BOSTON — Senators stamped their approval on a $575.4 million economic development borrowing package just after midnight Friday, hitching to it a controversial change to a voter-approved tax rebate law ...

Here we are at the half-way mark of summer. I don’t know about your garden, but mine is teetering on the brink of the slide into the August doldrums. At this perilous point in the season, I am ...

We are heartbroken to announce the passing of our beloved sister, Marie. Staying true to the strength she exhibited in dealing with her health challenges over the years,< ...

For decades, residents, transit advocates, and business and civic leaders in western Massachusetts have been working to make West-East Rail a reality, because we know that reliable passenger rail ...

AMHERST — At least 200 acres of the current Hampshire College campus, representing about one-quarter of its land mass, could be redeveloped, with enough space to accommodate around 2,000 new housing ...

WASHINGTON — Rep. Jim McGovern is leading 80 members of Congress in urging the Department of Homeland Security to extend Temporary Protected Status for Salvadorans, a designation set to expire Sept. 9 ...

THE HOUSE AND SENATE: Beacon Hill Roll Call reports local representatives’ and senators’ votes on roll calls from the week of July 6-10. $561 MILLION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PACKAGE (H 5562): House 148-2 ...

Granby’s Ryley Regan competed in the 93rd Massachusetts Girls’ Junior Amateur Championship at Ledges Golf Club in South Hadley earlier this week. Regan advanced to the quarterfinal round after ...

Juan and Tory Dixon talk abut their experiences as Paralympic medalists at an event at Mill River Recreational Area in Amherst. CAROL LOLLIS / Staff Photo Sign up for the Gazette's morning newsletter ...

Granby resident Britt Ruhe, who runs Common Wealth Murals in Springfield, is one of 147 women statewide, including four in Hampshire County, to be recognized in the 2026 class of Commonwealth Heroines ...

BOSTON — Less than a week after signing the new state budget, Gov. Maura Healey filed a supplemental budget on Wednesday seeking an extra $100 million for public schools. Her announcement comes amid a ...

WASHINGTON — U.S. Congressman Jim McGovern has teamed up with Congressman Greg Casar of Texas to introduce the Fair Seeds for Farmers Act, a House bill that would limit seed patents and protect ...