Amherst evaluates $3.1 million in proposals for affordable housing and parks

Amherst CPA recreation requests include Groff Park pickleball

AMHERST — Amherst’s first pickleball courts, which would be constructed at Groff Park, 83 Mill Lane, and a bathroom for the Plum Brook soccer fields, are among six active recreation projects seeking $1.72 million from the Community Preservation Act account. Amherst Recreation Director Rey Harp, supported by the Department of Public Works, recently submitted an […]

Worthington explores regionalizing its police force with neighbors

WORTHINGTON — The Select Board is mulling the idea of regionalizing its police department and is in the process of reaching out to the towns of Chesterfield and Cummington. “We can keep working on it,” said Select Board Chair Charley Rose during the board’s last meeting. “I’m all in favor for sure.” Worthington has a […]

Hadley fills long-vacant roles, including assistant treasurer and conservation agent

HADLEY — Several vacancies at Town Hall, the Senior Center and the public safety and public works departments are being filled. The Select Board recently formalized the appointments at meetings in late October and early November, bringing people on board to positions that, in some cases, had been unfilled for weeks or months, adding workload […]

Lance Byron

<html><head></head><body>Lance Byron<br /><br />Hadley, MA - Lance James Byron<br /><br />February 18, 1940 – November 3, 2026<br /><br />Lance James Byron, 86, passed away peacefully on November 3, 2026, on Cape Cod, surrounded by his family.<br ...

H.S. football: Coleman Longley leads Belchertown to WMass Class C title win over Ware (VIDEO)

BELCHERTOWN — Belchertown quarterback Coleman Longley was a force on offense almost every week this season. Whether he was throwing passes down the field with his arm or using his legs to break through the line on a run, he was essential to moving the ball for the Orioles. But in the final moments of [&hellip;]