NORTHAMPTON — As Massachusetts experiences a decline in fatal opioid overdoses for the first time in over a decade, communities across the region are preparing to gather this month to remember those ...

SOUTH HADLEY — In the two weeks Tandem Bagel in South Hadley has been open, local teenagers Brenna Moreno and Tessa Healey have already been there twice. Before the popular bagel chain opened its ...

Twelve-year-old Harlan “Harley” Fant — a guitarist, bassist and vocalist from Leeds — is already confident enough to correct his veteran musician father on guitar chords. Now, his newly formed youth ...

Southampton voters walk into town hall to cast their votes during the override election Tuesday afternoon. The smaller of two overrides passed, and two new Select Board members won seats. CAROL LOLLIS ...

Officials overseeing Head Start programs in the area insist that families should not hesitate to sign up their children for the preschool initiative, despite the Trump administration’s stated plans to ...

The state Legislature is reconciling a "Dark Skies" bill to present to Gov. Maura Healey, a law that Smith Colleges Astronomy Professor James Lowenthal has advocated for for years. Credit: STAFF PHOTO ...

Florence, MA – It is with tremendous sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved Nancy Famigletti, 61 on July 23, 2026 after a two-year battle with ovarian cancer. Born on September 1, 1964 in ...

My birthday, in August, is wedged between two of the most ignoble dates in human history, the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. That confluence of dates conjures a cacophony of memories. One is my ...

Candidates for the 1st Franklin District seat answer questions at the July 29 forum at the First Congregational Church of Sunderland. Credit: AALIANNA MARIETTA / Staff Photo Sign up for the Gazette's ...

Comedian Ilana Glazer is bringing a mix of sharp cultural observations and deeply personal stories to Northampton next week, tackling everything from parenting and marriage to billionaires and being a ...

A recent guest column in the Gazette asserted the time is here to elect someone new in Massachusetts’ 1st Congressional District, where Richard Neal has lingered for 37 years. Agreed! However, voters ...

Easthampton, MA – Roger A. Longchamps, 76, of Easthampton, Massachusetts passed away on Friday, August 7, 2026 at Cooley Dickinson Hospital after a brief illness. Roger was the son of Arthur and ...