The jazz concert series Pioneer Valley Jazz Shares recently announced the lineup for its 14th season. “Our programming is diverse,” said Jazz Shares co-founder Glenn Siegel. “It’s stuff that you ...

Greg Cannella, the second winningest coach in UMass men's lacrosse history, announced his retirement after 31 seasons, during which he led the team to nine NCAA Tournament berths and the 2006 national ...

UMass started strong against Temple, but ultimately lost 42-10 due to turnovers, bad defense, and poor second-half play in head coach Joe Hararsymiak's coaching debut with the Minutemen.

Shutesbury’s 2021 solar bylaw, aimed at offering protections to large swaths of woodland by limiting their size, remains in effect after withstanding a legal challenge from a solar developer. The ...

The state has forced the Springfield nonprofit Center for Human Development to close Jessie’s House in Amherst and temporarily discontinued placing families with the homeless shelter operator while it ...

UMass football will host Temple on Saturday in its season-opener, with both teams looking to prove their doubters wrong after years of frustration and featuring new head coaches and quarterbacks.

Monday, Sept. 1 is Labor Day. Town offices, libraries and banks are closed. It’s getting darker earlier. We have 13 hours of daylight and each day the timing is reduced. Enjoy the sunshine when you ...

Better collaboration, refined procedures and ensuring every student gets a high-quality, inclusive education were goals for this year’s Admin Week 2025, which took place in early August in advance of ...

Accessibility improvements are being made to the parking and trails at Mount Pollux Conservation Area, the glacial drumlin in ...

At the Porter Phelps Huntington Museum in Hadley, the exhibit “Forty Acres and the American Revolution: Stories of Independence and Servitude” opened in May, offering a more complicated presentation ...

It is often said that the best time to plant a tree is 20 years ago. But for those of us who aren’t able to time travel, it’s never too late to start adding trees to our landscapes. I stopped by ...

A year away from opening the 6th Grade Academy inside the Amherst Regional Middle School building, Superintendent E. Xiomara Herman will soon begin unveiling more specific plans for this new school ...