Ballot Question 7 on the Nov. 3 ballot proposes to allow construction of single-family homes in residentially zoned areas totaling at least 5,000 square feet of land, given that there is at least 50 ...

HADLEY — Voters at a special Town Meeting on Thursday will consider infrastructure improvements, building repairs, and new and refurbished vehicles for the police, fire and public works departments.

HADLEY — As the Hadley Fire Department nears full staffing, various changes are being made to how it responds to some calls that should reduce the call volume, cut costs and streamline operations.

Kitty Holfield and Michael Henderson, the organizers of Fox and Ember Fantasy Ball, in Childs Park. CAROL LOLLIS / Staff Photo Sign up for the Gazette's morning newsletter and get essential news each ...

I’ve spent 20 years around sports and sometimes I still find myself questioning whether a particular experience is actually best for my own children. Youth sports have become complicated. There are ...

Massachusetts is now one of the most expensive states in the nation in which to own a home, with a median housing price close to $700,000. We have this problem, in part, because of minimum-lot-size ...

One of the last pieces made by Richard Richardson, called Father Time, with the help of Alan Horwitz, is shown at Three Sisters Sanctuary. CAROL LOLLIS / Staff Photo Sign up for the Gazette's morning ...

HADLEY — Three options for improving the heating and cooling system at Hopkins Academy, each of which would cost the town at least $6 million, will not be considered by voters until annual Town ...

Boss, Boss, have I got a great idea for you. How ’bout we don’t just execute that guy who shot up that Army base back in ’09? How ’bout we arrange a bunch of soldiers for a full-on firing squad and ...

A self-portrait by Elisabeth Vigee-Lebrun, Marie Antoinette's favorite painter. This oil was created around 1800 when the artist was in exile. (Courtesy CAI) Sign up for the Gazette's morning ...

The David Ruggles Center for History and Education will preview plans for redesigned museum exhibits at an open house Thursday, Oct. 22, that kicks off a fundraising campaign for the project. Credit: ...

Northampton's Will Senn-McNally looks to kick the ball during a soccer game against West Springfield in Northampton, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026. DANIEL JACOBI II / Staff Photo Sign up for the Gazette's ...