On June 6, 1966, almost exactly two years before his assassination, Robert F. Kennedy gave what many consider his greatest speech at a university in South Africa, a nation still beset by the poison of ...

No injuries reported in a fire at Sugarloaf Estates apartment complex in Sunderland. Firefighters from 16 departments contained the blaze.

A $9 million and $11 million Proposition 2½ override, a Select Board race and a nonbinding question on the $36.5 million South Hadley Electric Lighting Department headquarters populate a packed ballot ...

You’ll log some memorable sightings in the woods around here — a bear the size of a Volkswagen Beetle or baby foxes perfecting their pounce, etc. But the big, sleek, charcoal-faced creature hurdling ...

Patrick T. RudzikMethuen, MA - On April 8, 2026, a bright light was extinguished as Patrick Thomas Rudzik left this world. Born on December 12, 1991, in Greenfield, MA, Patrick was a beacon of ...

The City Council is supporting Mayor Salem Derby’s request to bring eight new liquor licenses to the city, aiming to boost economic development with new restaurants. The request will now be sent to ...

Pain management through music, addressing the effects of Parkinson’s disease with dance instead of exercise and lowering mortality risks by getting senior citizens out to museums are ways the power of ...

Fewer people are having kids — they’re having dogs. That shift, among other factors, led Hadley resident Paul Phifer from negotiating a $1 billion federal deal to becoming a dog trainer. He teamed up ...

With a new executive director and a return to independent operations, the Easthampton Housing Authority is entering a new chapter this month. Lindsi Sekula has taken the helm as the agency ends a ...

Roland W. LarameeSouth Hadley, MA - Roland W. Laramee, lifelong resident of South Hadley, passed away April 5, 2026 at the age of 89. He was a graduate of the South Hadley School System, Holyoke ...

Every year, at just about this time, I start searching the skies above my yard for tree swallows. Their appearance is yet another hopeful sign that winter is beginning to loosen her grip on our ...