After beginning at a bakery, working as a case manager and pivoting to elder care, Melanie Young — a former Greenfield ...

After beginning at a bakery, working as a case manager and pivoting to elder care, Melanie Young — a former Greenfield resident now living in West Springfield — is ready for a new challenge. “I’m ...

Dr. Jonathan Schwab doesn’t read newspapers and doesn’t engage in politics. But the Northampton pediatrician, who has practiced for 35 years, closely follows medical journals and scientific literature ...

The classic newspaper puzzle is now even better. Our new Crossword is thoughtfully redesigned, with intuitive controls and a Hint button for a second, easier clue. Prompts are clever, and you’ll see ...

Tom Kane, a employee of Park Hill Orchard in Easthampton, picks peaches Wednesday afternoon. "This is my favorite thing to do here. Last year when we got to pick peaches it was like a special day. The ...

A woman walks past the State Center for Standardization, Metrology and Certification, destroyed in a combined Russian strike on Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, on Aug. 11. Overnight, Russian forces launched a ...

Grayson Hawthorn, a Smith College graduate and archivist for the town of Cummington, holds a copy of Gustav Wolf's illustrated Book of Job. Wolf was one of 39 refugees who stayed in a hostel in town ...

The Quabbin Reservoir was over 10 feet below full capacity earlier this summer. On Wednesday, Gov. Maura Healey sent a letter to the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority urging it to help "meet the ...

Lake View Plantation, ME and Quaker Hill, CT – Robert (Bob) Goodhind, 80, passed away August 5, 2026, at St. Joseph Hospital in Bangor, Maine. He was born October 30, 1945, in Northampton, ...

HATFIELD — Eight people have been transported to area hospitals and medical centers from Hatfield so far in August, with one patient waiting around 22 minutes for an Easthampton Fire Department ...

AMHERST — Closed to swimming for the past two weeks due to high levels of E. coli bacteria, Puffer’s Pond is unlikely to reopen as a place for people to cool off this summer, according to town ...

NORTHAMPTON — When primary care physician Dr. Kate Atkinson goes to reunions, she’s usually met with this question from her peers: “Are you still practicing?” And to their surprise, she still is, ...