The Northampton City Council is certainly on the right path to enforce state law that seeks “Medicare for All.” (Gazette, June 10). But it is instructive to consider that we already have a form of ...

So if Trump were to declare martial law and try to suspend elections in 2026, I believe the great majority of our fellow citizens would refuse to support him. (His approval rating has already dropped ...

There is a handsome invitation from a letter writer in the Aug. 2 Gazette: “Double down on local – Enjoy summer in downtown Amherst. ” Good idea but a slight problem with timing. Approaching the ...

Regarding the photograph “Hazy Hike” (Gazette, Aug. 7, page A3), the term “haze” understates the gravity of what we are all breathing this summer, along with much of North America and Europe. Wildfire ...

The announcer acted playfully puzzled and stated, “I don’t know who to believe any more.” I think it’s a statement that could be sincerely repeated by nearly every American today and applies to almost ...

NORTHAMPTON — School Committee members took an unusual step of publicly discussing concerns about Superintendent Portia Bonner’s job performance last year, a conversation usually reserved for behind ...

An effort by area legislators to revamp the payment in lieu of taxes formula for state-owned land took a significant step ...

As trees cast shadows on a teal shipping container at Armour Yard in downtown, mural artist Maxx Bagnasco worked to the sounds of cars whirring past, curious spectators and a drone flying above.

For nearly 60 years, day-to-day care for a cemetery on North Valley Road, as well as digging of graves there and maintenance ...

Town officials are caught in a $1.2 million “pickle” — one that may trigger of layoffs of town employees, says Town Administrator Lisa Wong Tuesday night — the same night the Select Board approved ...

The town has hired a new Senior Center director with a background in senior services administration, human services support ...

A collaborative installation by artist Ligia Bouton and poet Matt Donovan, in partnership with the museum and The ...