Annual wastewater bills for residents will increase from $500 to $525 on July 1, 2026 to prepare for $47.2 million of work on the town’s 46-year-old wastewater treatment system. The Select Board ...

These are tough days for those of us who call ourselves progressives and identify with the Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez branch of the Democratic Party. It is hard not to feel depressed ...

In what might be a record number of applicants, 10 local social service agencies are seeking more than $400,000 in Community Development Block Grant money available from the town. The CDBG Committee, ...

From Conway’s washed‑out roads to Hadley’s flooded fields, it’s getting harder to pretend that “apocalypse” is just a Netflix ...

John M. Connolly’s Feb. 20 guest column [“A fascist regime?“] discussing fascism and the Trump administration brought to mind a quote variously attributed to Upton Sinclair, H.L Mencken, and Sinclair ...

The town’s voters on Tuesday will decide whether to implement a temporary moratorium on large-scale solar arrays, with four of the 10 articles on the Town Meeting warrant taking up the issue of solar ...

NORTHAMPTON — A proposed development for a 39-unit cluster apartment condo complex hit a speed bump when the Planning Board voted to continue a public hearing on the project largely over traffic ...

Health insurers and providers are debating the proposed prior authorization reforms, with insurers warning of increased costs and providers citing administrative burdens and negative patient outcomes.

Every year at the Amherst Regional Middle School, the student club People for Color United puts on a cultural bake sale where ...

A panel of state educators, legislators, and a national education expert shared perspectives and answered questions raised by parents and teachers about the Right to Read Act at a State House ...

When the state Senate passed a long-awaited sweeping teacher preparation and student literacy bill late last month, it also unanimously approved an amendment aimed at leveling the playing field for ...

From weekday cocktails, fast food and sweatpants to candy, cussing, and coffee — these are just some of the comforts local believers are sacrificing as the Christian world begins its 40-day observance ...