School is back in session, and the emblematic apple is in season at local orchards. Courtney Basil, co-owner of Apex Orchards in Shelburne Falls, reports “beautiful, bountiful peach and apple crops ...

Construction of Amherst’s new $97.5 million elementary school, to open for classes in the fall of 2026, will begin next month ...

What a wonderfully written column, “Cheaper, Greener power on the way” [Gazette, Aug 31]. Readers got some positive climate ...

As college and university farms go, Hampshire College Farm is not a big one. What they do have in abundance is student energy ...

Town officials are in the midst of updating the town’s housing production plan for the first time since 2013.On Tuesday, two 90-minute, in-person sessions will be held at the Woodbury Room at the ...

A new financial aid initiative announced by Deerfield Academy will see all qualifying families earning less than $150,000 pay $0 in tuition and fees at the private school.The move, announced publicly ...

Growing up poor, all I’ve ever wanted was financial freedom,” said Beatrice Rogers, a third-year psychology and holistic ...

A year-long trial by University of Massachusetts Transit and the Pioneer Valley Transit Authority is expanding weekend bus ...

As a town committee examines the possibility of creating a new zoning district that would bring a mix of housing options and ...

Residents will be invited to discuss Tree House Brewing Co. at a November community forum as town officials determine how to ...

I have a few questions about Question 2 (eliminating the MCAS graduation requirement) and I want the answers. First, the ...

Enacting a townwide 25 mph speed limit on all roads that don’t have speed limit signs will be considered by voters at a ...