Smith College grad Gloria Steinem, a potent voice of US feminism and co-founder of Ms. Magazine, dies at 92

Guest columnist Jim Palermo: The empathy deficit in a digital age

There is always another book to read, or another point of view to be considered. That is why even people way smarter than me have little about which they can be certain: Our lives are guided by our beliefs, which in my case seem always to be in a state of flux. In other words, […]

Mill District welcomes Salt Flower, new Amherst flower shop and gift store

AMHERST — A table in the studio workroom is covered with empty glassware and vases as numerous flowers, such as asters, snapdragons and amaranth, are being conditioned in water, waiting to be turned into arrangements for an upcoming wedding. In time, Laura Mae Pfeffer will unpack the flowers, strip leaves from them and prepare the […]

Planners review proposal to turn old Friendly's in Hadley into Citizens Bank

HADLEY — A Citizens Bank branch will be coming to a former restaurant building on Route 9, close to the Amherst town line. The Planning Board Tuesday began reviewing plans for the reuse of the old Friendly’s Restaurant at 455 Russell St., which opened in the 1970s and closed in 2025. The company handling the […]

Housing anchors town vision for Hampshire College campus

AMHERST — Workforce housing with homeownership opportunities, with the possibility of multigenerational housing stock where young families live next to retirees. Developments that would enhance the tax base, possibly through creation of a new walkable village center, while protecting existing farmland and conservation habitats located nearby. These are among the visions for the future of […]

Area Property Deed Transfers, Sept. 4

AMHERST Cynthia M. Ely and Debra J. Weigel to Kenneth R. Drake and Scott J. Drake, 708 Bay Road, $250,000 Sarah Pendleton and Christina M L. Yee to Yi Ching Lee and Jessica C. Lin, 170 E. Hadley Road, Lot 27, $281,000 Harrison-Priest Joint T and Anne Harrison to E H Lay & Amy M […]