BOSTON — Senators stamped their approval on a $575.4 million economic development borrowing package just after midnight Friday, hitching to it a controversial change to a voter-approved tax rebate law ...

AMHERST — Amherst Media’s quest to build a new headquarters and technology center on Main Street, a short distance from the Emily Dickinson Museum, is ending with the sale of the land it bought in ...

Granby’s Ryley Regan competed in the 93rd Massachusetts Girls’ Junior Amateur Championship at Ledges Golf Club in South Hadley earlier this week. Regan advanced to the quarterfinal round after ...

Pipers march across a field during the mass band performance at the Glasgow Lands Scottish Festival at Look Park in Florence on Saturday. DANIEL JACOBI II / Staff Photo Award-winning coverage on ...

DEERFIELD — Officials with the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) made local stops on Tuesday to see the progress on two of their projects firsthand. Despite the downpour, “Nothing ...

AMHERST — A significant drop in revenue from sports leagues run by Amherst Recreation, and a smaller fall-off in money brought in from summer camps, is prompting the municipal department to examine ...

EASTHAMPTON — 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 ...

HATFIELD — Both candidates competing for a three-year seat on the Select Board at Tuesday’s town election say they will focus on looking out for the future of the town and the welfare of Hatfield’s ...

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 ...

On the busiest days, around 100,000 vehicles pass through or stop in Hadley, significantly increasing the size of the town that has about 5,300 year-round residents. Yet until 2005, when Michael ...

WASHINGTON — U.S. Congressman Jim McGovern has teamed up with Congressman Greg Casar of Texas to introduce the Fair Seeds for Farmers Act, a House bill that would limit seed patents and protect ...

In this photo taken May 26, 2009 worn-out sports equipment is stored in boxes in a 100-year-old gymnasium at Eberhart Elementary School in Chicago. Although the school has a newer gym, for much of the ...