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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern will be holding a discussion with Leverett residents and other constituents at the Leverett Elementary School, 85 Montague Road, on Friday, Oct. 17. “A Conversation with ...

Shanor Rountree was born on June 19, 1931 in New York, NY to Anne (Bellin) and Stanley Mendel Wershof. She died peacefully on April 11, 2025 at her home in Amherst. < ...

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 ...

Analytical thinking has never been a problem for Amherst native Will MacLeod, a longtime chess player and Cornell University senior majoring in applied mathematics. As a college freshman, though, ...

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

Northampton and Amherst voters will elect Council and School Committee members on Nov 4, with Northampton also electing a mayor. They should expect clear answers to difficult budget questions and ...

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