United Way of the Franklin & Hampshire Region marks five years as merged agency

Sunderland bar’s liquor license suspended after inspection found underage drinking

The O's Music Bar in Sunderland received a temporary liquor license suspension following an investigation into underage drinking.

Worthington, Huntington land conservation adds more than 700 acres

More than 700 acres in Worthington and Huntington, enough space for about 540 football fields, have been added this month to the state’s stockpile of land that will be permanently protected for conservation. Permanently protected land surrounding Jackson Brook in Worthington will nearly double under a partnership between the Hilltown Land Trust (HLT) and the […]

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Valley Blue Sox clinch 2026 NECBL playoff spot

The Valley Blue Sox clinched a spot in the 2026 NECBL playoffs following their 8-6 win over the Mystic Schooners at Mackenzie Stadium on Friday. The Blue Sox will now attempt to snag their third NECBL title in team history. The Blue Sox won back-to-back championships in 2017 and 2018. One of the hottest teams […]

Following a teen's death in Hatfield, 'Jesse's Law' makes its way to Beacon Hill

BOSTON — More than three years after 19-year-old Northampton High School graduate Jesse Johansmeyer was fatally struck by a pickup truck and left to die leaving a bonfire party in Hatfield, his mother testified before legislators Friday morning in support of a proposed bill that would legally compel bystanders to call 911 in the event of […]