Amherst council adopts tougher nuisance property bylaw
Amherst eyes joint homeless shelter, housing on old VFW site
Amherst schools roll out new online bullying reporting system
Amherst library chief gets salary boost to $130K
Deerfield Town Meeting voters OK $3.8M for 1888 Building while St. James Church draws discussion
Hadley planners take no stand on expanding senior housing zone
Culture quest: Wallace Teaching Award winner WaleskaSantiago-Centeno leverages the power of the library to bring the traditions and arts of people the world over to her students
“We were trying to find someone who represents the multitudes of who we are as a school community. … Whatever Waleska brings to the building, it’s vast.” — Principal Derek Shea AMHERST — Art from Indigenous tribes, Hawaii, Nepal, Mexico and Chile,...
Western Mass farmers battle ‘pumpkin plague’
Some squash, pumpkin and potato farmers in the Pioneer Valley are bearing the burden of a soil-based disease described by one farmer as being “like the plague” for these and potentially many more species.Walking through a barren pumpkin patch late...
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PVTA to waive fares, launch new Amherst-to-Greenfield route
Western Mass farmers battle ‘pumpkin plague’
Another busy weekend for Amherst Police with 200-plus calls for service
The Lehrer Report: Oct. 10, 2024
Conservation Commission moving to rein in dogs on public Amherst lands
Editors Picks
Guest columnist James Lescault: Amherst Media — A violation of community trust
Shutesbury considers gazebo, plexiglass as ways to protect historic guideboard currently under repair
New invader here: Spotted lanternfly appears in Hampshire County, posing threat to grapes, apples, other crops
A cartoonists’ cartoonist: Florence’s Hilary Price won the highest honor awarded by the National Cartoonists Society
Sports
Amherst native Vanessa Chakour brings women’s boxing classes to Franklin County's YMCA
Vanessa Chakour didn’t always want to be a boxer. If you asked the Amherst native what she wanted to be when she grew up, she may have said a National Geographic photographer, an author or an illustrator, but never once did being a professional...
MLB Draft: Tampa Bay first-round pick Theo Gillen traces his baseball roots back to Amherst
Gazette Girls Track & Field Athlete of the Year: Moriah Luetjen, Amherst
Gazette Boys Track and Field Athlete of the Year: Logan Alfandari, Amherst
A ‘Refuse to Lose’ reunion: UMass stars gather to talk about Final Four run for new documentaryOpinion
Guest columnist Barry Hirsch: No peace, no future with Hamas still a factor
Like many people, I have felt the pain and sadness of the war in Gaza every day since Oct. 7. I have a colleague who is Palestinian and I know he sees his children’s faces in every injured Palestinian child. I have another friend whose son is in the...
Darcy Dumont: Valley Green Energy flowing soon to three towns
Guest columnist Marietta Pritchard: Opening things a common vexation
Mickey Rathbun: Not forthcoming about Jones project’s historical toll
Guest columnist Bruce J. Stedman: Bells will toll for all on Aug. 6
Arts & Life
An old garden’s revival: Path at former Belchertown State School a labor of love for the volunteers who maintain it
The only structure that appeared still intact from the first superintendent’s home at the Belchertown State School was a century-old stone wall outlining a small grassy plot at 47 State St.At least that’s what residents believed until three years ago,...
Chance Encounters with Bob Flaherty: Tobacco road — Harvest time at Hadley farm like a family reunion every day
Fests to feel good attending: River Roads Festival, Sept. 7, and Arcadia Folk Festival, Aug. 23-24, center on environmental causes
‘The ice cream is just better here’: New Massachusetts Ice Cream Trail features many Hampshire County shops
Something for everyone: UMass Fine Arts Center announces robust 2024-2025 season lineup