Shanor Rountree was born on June 19, 1931 in New York, NY to Anne (Bellin) and Stanley Mendel Wershof. She died peacefully on April 11, 2025 at her home in Amherst. < ...

Judith Laprade Hadley, MA - Judith "Judy" Bristol Laprade, 84, passed away peacefully on October 7, 2025. Born on January 29, 1941 in Northampton, she was the daughter of the late Lloyd Bristol and ...

Three years after a clash between the city’s former mayor and former superintendent of schools over education funding, the ...

Northampton and Amherst voters will elect Council and School Committee members on Nov 4, with Northampton also electing a mayor. They should expect clear answers to difficult budget questions and ...

Western Massachusetts prides itself on community and mutual support, from neighbors to families. But we are reaching our limits. The long-term care system meant to help us as we age is failing, and ...

A request from 44 residents to endorse a “Declaration Defending our Democracy, the U.S. Constitution and the Rule of Law” will be discussed by the Select Board Tuesday. Residents made their appeal in ...

Hamas released all 20 remaining living hostages on Monday as part of a ceasefire pausing two years of war that pummeled the Gaza Strip, killing tens of thousands of Palestinians. The releases came as ...

The 2025 Holyoke Public Schools Athletic Hall of Fame Induction will honor six outstanding athletes from Holyoke's city high schools, including Ron DeRoy, Brian Griffin, Mike Levin, Tina Mertes, ...

I struggled to come up with an idea for this month’s column.  With so much happening in the world of sports, that really shouldn’t have been the case.  Between the lack of sportsmanship at the Ryder ...

Many Massachusetts communities already recognize the second Monday in October as Indigenous Peoples Day, even though the ...

Entering an activity room at Pioneer Valley Health and Rehabilitation Center on the afternoon of her 100th birthday, where trays of cupcakes, chocolate-covered strawberries and candy covered the ...