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SOUTH HADLEY — It is curtain call for the Pioneer Valley Performing Arts Class of 2026. The 61 graduates took their final bows on the stage of the Academy of Music on Thursday to the roaring applause of their biggest fans — teachers, family and friends. But unlike the encores of their high school performances, […]

AMHERST — The aromas of freshly prepared meals waft through the University of Massachusetts Amherst dining halls, highlighting the wide array of food options available to students prepared by the Dining Services cooks and chefs throughout the day. Yet even though Emma Friedl, who recently completed her freshman year, is a regular at the Worcester […]

NORTHAMPTON — As the City Council approved Northampton’s $152.5 million fiscal year 2027 budget Thursday, Mayor Gina-Louise Sciarra reiterated previous warnings that voters will likely have to decide on a Proposition 2½ override next year to maintain services amid rising costs and uncertain state and federal funding. The council approved the spending plan on a […]

HOLYOKE — Lyn Horan’s 71-year-old mother, Carolyn Lyons, once dated a 78-year-old man. When Lyons learned he was married, she ended the relationship. “I don’t date married men,” she told him. After making threats, the schizophrenic man showed up at Lyons’ door with a gun. He pressed it to her head and pulled the trigger. […]

BELCHERTOWN — Dressed in black caps and gowns with orange tassels, the Belchertown High School Class of 2026 crossed the finish line Thursday in what Principal Christine Vigneux referred to as their “social and educational marathon.” “The road has not always been easy, nor the path clear, but you have run it anyways for more […]

A man accused of the 2022 murder of another man on Longhill Street in Springfield has been found not guilty.                

Authorities have released the name of a man pulled from the Connecticut River Wednesday afternoon in Greenfield.

The PVTA said Friday that, at the direction of their advisory board, their free fare programing will continue until further notice. 

SOUTHAMPTON — A 165-foot-tall cell tower proposed at the Southampton-Easthampton line is drawing pushback from residents worried about health impacts, visual pollution and a decrease in property values. The proposed wireless communication facility would be built at 1 Cook Road in Southampton, a residential property that is also a horse farm. The property owners are […]

AMHERST — At just 9 weeks old, Wilson the comfort dog was sworn in as a member of the Amherst Fire Department this week and took an oath to “offer a warm heart, tender companionship, and unconditional love” to his new community.   Wilson is now free to clock in and provide comfort to first responders […]

LEVERETT — Concepts for how the historic Field Building in town center might be put to use, whether for municipal or private purposes, will soon be accepted by the Select Board. With residents at annual Town Meeting recently giving town officials more time to come up with a plan for what could happen at the […]