This story has been corrected to reflect that voters at Town Meeting approved the entire $1.2 million capital budget, including items for the Police Department proposed to be cut at the meeting. SOUTH ...

It is rare for Belchertown to have competition in local elections, but voters may be pleasantly surprised to see three contested seats on the ballot. Most public discussion has been around the bid for ...

A Boston developer is halting its efforts to bring 140 apartments to a North Amherst parcel, citing in part neighborhood opposition that included the filing of a Land Court lawsuit, a decision Amherst ...

Maybe you were one of the many people who began playing chess because you watched The Queen’s Gambit during the pandemic. Or maybe you attempted to play chess and realized: oh yeah, chess is actually ...

Gillian Cook of Leverett shared this photo: “For my Women’s group get together … I made a rainbow salad. You show it with all the ingredients separated and then toss it with dressing at the table.” ...

Doug Hexter, CEO of WoofTrax, holds his phone with the app open in Easthampton, Thursday, May 7, 2026. DANIEL JACOBI II / Staff Photo Sign up for the Gazette's morning newsletter and get essential ...

EASTHAMPTON — More than 40 Easthampton Public School teachers and paraeducators could lose their jobs if the city’s proposed $6.9 million Proposition 2½ override fails on June 9, a potential loss that ...

William Baczek knows a thing or two about running an art gallery, though he didn’t start out with that expertise. Now, his gallery, William Baczek Fine Arts in Northampton, is celebrating three ...

Vocalist Glenn Miller has a singing voice so low that it can make the ground shake — and he’s coming to Amherst this weekend. The choir Illumine Vocal Arts Ensemble will perform Rachmaninoff’s ...

An arts festival in Northampton focused on building mental toughness in youth features a “wimpy” headliner this year: author Jeff Kinney. R.I.S.E. Fest — a celebration of youth creativity and mental ...

A former bar manager and bartender at the Shutesbury Athletic Club, who lost a bid for a Select Board seat in Saturday’s town election, has been awarded nearly $93,000 in back pay and damages for ...

Potential funding from state legislation that would allow the University of Massachusetts to undertake major capital planning ...