A new Catholic high school is expected to open in the Valley in fall 2027, with its leaders saying their goal is to locate it in Hampshire County. The Chesterton Academy of the Divine Mercy has not ...

EASTHAMPTON — The City Council is opposing a Verizon cell tower proposed for Cook Road in Southampton, at the Easthampton-Southampton border, after citizens from both communities raised concerns about ...

SOUTH HADLEY — It seems everyone wants to meet at Violet. Not once during a recent morning was a seat empty inside the new cafe and wine bar in South Hadley Falls. As soon as one customer cleared away ...

AMHERST — Large stretches of undeveloped land set aside decades ago for research parks could instead become apartment buildings and townhouses under a zoning proposal now being explored by the ...

NORTHAMPTON — A national organization representing 10 Northampton residents has filed a lawsuit seeking to overturn a resolution unanimously approved by the City Council last fall that calls for ...

A rescue team carries a hiker off a trail on Mount Tom who slipped and fell approximately 70 feet, according to firefighters. CAROL LOLLIS / Staff Photo Sign up for the Gazette's morning newsletter ...

A teenage singer from Florence recently had the biggest performance opportunity of her career — so far. Victoria Narvaez, 13, who released her debut single “I’m A Star” last November, sang the ...

WORTHINGTON, MA – Jacob (Jake) J Brady, 51, of Worthington MA, passed suddenly on May 10, 2026, into the arms of angels, after losing his courageous battle with a brief illness. He leaves behind his ...

Amherst, MA – Richard "Luke" Berman, age 78, passed away peacefully at home on June 25. Luke was born on February 5, 1948, in Brooklyn, NY, to Sydelle and Morton Berman. While in elementary school he ...

The Declaration of Independence was adopted unanimously by the Second Continental Congress at the Pennsylvania State House in the colonial city of Philadelphia on July 4, 1776. The delegates from the ...

Area tenants who have spent months advocating to get rent control on the November ballot say they are “angry” and “disappointed” by a Supreme Judicial Court ruling that the initiative petition is ...