As a retired city councilor having served 27 years on the Easthampton City Council, much of that time as chair of its Finance ...

Even with a few councilors critical of the process for appointing a new member to the Conservation Commission, and receiving ...

A nuanced movie exploring gun culture is creating buzz at big-name film festivals and its creator has roots in the Valley.  In the movie “Our Hero, Balthazar,” wealthy New York City teenager Balthazar ...

Linda A. Kennedy Northampton, MA - Linda Kennedy, of Northampton, Massachusetts, passed away on Monday, October 20, 2025. Born in Savannah, GA on October 2 , 1944, Linda made her home in Northampton ...

It’s a fallacy to say that young people are only into new things. Despite push back from the Vatican against traditional Catholics in recent years, young people in particular are leading a movement to ...

Eric Mills and Matt Garrity have been named co-chairs of the 2026 United Way of the Franklin & Hampshire Region fundraising campaign.

Even before it has advanced in the process of getting on the November 2026 ballot, real estate interests last week started to formally lobby mayors and regional chambers of commerce against the ...

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Bailey W. Jackson South Hadley, MA - Bailey W. Jackson accomplished a great deal in his life but the accomplishments of which he was most proud were his work in social justice as a faculty member and ...

Sullivan, 75, a lifelong Northampton resident passed away peacefully on Friday morning surrounded by family and dear friends after a brief illness. Amy Jo&#39 ...

Hazel Ferreira Easthampton, MA - Hazel A. Ferreira (nee Hersey) passed away on September 7, 2025. She was 88 years old and had been married for 67 years. Her husband, Daniel Ferreira passed away 15 ...

Richard Bridges South Deerfield, MA - Richard Bridges, 97. Of South Deerfield, passed away peacefully, surrounded by family. On October 16, 2025. He was born in Montague, June 23, 1928, to Ethel and ...