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By MICHAEL SEWARD

The National Association of Realtors (NAR) recently agreed to rules changes as part of a massive settlement. The new rules will put more negotiating power in the hands of consumers. Despite what professionals stated in a recent article in this...

By MICHAEL SEWARD

Belchertown coaches failed to submit paperwork for the girls’ swim team, preventing them from competing in a tournament. Somehow it’s the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association’s fault, according to state Rep. Aaron Saunders.Although the...

By MICHAEL SEWARD

After about 100 years of exclusionary zoning, there was bound to be a reckoning. Antiquated and discriminatory housing policies among the towns of the Pioneer Valley resulted in a severe housing shortage. The housing proposal presented at a recent...

By MICHAEL SEWARD

Soon after former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy was ousted, this newspaper published an article where U.S. Reps. Richard Neal and James McGovern attempted to justify their decision to join all House Democrats in that effort. In doing so, they once...

By MICHAEL SEWARD

‘To protect the public health, safety, and welfare” is an abused phrase. It is used against the public health, safety, and welfare of those who need homes, and it is used against the public health, safety, and welfare of everyone on the planet under...

By MICHAEL SEWARD

The town of Hadley has contributed to the housing shortage with its prohibition of more than one housing unit on a single lot. The Gazette recently reported that planners in Hadley may tweak their “inclusionary bylaw,” because it hasn’t resulted in...