An audience listens to "The Ben & Ed Show" as part of the Connections Cafe events held on a recent afternoon at the Hadley Senior Center. The Connections Cafe is a monthly program that offers respite ...

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 ...

Easthampton, MA – Carol A. (Latka) McCarthy, 81 passed away on August 23, 2026, at Cooley Dickinson Hospital following a short illness. Born to the late Genevieve and Charles Latka, Carol spent her ...

A while back, I was at the dedication of an elementary school in the city where I was raised. The school was being named in honor of a deceased local political figure whom my father thought the world ...

There is always another book to read, or another point of view to be considered. That is why even people way smarter than me have little about which they can be certain: Our lives are guided by our ...

I am writing to express my concern of the over usage of pesticides in Massachusetts and its negative effects on the residents that consume food that is grown with exposure to pesticides. As most do, I ...

HADLEY — A Citizens Bank branch will be coming to a former restaurant building on Route 9, close to the Amherst town line. The Planning Board Tuesday began reviewing plans for the reuse of the old ...