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By J.M. SORRELL

I am writing this before Election Day, so I thought to write about a societal problem that will linger regardless of who is elected president on Nov. 5. Systemic misogyny is hardly new, yet its forms change to meet the moment of each generation. It is...

The past several weeks of having Market Street in Northampton virtually closed down due to the work being done on the gas and water lines has been wonderful.Think of all the money the city would save and then be able to fully fund the schools ... All...

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — Coin experts across the region are sounding the alarm about an influx of fakes manufactured in China and infiltrating the U.S. market.Chinese-made counterfeits of collector and circulating coins are more rampant than ever, according to...

By JOANNA BUONICONTI

Deep breath. Those of you who are familiar with my work are very familiar with the fact that I approach any political issue with a high degree of trepidation. And this topic is no different. As a little girl who grew up during the Obama presidency and...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

NORTHAMPTON — The Northampton boys soccer team was able to control the majority of possession in its MIAA Division 2 Round of 32 showdown against 20th-seeded Milton on Monday, but two mistakes from the 13th-seeded Blue Devils in the first half did...

For students, faculty, and residents of Northampton, Paradise Pond is more than a picturesque landscape; it’s a natural haven offering respite from daily stresses. Each winter, however, this serene body of water is drained, and sediment is scraped...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

Even as about a third of eligible voters in the region and across the state have already cast their ballots in the presidential election, many more voters are expected to come out to the polls on Tuesday to decide national, state and local races, as...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON – As the threat of a brush fire that scorched 55 acres of wilderness in the Fitzgerald Lake Conservation Area waned on Monday, state fire officials say Massachusetts is not out of the woods yet when it comes to fires that have proliferated...

“So glad to be with you Sam Ganges, here at the end of all things” For all you Lord of the Rings fans, you will recognize this quote from “The Return of the King” when Mordor is destroyed and it seems as though our protagonists have no way out and it...

Northampton Education Foundation’s 22nd annual Adult Spelling Bee on Oct. 22 was a great success! Thanks to our generous community, we raised more than $12,000 for NEF’s Small Grants to Educators program, which supports innovative teaching and...

I have been following with great interest Northampton Superintendent of Schools Portia Bonner’s “road show” of community meetings where she touts the benefits of an austerity school budget to stakeholders.The feedback I have heard from attendees is...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — An Easthampton woman originally facing murder charges for the death of her ex-boyfriend in March 2023 pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of manslaughter on Monday and was sentenced to 16 to 19 years in state prison.Jean Marie Echevarria,...

By Staff Report

NORTHAMPTON — A brush fire that began late Friday afternoon burned through 52 acres in the Fitzgerald Lake Conservation Area over the weekend, but fire crews announced Sunday that a fire line established Saturday successfully contained the fire. In a...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

NORTHAMPTON — Still recovering from a devastating fire that destroyed its barn and farm store at 7 Carver St., Red Fire Farm in Granby is receiving $500,000 from the state’s Farm Security Infrastructure Grant program, money that will go some of the...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

Halloween may have come and gone, but residents across Hampshire County still find themselves with feelings of fear and dread as the U.S. presidential election nears.“I’m so scared,” said Becky Morris of Easthampton. “I think our whole country, our...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

NORTHAMPTON — Nine properties within a gateway area to the city, bounded by Pleasant and Conz streets and including Service Center Road, were recently purchased by a West Springfield property management company.The sites, which include buildings with...

By CAROLYN BROWN

When director Kate Way, a current UMass Lowell assistant professor and former Northampton High School teacher, had just finished teaching a course on book banning in the fall of 2022, the very subject she was teaching became, to her surprise, the...

Staff Report

The effort to provide passenger rail service between western Massachusetts and Boston is getting another jolt of federal funding.The Massachusetts Department of Transportation secured a nearly $37 million grant from the Federal Railroad...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — The city is issuing a caution to local residents after a feral cat found in the city tested positive for rabies. The cat, described as large, black and with long hair, was found in the area around Clement Street in Florence on Saturday,...

By LEIGH GRAHAM

 I’m voting yes on Question 2 because I value the MCAS as a benchmark, not a barrier. For students with disabilities, MCAS scores are an essential measure of academic progress that help with setting goals and measurable objectives in Individualized...