FLORENCE — In an effort to sway the franchise Friendly’s to begin offering vegan ice cream options, activists with People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) parked a refrigerated truck ...

NORTHAMPTON — Monica Samano, a 37-year-old Easthampton woman with disabilities, enjoys an active, independent life in her community. But she worries about what will happen when her mother and ...

Easthampton election workers organize ballots Thursday as they prepared for a recount of the June 9 Proposition 2½ override vote. After five hours of recounting, the original winning 239-vote margin ...

A historic home at the edge of Amherst center, just steps from the Jones Library, is being converted into three affordable townhouses, with an undeveloped portion of the half-acre site at 174 Amity St ...

A rescue team carries a hiker off a trail on Mount Tom who slipped and fell approximately 70 feet, according to firefighters. CAROL LOLLIS / Staff Photo Sign up for the Gazette's morning newsletter ...

Chesterfield, MA – Mary Louise Wickland, 79, of Chesterfield, passed peacefully January 16, 2026, surrounded by family and friends. Born October 1, 1946, to the late Joel and Ballantyne “Betty” Marsh ...

WORTHINGTON, MA – Jacob (Jake) J Brady, 51, of Worthington MA, passed suddenly on May 10, 2026, into the arms of angels, after losing his courageous battle with a brief illness. He leaves behind his ...

Amherst, MA – Richard "Luke" Berman, age 78, passed away peacefully at home on June 25. Luke was born on February 5, 1948, in Brooklyn, NY, to Sydelle and Morton Berman. While in elementary school he ...

Darr and Michael Barrett to Jennifer Barry and Kevin Barry, 1360 Bay Road, $499,000 Elizabeth Longmore-Avila and Ricardo Avila to Andrew S. Lavender, 170 E. Hadley Road, Lot 42, $315,000 Susan West ...

A teenage singer from Florence recently had the biggest performance opportunity of her career — so far. Victoria Narvaez, 13, who released her debut single “I’m A Star” last November, sang the ...

Leverett, MA – Petriana Monize, dearly loved by a wide community of family, friends, and colleagues, died peacefully in her sleep, at home with her husband beside her, at the age of 61, on June 22, ...

The Declaration of Independence was adopted unanimously by the Second Continental Congress at the Pennsylvania State House in the colonial city of Philadelphia on July 4, 1776. The delegates from the ...