3+ hour, 9+ min ago   (227+ words) NORTHAMPTON — A 53-year-old man from Ware was convicted of 28 counts of rape and child sexual abuse on Monday following a four-day bench trial in Hampshire Superior Court. The offenses occurred between 2018 and 2024 and involved a sole victim, according to Melissa…...

5+ hour, 26+ min ago   (721+ words) Speaking of Nature: Tuning into an ancient symphony: A wild ride into the ‘dog days’ of August with the musical cicada gazettenet.com Last week, I was invited to appear on WHMP’s “Talk The Talk” radio show with Brian Adams....

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (740+ words) The state is convening a group of health officials and experts, including several from Hampshire and Franklin counties, that will guide distribution of $162 million in Medicare and Medicaid funds awarded to Massachusetts to improve the quality and accessibility of health…...

1+ day, 54+ min ago   (1051+ words) BOSTON — Gov. Maura Healey unveiled long-promised healthcare affordability recommendations Monday to expand MassHealth’s investment in primary care, slash premiums, rein in out-of-network costs, mitigate “low-value” care, leverage state buying power to reduce prescription drug costs, initiate an artificial intelligence regulatory…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (369+ words) AMHERST — A union representing workers at museum, universities, publishing houses and nonprofits in New York and New England is petitioning the National Labor Relations Board to allow 36 full- and part-time workers at the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (255+ words) AMHERST — Gender-neutral bathrooms that will be built out on the Garden Level of the expanded and renovated Jones Library are getting $50,000 from the state’s fiscal year 2027 budget. The money will be dedicated to creating the eight-stall, unisex bathroom, with floor-to-ceiling…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (1022+ words) BOSTON — Senators rejected almost every attempt to change the records access bill they passed Thursday, adopting only a press shield to protect journalists from being compelled to reveal confidential sources. The debate opened with Minority Leader Bruce Tarr pressing Democratic…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (551+ words) WESTHAMPTON — Hampshire Regional High School’s $19.8 million budget for the upcoming school year is now official, after each member town approved its share of dues at town meetings this spring. The budget cuts $280,000 in services, including two full-time positions. The budget…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (508+ words) Thanks to the efforts of a dedicated group of green-thumb volunteers, a previously vacant area of Look Park in Florence has been transformed into a flourishing pollinator garden. Margaret Russell of Northampton, who heads the park’s Garden Committee, first suggested…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (710+ words) Described by his supervisor as cool, calm and collected, Duval brings a sense of responsibility and dependability to every job site he oversees, deftly guiding workers as they spruce up homes and outbuildings in our region. And this may surprise…...