Addressing mental health and loneliness through art: LaunchSpace's SocialRx program gets United Way funding support

H.S. Roundup: Mahar football dispatches Martha's Vineyard (VIDEO)

ORANGE — A strong running game and a playmaking defense powered the Mahar Regional football team in a 40-7 win over Martha’s Vineyard Regional on Saturday afternoon at the Woodward Complex. The Vineyarders (1-4) entered the game ranked 30th in the latest MIAA Division 5 power rankings. Martha’s Vineyard had a 7-0 lead in the […]

Massachusetts residents to decide practicality, feasibility of same-day voter registration through Question 4

Massachusetts voters will decide on Nov. 3 whether to approve Ballot Question 4, an initiative seeking to allow eligible residents to register to vote on Election Day.

A discovery two centuries in the making: Smith College lab finds tiny organism living inside amoeba shells, a scientific first

Researchers at Smith College discovered a microscopic flagellate species living inside the shells of shelled amoebas, a symbiotic or parasitic relationship previously unrecorded in 200 years of study.

Greenfield Community College lauded for clean energy workforce development

Greenfield Community College received the 2026 Clean Energy Workforce Development Champion Award from the Alliance for Climate Transition for its initiatives in preparing students for careers in the clean energy sector.

Valley Bounty: Making people smile around food

Peter Hadley delivered newspapers on horseback on weekends as a child. His family garden gave him an appreciation for fresh food and green, growing things at a young age.  Hadley’s food journey began in Amherst as a pastry chef and included stints in Boston and Cape Cod, adding experience as a restaurant owner and a […]