Guest columnist Bill Lane: On the brink of losing Gideon’s promise — A reflection for Gideon Day

From UMass to the WNBA: Sydney Taylor’s dream realized

Game days in the Mullins Center may not be a part of Sydney Taylor’s life anymore, but the former UMass women’s basketball star still carries her time with the Minutewomen with her to present day. Now playing real minutes for the WNBA’s Chicago Sky, Taylor still relies on the skills and lessons she learned throughout […]

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Guest column: The missing piece in Northampton’s future — A plan for economic growth

Northampton is entering a period shaped by a broader economic reality: an increasingly unpredictable environment where costs for families — housing, utilities, energy, health and dental care, home and auto insurance, and everyday goods — continue to rise. Municipal governments are not insulated from these pressures. Construction costs, infrastructure maintenance, public employee health insurance, school […]

Three candidates to appear on ballot for 1st Franklin District seat vacated by Natalie Blais

Three of the five candidates vying for the open state representative seat in the 1st Franklin District secured enough signatures to appear on the ballot, while two candidates did not receive enough signatures by the state deadline.

As ICE activity rises, Valley advocates mobilize

HOLYOKE — “When we organize, we take our power back.”  That message has guided Ariana Keigan and the Pioneer Valley Workers Center (PVWC) as immigrant advocacy groups across western Massachusetts respond to increased immigration enforcement activity during President Donald Trump’s second term. Speaking Wednesday at Holyoke Community College’s annual Fair Housing & Civil Rights Conference, […]