This Ilia Underwing caterpillar is exquisitely colored to simply blend into the background. Look at the bump on the caterpillar's back and you can almost see a dollop of bird poop. Good camouflage for ...

An Easthampton High School librarian has requested a one-year leave of absence to draw attention to a sharp decline in library use, saying the space has become more of a hub for students to socialize ...

This is the second in a four-part series, “Beginning, Again” about people who moved to this area during their retirement years. Today’s piece is about Kate Hale, now of Easthampton, who lost her ...

Five years ago, I began writing monthly in this space about all things aging and adventuring. While the regularity dropped off during a couple years caring for my mother in her final days, I haven’t ...

WHATELY — Valley Fabrics reopened as “Valley Fabrics + Yarn” on July 6 in Whately, starting fresh in a new town with a new name. Valley Fabrics founder and owner Francesca DenHartog decided to make ...

Pelham, MA – Scott J Doubleday passed away on July 1st at Cooley Dickinson hospital, just 30 days short of his 70th birthday. Known only as “Duffer” by everyone that knew him. He was a life long ...

ORANGE — The Northwestern District Attorney’s Office on Tuesday morning identified the man who died on Sunday afternoon following a skydiving accident at Jumptown Skydiving as Mani Chandra Teja Gaddam ...

Easthampton, MA – John Robert Jarosz passed away on July 6, 2026. Born in Easthampton, MA on March 16, 1955, to the late Henrietta Pauline Wnenta and Stanley Jarosz of Easthampton. John went Sacred ...

The "Goody 2 Shoes" kölsch beer at Exhibit 'A' Brewing Co. in Williamsburg. The brewery officially opened last Thursday. DANIEL JACOBI II / Staff Photo Sign up for the Gazette's morning newsletter and ...

Northampton, MA – Peter Martunes Jr. passed away on Friday July 3, 2026 at Cooley Dickinson Hospital. Peter was born on November 10, 1952. Peter had an active childhood and adult life. He enjoyed ...

Across western Massachusetts, the local housing crisis is lived and it is affecting people we know; the single woman searching for a safe, modest apartment; the young professional hoping to stay in ...

A local professor’s new album aims to celebrate the beauty of New England through art song and bring hope to listeners. Jamie-Rose Guarrine, a soprano and professor of voice at the University of ...