The Amherst Community Band is searching for leaders ready to step to the podium and conduct an ensemble of nearly 100 ...

The Amherst boys lacrosse team secured its first win of the season in its 16-4 victory against Belchertown on Tuesday. Taylor Leiva and Sawyer Ferro each scored four goals for the ‘Canes, while Tri ...

Six years ago, seventh grader Lily Ellia suited up for her first varsity softball game with Hopkins against Frontier on the road, nervous for what her future would hold. Fast forward to the present ...

Escalating health care costs are adding mounting pressure on local school budgets, just as they are everywhere in Massachusetts, but so far cost containment doesn’t seem to be on Beacon Hill’s agenda ...

A petition is going to University of Massachusetts and Amherst officials recommending they find ways to confront a townwide housing shortage and the existing pressure created by student rentals.

Sugarloaf Frostie, a beloved family business, is being passed on to the next generation. The new owners plan to preserve the nostalgia and classics.

Smith College has become one of Division 3’s premier women’s basketball programs, making six NCAA Tournaments, back-to-back national title appearances (2023–25) and winning six NEWMAC championships ...

The Granby boys volleyball team continued its hot start to the season, defeating Frontier in three sets (25-12, 25-12, 25-18) on Monday night. After a win in the season opener against Ware last week, ...

As residents consider casting their vote for a $9 million or $11 million Proposition 2½ override in two weeks, two camps have formed between those who view the structural budget deficit as disastrous ...

The Belchertown man accused of shooting and killing his wife in their home on Daniel Shays Highway Friday night was held without bail at his court hearing in Eastern Hampshire District Court Monday ...

The School Committee will submit a $24.9 million budget next fiscal year, a $2.1 million increase from the current year’s budget, that would make substantial changes to the Mountain View School ...

The Fire Department doused a small fire at a Crescent Street home on Monday, which was first noticed by the homeowner’s daughter, who was home sick from school. Three fire engines were dispatched to ...