Three years after acquiring the former First Baptist Church downtown for $3 million — a move that drew criticism from some residents — Mayor Gina-Louise Sciarra says that plans to convert the space ...

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 ...

In response the article “Health costs, cost trends serving double whammy,” [Gazette, Nov. 17], the most noticeable observation I made from this excellent summary of the recent annual Health Policy ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Allowing non-management municipal, school and library employees to run for Town Council, requiring the Finance Committee to have resident members and giving people more time to collect signatures to ...

Gwen Agna and her husband Tom Marantz usually give to the Gazette’s Sidney F. Smith Toy Fund in honor of their daughters, Nell and Kate. But this year, they decided to also dedicate their donation to ...

As the weather chills, farming may seem a distant memory, but many local area farms remain vibrant by offering farm products and on-farm experiences before the year ends. Mandi Carroll is one of the ...