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By CAROLYN BROWN

Thousands of University of Massachusetts Amherst students have learned from percussion instructor Thom Hannum, whose 40-year career at the college included a tenure as the assistant director, then associate director, of the Minuteman Marching Band...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — The Florence Holiday Parade will returns again this year on Saturday, kicking off the Christmas season in Northampton.Beginning at Trinity Park at 10 a.m., the parade travels through Florence before ending at the Florence Civic Center....

By CAROLYN BROWN

Through the Gazette’s weather art program, local schoolchildren find artistic inspiration in the world around them – and a Northampton woman finds her own artistic inspiration from them.Judy Van Heyst, 90, is a former art teacher who lives in...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — After nearly a quarter-century as an assistant fire chief for operations and having twice led the department on a temporary basis, Lindsay Stromgren will become Amherst’s next fire chief, pending Town Council review on Monday.Town Manager...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — City Hall will be closed throughout December for an asbestos abatement, with all city departments and staff located within the building to be moved to alternate locations, likely until the new year, according to city officials.During the...

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

Leading a roughly 100-person crowd across a two-day, 43-mile trek from Springfield to Greenfield, NEPM radio host Christopher “Monte” Belmonte raised more than $572,000 to end hunger during the 15th annual March for the Food Bank.Belmonte, dressed as...

By SAMUEL GELINAS

AMHERST — “Don’t breathe. Be invisible. We don’t want trouble.”As a woman who grew up under illegal occupation in Palestine, these words became mantras for Fatima Elabed out of necessity. Her daughter, however, Michigan congresswoman and...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — A pedestrian who died after being hit by a car in the Big Y parking lot on North King Street has been identified by the Northwestern district attorney’s office as Paul Surgen of Florence.Surgen died from injuries sustained in the...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

Northampton, Amherst and Hadley are among area communities that have lifted the outdoor burning ban that has been in effect for most of November.The ban was enacted during drought-like conditions that set the stage for numerous brush fires — including...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — A five-story, 68-unit project is ready to break ground at 47 Olympia Drive, which when complete will provide another housing option for local college students.Archipelago Investments LLC of Amherst this week received approval for both the...

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

GILL — The body of a 30-year-old Northampton man was pulled out of the Connecticut River Monday afternoon at around 1:30 p.m.Laurie Loisel, spokesperson for the Northwestern district attorneys office said an investigation is underway and the body is...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — Using a role-playing exercise on a recent day at an Amherst elementary school, an upper-grade student was shown ways to build social skills and resolve conflict, abilities that continue to be diminished in the wake of remote learning during...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — The weather may have been cold and wet, but that didn’t stop local labor groups and supporters from rallying in front of Northampton City Hall on Thursday, as they continue to call for the restoration of the more than 20 positions cut in...

By EMILEE KLEIN

In a “People’s Town Hall” that attracted over 300 attendees from 25 cities and towns across the region, state Sen. Jo Comerford reminded her “bosses” — the people — that they are the force behind democracy and to make their voices heard as the country...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

HADLEY — Two annual events timed to the Christmas season will take place over the weekend.On Saturday at 5:30 p.m is the Celebration of Lights, hosted by the Edward Hopkins Educational Foundation at the Hopkins Academy Gazebo at 131 Russell St.Held...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — After an ordeal lasting nearly two years, Brian Camp finally heard the two words he’d been waiting to hear that entire time: “Not guilty.”Camp, 24, of Southampton, smiled in the Hampshire Superior Court courtroom on Monday shortly after...

By GARRETT COTE

AMHERST — Perhaps the passionate followers of the UMass football team weren’t necessarily surprised when news hit last week that Director of Athletics Ryan Bamford had fired former Minutemen head coach Don Brown after a 6-28 record with the team; it...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — Shannon Bernacchia will be the interim director of finance for the Amherst, Pelham and Amherst-Pelham Regional schools, likely at least until the end of the 2024-2025 school year.At a joint meeting of the Regional and Union 26 school...

By ALEXA LEWIS

EASTHAMPTON — A new member of the Small Oven Bakery family has opened its doors in Easthampton. Darlings Bar and Cafe offers an array of rich new desserts and savory snacks from the Small Oven staff alongside a selection of handcrafted cocktails.Small...

By RYAN AMES

AMHERST – The No. 20 UMass hockey team dropped its third and final game against Vermont this season, falling  3-2 on Sunday afternoon at Mullins Center.Nick VanTassell put the Minutemen ahead halfway through the first period, 1-0, but the Catamounts...