Seated at a table in the Hadley Senior Center cafeteria on a recent weekday afternoon, Sherry and Darryl McKenney engage in ...

As educators and parents, we want children to learn, be challenged, and develop the abilities they will need as adults. But there is a question we may not ask enough: At what point does preparing ...

THE HOUSE AND SENATE: There were no roll call votes in the House or Senate last week. This week, Beacon Hill Roll Call reports local representatives’ roll call attendance records for the 2026 session ...

Pamela Chlosta talks about what issues were important to her while voting in South Hadley Tuesday morning. She voted against the $3.5 million override on the ballot, saying the town needs to do a ...

Aaliyah Rivera, 4, helps her cousin, Daisy Vega, who Rivera calls grandma, take down the summer decorations on her door at Florence Heights to make room for the fall decorations. "I decorate every ...

Owner Laura Mae Pfeffer works on a bouquet at Salt Flower in Amherst, Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026. DANIEL JACOBI II / Staff Photo Sign up for the Gazette's morning newsletter and get essential news each ...

AMHERST — Recipients of the Pioneer Valley Excellence in Teaching awards, the Roger L. Wallace Excellence in Teaching Award and the Robert Frost Teaching Chairs were honored at the 2026 Convocation ...

For the first time, a woman in Massachusetts can choose to end her pregnancy at any point, without a prosecutor looking over her doctor’s shoulder. On Aug. 10, Gov. Maura Healey signed the ...

Brayden Fennessy and Colby Cabrini both broke 40 in the Hampshire golf team’s 158-193 victory over Amherst at Blandford Country Club on Wednesday. Fennessy earned medalist honors with an even-par 35, ...

HADLEY — A Hadley developer is seeking $700,000 from the town’s Community Preservation Act account to offset the cost of providing seven affordable, two-bedroom units at a 55-and-over development ...

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Correction, August 28, 2026 9:30 am: This article has been updated to reflect that Benjamin Peters has not yet accepted the position of sergeant with the Leverett Police Department. LEVERETT — An ...