgate Picnic location to turn the former deli into a new lunch cafe called Blackbird Marketplace. The new restaurant at 7 College St. will ...