Before the 2020 presidential election, I wrote a guest column in the Gazette warning if we did not defeat Donald Trump that November, “there’s a pronounced risk of fascism in our country.”  (“From ...
U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern will be holding a discussion with Leverett residents and other constituents at the Leverett Elementary School, 85 Montague Road, on Friday, Oct. 17. “A Conversation with ...
Shanor Rountree was born on June 19, 1931 in New York, NY to Anne (Bellin) and Stanley Mendel Wershof. She died peacefully on April 11, 2025 at her home in Amherst. < ...
Judith Laprade Hadley, MA - Judith "Judy" Bristol Laprade, 84, passed away peacefully on October 7, 2025. Born on January 29, 1941 in Northampton, she was the daughter of the late Lloyd Bristol and ...
Analytical thinking has never been a problem for Amherst native Will MacLeod, a longtime chess player and Cornell University senior majoring in applied mathematics. As a college freshman, though, ...
Three years after a clash between the city’s former mayor and former superintendent of schools over education funding, the ...
Northampton and Amherst voters will elect Council and School Committee members on Nov 4, with Northampton also electing a mayor. They should expect clear answers to difficult budget questions and ...
Western Massachusetts prides itself on community and mutual support, from neighbors to families. But we are reaching our ...
Western Massachusetts prides itself on community and mutual support, from neighbors to families. But we are reaching our limits. The long-term care system meant to help us as we age is failing, and ...
Five years in the making, Easthampton City Arts (ECA) has released a guiding plan for arts and culture online, calling on community members to provide feedback about changes they want to see. The ...
The School Committee has approved a new three-year contract with Northampton Public Schools teachers and school staff, some five months after the two sides reached a tentative agreement. The deal ...
A request from 44 residents to endorse a “Declaration Defending our Democracy, the U.S. Constitution and the Rule of Law” will be discussed by the Select Board Tuesday. Residents made their appeal in ...