Pain management through music, addressing the effects of Parkinson’s disease with dance instead of exercise and lowering mortality risks by getting senior citizens out to museums are ways the power of ...

Fewer people are having kids — they’re having dogs. That shift, among other factors, led Hadley resident Paul Phifer from negotiating a $1 billion federal deal to becoming a dog trainer. He teamed up ...

Nominations are requested for the Gazette's 2026 Person of the Year and Young Community Leader. Click to Nominate today! You can now receive the latest newsletter from the Daily Hampshire Gazette ...

Seeking to distribute $120,000 in its Opioid Settlement Fund, the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) launched a "mini-grant" program this week, allowing local organizations to apply for ...

A plan for relocating all Department of Public Works personnel from the main headquarters at 586 South Pleasant St. will be due to the Town Council by the end of June, with the expectation that all ...

When Arab American and Easthampton resident Merriam Ansara heard President Donald Trump’s threats on Tuesday that “a whole civilization will die tonight” amid the ongoing war with Iran, she resorted ...

Hatfield school officials are presenting a level-funded budget request for fiscal year 2027 that will preserve most programs, with minimal staff reductions. In an overview of the spending plan ...

Jean Elizabeth SmyserAmherst, MA - Jean Elizabeth Smyser, age 93, of Amherst, Mass., passed away on April 4, 2026, peacefully at her home.She was born on September 22, 1932 in Pittsfield, Mass. to ...

The Global Village Festival, an Amherst event that celebrates cultural diversity, is returning for its second year. The festival will take place on Saturday, April 11, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at ...

The citywide group dedicated to creating a permanent memorial to honor the lives lost from the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks is closing in on a location and design concept for such a monument in Easthampton.

A brief memorial service this Friday will celebrate the life and legacy of Kyle Scott, Hatfield’s building commissioner since 2014, who died on March 26 at the age of 64 after an illness. On April 3, ...

Amherst Cinema to present rare Bob Dylan short films AMHERST — Amherst Cinema welcomes Bob Dylan Center Director Steven Jenkins for “Stepping Into the Unknown: Films From the Bob Dylan Center,” on ...