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By ALLEN WOODS

No one except the most extreme political or religious fanatics encourages or embraces murder. Its prohibition is a bedrock value in every society and stated explicitly in laws, and religious and moral teachings.But, of course, there are exceptions....

By EVELINE MACDOUGALL

A rollicking group who bonded through a class at Franklin County’s YMCA in Greenfield have produced a calendar for 2025 that celebrates beautiful humans in their 60s, 70s, 80s, and 90s. Let’s meet some water nymphs who could grace your wall if you get...

By AL NORMAN

Executives in the nuclear power industry are clinking glasses this New Year’s Day, with high hopes to make nuclear great again in 2025. Technology industry barons, from Bill Gates to Jeff Bezos, are green-scrubbing nukes to make them presentable as a...

The Westfield City Council passed a resolution opposing the Mass. Department of Public Utilities exempting a proposed lithium battery storage facility from the city’s Water Protection District zoning ordinance, and placing 219 stand-alone containers...

Those with a more exploratory palate are perhaps enjoying the smells of clove, allspice, and cinnamon mixing with the recently hyped aroma of UFO-related malarkey. Instead of three wise men, we get Tom DeLonge, Steven Greer and Elon Musk telling yarns...

By CHRIS LARABEE

DEERFIELD — After more than three years in Land Court, a judge has ruled in favor of Deerfield in the case of whether the entirety of the length of Steam Mill Road is a public way.The town and the Billings family have been entangled in the lawsuit...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

WESTFIELD — A U.S. Department of Defense decision to assign at least 18 latest generation Air Force fighter jets to Barnes Air National Guard Base is an indication of how state legislation supporting service members and military families benefits...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — The long-awaited senior housing project that will serve as one of the key slices of Deerfield’s municipal campus will take a major step forward in January, as the Select Board has approved the release of a request for...

By DANIEL CANTOR YALOWITZ

“A sense of curiosity is nature’s original school of education.” — UnknownWe are born into the world unknowing but highly curious. It is our curiosity that enables us to survive our earliest hours and days. At birth we lack the vocabulary to express...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

HATFIELD — In her dozen years as general manager at Fishtales Bar & Grill, Kerianne Kelliher has emphasized building connections with local farms, ensuring in-season produce is served at the restaurant, alongside the seafood and steaks that is a main...

Auditions for ‘Love Letters’ The volunteer theater company Valley Players will hold auditions for the play “Love Letters” by appointment only on Monday, Jan. 6, and Tuesday, Jan. 7, from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Bangs Community Center in Amherst.The show,...

Thank you for publishing Karen Bercovici’s guest column on gender care for children [“We need to rethink ‘gender-affirming care’ for our children,” Nov. 14], and the responses to it, many of which amount to “Don’t talk about this.” But anyone who...

By GARRETT COTE

NORTHAMPTON — The second PVIAC indoor track meet of the season took place on Sunday at Smith College, with Amherst, Frontier, Northampton, South Hadley, Hampshire and Holyoke participating throughout the day.The Purple Knights and Raiders opened the...

By ALLEN WOODS

 Judging by the number of cultures and religions that celebrate the winter solstice, I guess my yearly November-into-December slump isn’t just about me. Nearly every group has a holiday associated with the pivotal day, although the celebrated event...

By SAMUEL GELINAS

CHESTERFIELD — Chesterfield’s property tax rate for fiscal year 2025 will increase by 60 cents from last year to $15.57 per $1,000 of assessed property value. This translates to the average single-family home assessed at $300,000 paying $4,671 in...

HATFIELD — The town’s annual Luminarium event takes place Saturday, starting at 4:30 p.m. with a concert at the First Congregational Church and ending with the judging of floats at Smith Academy.The float contest is new this year, though Kathleen...

By THE REV. ANDREA AYVAZIAN

This is the 15th December that I have written my monthly column for the Gazette. But this year feels different — with wars dragging on, frightening news swirling in the press, and an angry, unpredictable Donald Trump about to take the reins (again) at...

By CHRIS LARABEE

From 1952 to 2008, children in Deerfield had an opportunity to write letters to Santa Claus and, after some time, a letter from the big man himself would be sent back to the child.Now, decades later after many of the letters were likely forgotten, a...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SUNDERLAND — In what is becoming an annual tradition for community service, the South County Senior Center and the Sunderland Men’s Club are once again coming together to offer Christmas Day meals to older adults in Deerfield, Sunderland and Whately...

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

ASHFIELD — Combining creativity and community, Double Edge Theatre is working to create a sustainable future by providing eco-friendly housing and renovating old buildings into new apartments, while also constructing a Community Design Center. Between...