Daily Hampshire Gazette
Guest columnist Shane L. Dillon: Jeromie Whalen and a time for change
During the pivotal 2020 congressional cycle, I had the privilege of working for Representative Richard Neal. I was a high school student at the time, navigating a summer of newly lightened COVID-19…
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13m1st Franklin District candidates talk school funding, affordability at Sunderland forum
Three candidates for the 1st Franklin District state representative seat discussed education funding, economic development and housing affordability during a Sunderland Democratic Town Committee forum on Wednesday night.
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5mUMass Amherst professor wins $1.3M NIH grant to develop more accurate at-home HIV test
AMHERST — A University of Massachusetts Amherst engineering professor has developed an at-home HIV test sensitive enough to rival — or exceed — results from standard laboratory testing, and has won a two-year, $1.3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to move the technology toward commercial use. Chang Liu, an associate professor in […]
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4mUnited Way of the Franklin & Hampshire Region marks five years as merged agency
The United Way of the Franklin & Hampshire Region is marking its fifth anniversary following a 2021 merger while preparing to award grants to several local partner agencies as part of its 2026-2029 Healthy Communities initiative.
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4mSunderland 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.
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5mWorthington, 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 […]