Jennifer "Jenny" G. BannerFlorence, MA - Jennifer "Jenny" Grace Banner, 34, of Florence, passed away after a long courageous battle with cancer on Monday January 19th, 2026, with her loving pare ...

Facing a projected $3.5 million deficit for fiscal year 2027, the South Hadley Budget Task Force is exploring options for a Proposition 2½ override — ranging from $3 million to $9 million — to ...

The mayor’s husband yelled at a School Committee member in Stop & Shop, and now we’re comparing it to white supremacy and settler colonialism? I live in Northampton. I disagree with the mayor on a few ...

The new year has started with a renewed push by activists to drive the defense tech giant L3Harris from Paradise City — and the latest effort to make that happen ended with the arrest of two ...

Celebration of life for acclaimed singer Evelyn Harris Friends and loved ones of singer Evelyn Harris will pay tribute to Harris’s life and legacy at Bombyx on Saturday, Jan. 24 at 1 p.m. Harris, who ...

The Franklin Regional Council of Governments (FRCOG) received a federal grant to test out new traffic patterns in downtown South Deerfield and Greenfield, which will include temporary installations ...

The Belchertown and Amherst boys and girls swimming teams split their Minuteman league matchup at the Amherst Middle School Pool on Tuesday night. The Orioles boys won 109-60, while the Hurricanes ...

Whether I’m writing in my columns or in my different journals, I often refer to a particular group of birds as “the regulars.” These are the species that are dependable visitors to my feeders on ...

The UMass men’s basketball program is celebrating the 30th anniversary of the 1995-96 Final Four team on Saturday, Feb. 21, against Buffalo. A majority of the players who made up the team will be ...

The Planning Board discussed a proposed bylaw amendment this week to bring the town’s accessory dwelling unit, or ADU, bylaw ...

Three area cross country/track and field coaches earned MSTCA Coach of the Year honors for the 2025 season. Amherst Regional’s Chris Gould earned the Outdoor Track and Field Coach of the Year award in ...

Growing food has always required hard work, but longtime farmer Joe Czajkowski of Joe Czajkowski Farm in Hadley said today’s ...