DEERFIELD — Following the death of lifelong South Deerfield resident David White last month, Fred Beckta and Alex Herchenreder are making sure that his legacy of honoring local veterans continues.

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At an annual luncheon in Amherst on Friday to honor first responders on the 25th anniversary of 9/11, Sen. Jacob Oliveira said he continues to seek changes in the state's Heart Law adopted in 1950.

Construction workers dig along North Elm Street in Northampton last Thursday. DANIEL JACOBI II / Staff Photo ...

AMHERST — Private wells will get the same protections as public drinking water supplies from construction of solar arrays and installation of battery energy storage systems in Amherst’s bylaw that ...

The University of Massachusetts is launching a $120 million Future of Food initiative, anchored by a new 36,000-square-foot research center pictured in this rendering. UMASS AMHEREST rendering Sign up ...

I can just hear my “friends” — and many others for that matter — saying, “Finally, it took him 81 years to recognize what we’ve all known for a very long time, and have often told him so to his face.” ...

ASHFIELD — No one was injured on Saturday evening after 150 bales of hay on a trailer caught fire on Cape Street (Route 112), which the fire chief advises was likely caused by sparks created by a ...

HOLYOKE — Two suspects accused in the fatal shooting of 43-year-old Easthampton resident Caleb Rodriguez nearly two weeks ago are being held without bail following their arraignments on murder charges ...

GRANBY — A 37-year-old man died in a fatal crash Thursday night while traveling on Route 202 in Granby. A statement from the Northwester District Attorney’s Office reports a tractor-trailer was ...

NORTHAMPTON — An ideological battle is raging between Northampton residents who believe the $43.3 million downtown overhaul known as Picture Main Street will poison the city, and those who see it as a ...

UMass football quarterback William "Pop" Watson III prepares for a snap during the game against Rutgers in Piscataway, New Jersey on Sept. 4. Credit: UMass Athletics Sign up for the Gazette's morning ...