No injuries reported in a fire at Sugarloaf Estates apartment complex in Sunderland. Firefighters from 16 departments contained the blaze.

A $9 million and $11 million Proposition 2½ override, a Select Board race and a nonbinding question on the $36.5 million South Hadley Electric Lighting Department headquarters populate a packed ballot ...

You’ll log some memorable sightings in the woods around here — a bear the size of a Volkswagen Beetle or baby foxes perfecting their pounce, etc. But the big, sleek, charcoal-faced creature hurdling ...

I recently attended the funeral of my former therapist, Adele. She lived a full life of 97 years. In the tributes shared during the service, I learned that when she was 6 years old, her mother died.

Pain management through music, addressing the effects of Parkinson’s disease with dance instead of exercise and lowering mortality risks by getting senior citizens out to museums are ways the power of ...

AMHERST — Three Amherst Regional High School students and a high school English teacher recently testified before the Joint ...

WORTHINGTON — Police Chief John Scobie’s new partner has been drooling on him. The newest member of Worthington’s police force arrived in March, when the town purchased Scobie’s new backup — a ...

Patrick T. RudzikMethuen, MA - On April 8, 2026, a bright light was extinguished as Patrick Thomas Rudzik left this world. Born on December 12, 1991, in Greenfield, MA, Patrick was a beacon of ...

Fewer people are having kids — they’re having dogs. That shift, among other factors, led Hadley resident Paul Phifer from negotiating a $1 billion federal deal to becoming a dog trainer. He teamed up ...

The City Council is supporting Mayor Salem Derby’s request to bring eight new liquor licenses to the city, aiming to boost economic development with new restaurants. The request will now be sent to ...

After 24 years prosecuting some of the region’s most serious and high-profile criminal cases, First Assistant Northwestern District Attorney Steven Gagne is being honored with a prosecutor of the year ...

Roland W. LarameeSouth Hadley, MA - Roland W. Laramee, lifelong resident of South Hadley, passed away April 5, 2026 at the age of 89. He was a graduate of the South Hadley School System, Holyoke ...