Nearly $10M to aid in Franklin County, North Quabbin addiction recovery efforts

Hatfield approves interim ambulance contract with South County EMS

The Hatfield Selectboard approved a monthly $38,000 contract with South County EMS to provide emergency medical coverage due to local firefighting staffing shortages, while preparing for a joint meeting with Whately regarding a shared police chief and fire service agreements.

Montague Notebook: Nov. 2, 2026

Info sessions to detail Montague Housing Production Plan MONTAGUE — The town is updating its Housing Production Plan and is seeking input through community meetings in the five villages. According to an event notice from the town, the plan represents a “proactive strategy” to address current and future housing needs. Montague’s Housing Production Plan was […]

Author Connie Senior may be a wolf in sheep’s clothing. ‘Blue Moon,’ her third werewolf detective novel, is compelling evidence

A wolf’s sense of smell is about 100 times stronger than that of a human, according to the International Wolf Center. There aren’t any stats on what this might mean for werewolves, but Northampton-based author Connie Senior has penned her best guess. In “Blue Moon,” the third book in her fictional trilogy following “half-man and […]

WMass field hockey: Frontier Regional edges East Longmeadow, 2-1, claims Class A crown

WEST SPRINGFIELD — Through the first half against East Longmeadow in the Western Mass. Class A championship game, the Frontier Regional field hockey team played mostly defense on Saturday. In the second half, the top-seeded Redhawks elevated their play with enough ferocity to beat the second-seeded Spartans, 2-1, to secure the sectional championship at Clark […]

Should Massachusetts keep its 2024 gun law? Question 9 supporters, opponents make case at Amherst forums

Massachusetts voters will decide on Nov. 3 whether to uphold or repeal a sweeping overhaul of state gun laws signed by Gov. Maura Healey in 2024.