A stop at the laundromat may often be a wrench in many people’s day, but not at Sip ‘n Spin, a new laundromat-cafe hybrid business where customers can get their laundry done in less than an hour while ...

Furniture thrown. Tables flipped. Physical altercations erupting regularly. The following descriptions may evoke images of TV wrestling, but a small group of parents allege it can also apply to a ...

After four years of planning and fundraising, new bocce courts opened last month at Look Park’s Dow Pavilion. Larry Hott, one of the leaders of the effort to get the courts constructed, said he was ...

AMHERST Beth M. Wechsler and Zachary H. Bissonnette to Christina Scharbaai, 170 East Hadley Road, Lot 80, $185,000 Natalie E.

As a retired city councilor having served 27 years on the Easthampton City Council, much of that time as chair of its Finance ...

Even with a few councilors critical of the process for appointing a new member to the Conservation Commission, and receiving ...

In the midst of legal challenges and industry opposition to existing climate “superfund” laws, a Massachusetts coalition is increasing pressure on lawmakers to make large fossil fuel corporations “pay ...

The Frontier Regional School Committee is discussing options to address a $300,000 spike in health insurance costs due to an additional 20% hike in rates from the Hampshire County Group Insurance ...

A nuanced movie exploring gun culture is creating buzz at big-name film festivals and its creator has roots in the Valley.  In the movie “Our Hero, Balthazar,” wealthy New York City teenager Balthazar ...

Linda A. Kennedy Northampton, MA - Linda Kennedy, of Northampton, Massachusetts, passed away on Monday, October 20, 2025. Born in Savannah, GA on October 2 , 1944, Linda made her home in Northampton ...

It’s a fallacy to say that young people are only into new things. Despite push back from the Vatican against traditional Catholics in recent years, young people in particular are leading a movement to ...

Eric Mills and Matt Garrity have been named co-chairs of the 2026 United Way of the Franklin & Hampshire Region fundraising campaign.