Oakton, VA – John (Jack) Ralph Westcott of Oakton, Virginia, passed away peacefully on Thursday September 18, 2025 after 91 years of a well lived life.

It was standing room only outside Roberto’s Restaurant last week, as more than 100 people turned out to meet candidates endorsed by a political group that aims to shake up this year’s municipal ...

There is wisdom in the old saying, “Make hay while the sun shines.” The basic idea is that when conditions are good, make the most of them. This is true with many aspects of human life, but in my ...

Three years after a clash between the city’s former mayor and former superintendent of schools over education funding, the ...

GRANBY — The Zoning Board of Appeals will decide whether a Granby winery’s location in a residential neighborhood is permitted by laws protecting agriculture or violated the property’s special permit ...

Almost 26 years into the new millennium, as most of the country gears up for an AI revolution, one in six Americans still lack access to high speed internet — a resource that could today be considered ...

Five years in the making, Easthampton City Arts (ECA) has released a guiding plan for arts and culture online, calling on community members to provide feedback about changes they want to see. The ...

Before the 2020 presidential election, I wrote a guest column in the Gazette warning if we did not defeat Donald Trump that November, “there’s a pronounced risk of fascism in our country.”  (“From ...

The site of the former Notre Dame du Bon Conseil Church at 27 Pleasant St. has been approved by the city for the creation of 43 units of housing. The project known as Riverview Place, contracted by ...

Judith Laprade Hadley, MA - Judith "Judy" Bristol Laprade, 84, passed away peacefully on October 7, 2025. Born on January 29, 1941 in Northampton, she was the daughter of the late Lloyd Bristol and ...

Like the flower varieties they grow, LaSalle Florists is a testimony to family heritage. John LaSalle is the owner-operator ...

Western Massachusetts prides itself on community and mutual support, from neighbors to families. But we are reaching our ...