Three years after acquiring the former First Baptist Church downtown for $3 million — a move that drew criticism from some residents — Mayor Gina-Louise Sciarra says that plans to convert the space ...

A new report in the works analyzing the city’s rental market is confirming what many renters already experience — that rising rents are pushing more and more people into spending more on housing than ...

The puck has dropped on the high school hockey season and Amherst and Easthampton, Hampshire County’s only two boys squads, kicked off the 2025-26 campaign by facing off against each other last ...

In response the article “Health costs, cost trends serving double whammy,” [Gazette, Nov. 17], the most noticeable observation I made from this excellent summary of the recent annual Health Policy ...

Even though housing developments are likely to enhance Amherst’s tax base more often than commercial projects in the coming years, town officials need to have regular conversations with private ...

A person of interest was in custody Sunday after a shooting during final exams at Brown University that killed two students and wounded nine others, though key questions remained unanswered nearly 24 ...

Robert Simpson RicciPelham, MA - Robert "Bob" Simpson Ricci was born May 12, 1947, Springfield MA to Benjamin (1923-2006) and Virginia Ricci (1924-2012). He died December 3, 2025, age 78.Rober ...

The Frontier Regional boys basketball team lost to Wahconah, 67-52, at the Mullins Center during the Pioneer Valley Tip-off Classic on Saturday. It was an excellent early season test for the Redhawks.

There were no roll call votes in the House or Senate last week. This week, Beacon Hill Roll Call reports local senators’ roll call attendance records for the 2025 session through Dec. 5. The Senate ...

Residents got their first glimpse Thursday night of seven different construction and renovation options for the Mosier Elementary School building project, with costs ranging from $50 million to $124 ...

AMHERST Jorge Gomez and Ginette Gomez to Sefnuon Noeun and Sopheap Noeun, 40 Farmington Road, $415,000 Jane Wilson to Amy P.