The puck has dropped on the high school hockey season and Amherst and Easthampton, Hampshire County’s only two boys squads, kicked off the 2025-26 campaign by facing off against each other last ...

Even though housing developments are likely to enhance Amherst’s tax base more often than commercial projects in the coming years, town officials need to have regular conversations with private ...

A person of interest was in custody Sunday after a shooting during final exams at Brown University that killed two students and wounded nine others, though key questions remained unanswered nearly 24 ...

Residents got their first glimpse Thursday night of seven different construction and renovation options for the Mosier Elementary School building project, with costs ranging from $50 million to $124 ...

The Frontier Regional boys basketball team lost to Wahconah, 67-52, at the Mullins Center during the Pioneer Valley Tip-off Classic on Saturday. It was an excellent early season test for the Redhawks.

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There were no roll call votes in the House or Senate last week. This week, Beacon Hill Roll Call reports local senators’ roll call attendance records for the 2025 session through Dec. 5. The Senate ...

The Cannabis Control Commission unanimously approved regulations governing sites where people could consume marijuana products in social settings but it may take a while for sites to be established.

Community Action Pioneer Valley and Greenfield Community College will use a $925,000 grant from the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center to expand the workforce of local weatherization technicians and ...

Ivy McWilliams looks at the tiny amusement park as a train goes by at CAROL LOLLIS / Staff Photo You can now receive the latest newsletter from the Daily Hampshire Gazette directly in your inbox and ...

Kelley Hutchins, a tenant with Pine Valley Realty, talks about rising rents and the hardship that has created during a Easthampton Tenant Union press conference Wednesday afternoon. CAROL LOLLIS / ...