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Around Amherst: Town eyes stormwater, erosion study
2+ week, 4+ day ago (716+ words) Submit your nominations for the Gazette's 2026 Person of the Year and Young Community Leader today! AMHERST " A $40, 000 to $50, 000 study to address stormwater and erosion issues across town, and specifically in the Farview Way neighborhood, is being considered by the Joint…...
Amherst, others do well on MCAS
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (932+ words) Submit your nominations for the Gazette's 2026 Person of the Year and Young Community Leader today! Though a smaller percentage of Massachusetts schools made significant progress towards, met or exceeded their own goals in 2025 from the latest round of MCAS testing,…...
Deerfield Selectboard supports Zero-Emission-Vehicle First Policy
6+ day, 18+ hour ago (283+ words) Submit your nominations for the Gazette's 2026 Person of the Year and Young Community Leader today! DEERFIELD " Residents will vote again on the Zero-Emission-Vehicle First Policy at the May 11 Annual Town Meeting, this time as an article supported by the Select…...
Berkshire East gearing up for 'a great season for skiing"
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (452+ words) Nominations are requested for the Gazette's 2026 Person of the Year and Young Community Leader. Click to Nominate today! CHARLEMONT " Berkshire East Mountain Resort CEO Jon Schaefer anticipates it's going to be "a great season for skiing." The resort opened for…...
Whately voters OK health insurance spending, battery energy storage system bylaw changes
5+ mon, 5+ day ago (573+ words) Nominations are requested for the Gazette's 2026 Person of the Year and Young Community Leader. Click to Nominate today! Whately voters passed six articles in a Special Town Meeting on Wednesday, including paying for health insurance costs, an ambulance purchase, and…...
Moulton pitches new leadership, policy shifts in swing through region
1+ week, 4+ day ago (1102+ words) Nominations are requested for the Gazette's 2026 Person of the Year and Young Community Leader. Click to Nominate today! HOLYOKE " U. S. Rep. Seth Moulton, a six-term congressman challenging Sen. Ed Markey in this fall's Democratic primary, argued during a swing through the…...
Deal near between Easthampton, unions on insurance hike
2+ week, 6+ day ago (876+ words) EASTHAMPTON "After briefly clashing over how to negotiate the next steps to absorb an incoming 12. 48% health insurance premium increase approved by a regional trust, city unions and Mayor Salem Derby are close to an agreement on a path forward. Easthampton…...
Belchertown murder suspect held without bail
3+ week, 1+ day ago (243+ words) BELCHERTOWN " A Belchertown man accused of shooting and killing his wife in their home on Daniel Shays Highway Friday night was held without bail at his arraignment in Eastern Hampshire District Court Monday morning. Mark Opper, 56, was arrested on charges…...
Suspect in custody after fatal shooting in Belchertown
3+ week, 2+ day ago (134+ words) BELCHERTOWN" A suspect is in custody in connection with a fatal shooting at 111 Daniel Shays Highway in Belchertown, the Northwestern district attorney's office said in a statement late Saturday afternoon. The DA's office said the shooting occurred shortly after 5 p. m. on…...
Gazette All-Stars: Hockey, Skiing
4+ week, 1+ day ago (700+ words) The Daily Hampshire Gazette sports department will be unveiling All-Stars that are comprised of Hampshire County athletes for the winter sports, starting with hockey and skiing (alpine and nordic). Because the Gazette's coverage area only has a handful of hockey…...