Rebecca Maillet started growing flowers in 2016 as a tribute to her soulmate, Ruth, whom she lost to cancer. In the denouement of their time together, the couple collected flowers from the backyard, ...

Vocalist Glenn Miller has a singing voice so low that it can make the ground shake — and he’s coming to Amherst this weekend. The choir Illumine Vocal Arts Ensemble will perform Rachmaninoff’s ...

Before Dustin Ruby saw the job posting for a veterans service officer, he had no idea the office existed. As the former deputy director of veteran services in Chicopee, Ruby found his unawareness was ...

Adele J Barkowski, of Fairway Village in Leeds, passed away peacefully on Monday, May 4, 2026, at the Fisher Home in Amherst with her husband and best friend by her side. Adele was born i ...

An organization led by a Maryland-based philosopher and former presidential candidate is unveiling a five-point plan to reimagine Hampshire College, with a portion of the campus to become the ...

Although she was raised in a secular household, the Unitarian Society of Northampton and Florence’s new settled minister, Rev. Melissa Carvill Ziemer, said she long sought the sense of meaning, ...

A state investigator has ruled that the Shutesbury Athletic Club must pay $93,000 in back pay and damages for emotional distress to a former bar manager and bartender. CAROL LOLLIS / Staff Photo Sign ...

Two Proposition 2½ tax-cap overrides, with the larger for $1.5 million to preserve existing staff and programs across town and schools and restore three firefighter positions, received significant ...

The $61.4 million fiscal year 2027 budget headed to Town Meeting next week saves the schools, but leaves the town’s other center of learning without the same lifeline. In a 3-2 vote, the Select Board ...

It is rare for an artist’s roots to extend beyond a lifetime. But the seeds Natalie Graves planted in the Valley arts community will continue to grow through all who were touched by their life. A ...

SOUTH HADLEY — The Belchertown girls lacrosse team bounced back after its five-game winning streak was snapped last week, taking home a 10-5, road victory over South Hadley on Monday night. Getting ...

Amherst, MA – Ronald Dean Archer, 93, of Amherst, Massachusetts, passed away April 25, 2026. Ron was a chemistry professor at UMass Amherst, where he enjoyed teaching and mentoring. He was a dedicated ...