Lorena Mae ThayerCUMMINGTON, MA - Lorena Mae Thayer, (Lorie) 83, of Bryant Road passed away peacefully at her home on Sunday afternoon surrounded by her family. Lorena was raised on a dairy farm in ...

Significant service cuts could be on the horizon at Hampshire Regional as the district grapples with a $2 million increase in ...

Police arrested a Florence resident Wednesday afternoon for allegedly assaulting a 17-year-old Northampton High School ...

The same week in May 2022 that fire destroyed the forestry education building at Smith Vocational and Agricultural High School, a portion of a roof blew off from another building on campus. That ...

A University of Massachusetts union that has been in an extended negotiation over a new contract, after the previous one expired July 1, 2024, may have a tentative agreement ready for ratification.

It was raining 3s inside Robert D’Agostino Gymnasium on Friday night as the fourth-seeded Lancers thumped fifth-seeded Amherst, 79-45, during the quarterfinal round of the Western Mass. Class A boys ...

Neighboring communities could begin seeking reimbursement for emergency responses in Hadley if the depleted Hadley Fire Department is unable to provide mutual aid for firefighting and medical calls.

The maple sap runs have become closer to a jog in recent years. During the late winter and early spring months in western Massachusetts, the sap in maple trees freezes and thaws just enough to move ...

Noah Hambley and the Tigers exorcised some demons in the Berkshires Thursday night. Returning to the same gym at Monument Mountain that spelt the end of their Western Mass. Class B Tournament run last ...

The Board of Higher Education has opened the door for colleges and universities across Massachusetts to offer three-year bachelor’s degrees, a move aimed at boosting access to higher degrees while ...

The moon, in a Waning Gibbous phase, glows between Melville Hall and James Hall at UMass in Amherst, Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026.

AMHERST — Morning Movement and Mentoring, a program in its fourth year of engaging almost 100 seventh through ninth graders with before-school sports activities, is receiving statewide acclaim. The ...