Catherine Moss, a second-grade teacher at Amethyst Brook Elementary School, gets her classroom set up in the new building last week. The town is set to open its first new elementary school in 50 years ...

A padded room at the new Amethyst Brook Elementary School in Amherst, which had not been outfitted at last Thursday's open house. DANIEL JACOBI II / Staff Photo Sign up for the Gazette's morning ...

The Clover is a new 60-unit affordable housing development on Newton Street in South Hadley being developed by Way Finders, a Springfield nonprofit that builds and manages affordable housing ...

Amherst College has named the dining services area of its new Ford Student Center as Betty's Kitchen in honor of an anonymous donor who gave $50 million to the college. The student center officially ...

The UMass football team’s season-opener at Rutgers on Sept. 3 is fast approaching and as its fall camp winds down, the anticipation is ratcheting up. The Minutemen’s offense continues to work through ...

Bryan Kaproth-Gerecht, a crossword puzzle constructor, will have their first puzzle in the New York Times on Tuesday. CAROL LOLLIS / Staff Photo Sign up for the Gazette's morning newsletter and get ...

It was 1974. The Bronx was burning. Abandoned cars littered the streets, and New York City teetered on the brink of bankruptcy. I’m still surprised my overprotective Holocaust-survivor parents let ...

This column will quote some of “ Workers Deserve More,” the program of the Democratic Socialists of America. Read their program carefully. It would destroy much of what is good about our country. The ...

Dr. Jonathan Schwab doesn’t read newspapers and doesn’t engage in politics. But the Northampton pediatrician, who has practiced for 35 years, closely follows medical journals and scientific literature ...

About 50 people attended the 1st Franklin District forum at Greenfield Community College on Thursday evening. Credit: PAUL FRANZ / Staff Photo Sign up for the Gazette's morning newsletter and get ...

The Leverett Historical Commission is installing "Witness to History" lawn signs to honor approximately 55 properties that existed during the American Revolution. SUBMITTED Sign up for the Gazette's ...

AMHERST — A set of 22 properties in East Amherst could become part of the town’s third Local Historic District, with the Town Council getting a favorable Planning Board recommendation for the ...