On the surface, a recent rehearsal for “Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express” at Mount Holyoke College’s Kendall Sports & Dance Center in the Studio Theatre seemed standard. Actors in jeans ...

“We are disheartened to see that the UMass administration lacks the commitment to continue a program that has been running successfully for the last 15 years, serving students who desire to study the ...

When I was in elementary school, probably fourth or fifth grade — that would have been the years 1963 to 1964, or 1964 to 1965, respectively — we had a lesson on calendars. I remember nothing about ...

NORTHAMPTON — The city has secured $157,000 in state funding through the MassTrails grant program to design and engineer a universally accessible connection to the Norwottuck portion of the Mass ...

NORTHAMPTON, MA – Lorna Rosemary Blake, 96, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, June 23, 2026, at Linda Manor Extended Care Facility in Northampton. Lorna was born in Belfast Northern Ireland on ...

Shawn Palmer is publisher of the Daily Hampshire Gazette and Amherst Bulletin. Prior to joining Newspapers of New England in 2021, Shawn held leadership positions at The (New London) Day, The (Danbury ...

A rescue team carries a hiker off a trail on Mount Tom who slipped and fell approximately 70 feet, according to firefighters. CAROL LOLLIS / Staff Photo Sign up for the Gazette's morning newsletter ...

Supporting survivors beyond the legal system By Casey Auburey For the Gazette Around and About with Richard McCarthy: A chilling prediction of monstrous changes by Richard Mccarthy ...

FLORENCE, MA – Douglas Wayne Renick, 87, passed peacefully at home in Florence surrounded by family, friends and flowers on June 23, 2026. A special thanks to the kind care of the Cooley Dickinson VNA ...

NORTHAMPTON — Three years after acquiring the former First Baptist Church downtown for $3 million — a move that drew criticism from some residents — Mayor Gina-Louise Sciarra says that plans to ...

Workmen at the Hadley Dike at North Lane in 1888, which was rebuilt and finished by the Army Corps of Engineers in 1828 after bad flooding in 1927. The Hadley levee at the north end of West Street ...

NEW YORK — A fast glance at his finger told Red Sox lefty Chris Sale, sadly, all he needed to know.Broken pinkie finger on his pitching hand, damaged by a line drive. Another setback in an ...