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

Officials mark completion of Keystone Bridge repairs

NEW SALEM – State officials and members of the Friends of the Quabbin gathered Thursday afternoon to celebrate completion of the work on the historic Keystone Bridge at Quabbin Reservoir Gate 30. Friends Treasurer Paul Godfrey, who acted as clerk of the works on the project, told those in attendance that in 2021, he was […]

Voters to decide whether to allow homes on smaller lots statewide in Question 7

Voters will decide on Ballot Question 7 this November, which seeks to establish a statewide minimum lot size of 5,000 square feet for single-family homes in certain residentially zoned areas.

Born of tragedy: New eight-story, $465M Veterans Home opens in Holyoke

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey and other officials held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for a new, 234-bed Veterans Home in Holyoke on Thursday.

North Quabbin Notes: Oct. 29, 2026

Trick-or-Treat in Phillipston PHILLIPSTON – Phillipston Trick-or-Treat hours will be Saturday, Oct. 31, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Halloween in Petersham PETERSHAM – There is a lot to do in Petersham this Halloween. There will be a library event from 4 to 6 p.m.; Trick-or-Treating will be 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m.; The Fire […]

Sportsman's Corner: Best week of the year

The Silverado headed down Route 89 after crossing Lake Champlain on the ferry from Ellenburg, New York, late Sunday afternoon. Tessie was sound asleep in the passenger’s seat after three days of hunting. Last Friday was day 14 after her surgery for Pyometra. We may have jumped the gun on Wednesday and Thursday with a […]