NORTHAMPTON — The Historical Commission voted unanimously Monday night to impose a yearlong demolition delay on the “Louise Finn” house at 1 Denniston Place, a roughly 175-year-old home that Cooley ...

Marc Gomes, Amherst Regional High School's new principal, greets students as they start the school day on Wednesday morning. CAROL LOLLIS / Staff Photo Sign up for the Gazette's morning newsletter and ...

In an ideological war raging between Northamptonites who believe that the $43.3M downtown overhaul dubbed "Picture Main Street," will act a poison to the city and those who view the project as a ...

Medusa did not get a good deal. As the Roman poet Ovid tells it, Medusa, a Gorgon in Greek mythology, was sexually assaulted by a god inside the goddess Minerva’s temple. Minerva gave her snakes for ...

A view across Pebble Beach, Monhegan, Maine to the north, toward the sources of these pebbles. Photograph by David Spector. Sign up for the Gazette's morning newsletter and get essential news each day ...

AMHERST — Amherst finished fiscal 2026 with $105 million in revenue, nearly $3.2 million more than estimated, driven by robust investment income and higher-than-anticipated motor vehicle excise, hotel ...

Ben Geary of Intervale Farm, picks beans in a field in Westhampton. CAROL LOLLIS / Staff Photo ...

Perhaps you’ve been to flea markets, art markets, or antiques markets, but what about an “oddities market?” Market Street Market: A Curiosities Fair, billed as “a one-day marketplace of the macabre ...

DEERFIELD — Officials with the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) made local stops on Tuesday to see the progress on two of their projects firsthand. Despite the downpour, “Nothing ...

This sketch shows what a proposed 55-and-over building for Hadley Village Barn Shops site would look like from Route 9. The town's Community Preservation Committee has rejected a $700,000 request from ...

Are you a senior in a home that has become too big to manage — or too full of stairs or tight bathrooms — who cannot see how to sell and still afford to stay in Amherst? Do you have an aging parent, ...

Worcester, MA - Richard "Dick" Hood King, 92, passed away peacefully on September 13, 2026, surrounded by family. Born in Boston on January 24, 1934, Dick graduated from Harvard College (1955), served ...