NORTHAMPTON — The state Appeals Court on Friday upheld the convictions of a 46-year-old South Hadley man who indecently assaulted a patient while working as a physical therapist at Cooley Dickinson ...

LEVERETT — A longtime resident intends to mount an effort to get the Pledge of Allegiance read before all Town Meetings, an idea that received a cool reception from the Select Board this week. Donald ...

Massachusetts is now one of the most expensive states in the nation in which to own a home, with a median housing price close to $700,000. We have this problem, in part, because of minimum-lot-size ...

Smith Vocational's Hecmarie Diaz Lopez celebrates a point during a volleyball game against Sci-Tech in Northampton, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2026. Sign up for the Gazette's morning newsletter and get ...

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 ...

AMHERST — Officials are considering amending a town bylaw in light of a lawsuit over a recent Zoning Board of Appeals determination that a Newell Court accessory dwelling unit is too large to comply ...

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 ...

Around 8:30 p.m. on Sept. 23, I entered into my bedroom after a full week of being in emergency rooms and bouncing between intensive care units. I breathed a sigh of relief. I didn’t realize I had ...

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 ...

Like many people, I am deeply troubled in the face of war crimes, ICE shootings, and the specter of another January 6th attempt to overthrow the election, this time with more planning, people and ...

HADLEY — Updated flood maps from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, which place more areas of the town in the flood plain, could make some future developments more expensive and challenging, ...

The new four-story, 144,000-square-foot Ford Student Center, which recently opened at Amherst College, was built on the concrete structure of the former Merrill Science Center. The interior of the ...