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After the debate between incumbent President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump, it’s apparent and has been apparent for some time that your publication favors a one-sided point of view favoring all that is good re: Joe Biden and the...

By LILY REAVIS

WILLIAMSBURG — Plans are moving ahead to build an 8-foot-wide shared-use bicycle and pedestrian pathway on Haydenville’s South Main Street, despite an ongoing dispute between project planners and residents who live along the road. The construction...

By EMILEE KLEIN

WILLIAMSBURG — Ten large floor looms consuming most of the space in a room would normally bring an air of intimidation, but the Swedish looms at this weaving studio instead sculpt the room into cozy nooks, decorated with plants, seven day candles and...

By STEVE PFARRER

On the morning of May 16, 1874, the dam on the Williamsburg Reservoir, up in the hills along the East Branch of the Mill River, suddenly collapsed, sending 600 million gallons of water roaring downhill.The flood, which soon became a 30-foot-high brown...

As a kid growing up in the 1990s and early 2000s in western Massachusetts, watching Malcolm in the Middle — the saga of a fourth-wall busting child prodigy and his family — was a staple of post-school hours. Jumping forward to present times, and my...

Northampton is a city of leaders. Aside from being the hometown of one U.S. president (so far), it has repeatedly stood head and shoulders above other small cities. Its dedication to social justice, climate action, and old-fashioned good governance...

This year’s spring musical at Anne T. Dunphy Elementary School is Disney’s “Newsies Jr.” Based on the 1992 film, the musical is inspired by the rousing true story of newsboys in turn-of-the-century New York City. When powerful newspaper publishers...

According to the Washington Office on Latin America, in a world filled with war, violence, and extreme human suffering, Colombia is a model for how protracted complex conflicts can be resolved through political negotiation. The historic 2016 peace...

By JAMES PENTLAND

WILLIAMSBURG — Less than 2½ years after taking over the former Brewmaster’s Tavern and creating a gathering space for dining, drinking, music and games, the owners of Burgy Brews have announced that the business is closing.“More money goes out than...

The pothole situation is serious. It came to my mind that if the DPW provided a drop-off site, those of us who have leftover fruitcake could dispose of it there, as it has the perfect texture to be packed into the holes. Sara FredetteWilliamsburg

By SCOTT MERZBACH

SOUTHAMPTON — The Southampton Select Board agreed last week to withhold paying its quarterly assessment to the Hampshire Regional School District in response to ongoing challenges in the school district’s business office that are putting the town’s...

By BEN TOBINIt speaks to the diminished role of our school systems that we are starting to see the emergence of student-led conferences. As the recent federal probe into Massachusetts’ special education system has laid bare, our entire system has...

By JAMES PENTLAND

WILLIAMSBURG — Firefighters from six departments responded to a blaze that caused extensive damage to a Chesterfield Road home on Tuesday afternoon. Fire Chief Jason Connell said the residents were home at the time and called around 12:45 p.m. to...

If Congress fails to fully fund WIC, the supplemental nutrition program for women, infants and children, by Jan. 19, states will need to reduce WIC participation by about 2 million young children and pregnant and postpartum adults nationwide by...

After listening to the heart-wrenching testimonies of local educators and parents during the Dec. 14 Northampton School Committee meeting, and reading the article, “The Smith College effect,” [Gazette, Dec. 29], it is clear to me that Northampton...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — A Williamsburg woman whose horse fell ill while being kept at a University of Massachusetts stable in spring 2019, and had to be put down, is seeking unspecified damages against the university in a lawsuit alleging negligence in the animal’s...

By BERA DUNAU

WILLIAMSBURG — The kiln building at Lashway Lumber was destroyed in a fire early Sunday.The building contained wood intended for guitar manufacturer C.F. Martin & Co., as well as wooden slabs for tables and baseball bat billets, the pieces of wood...

By BERA DUNAU

WILLIAMSBURG — Town residents will be able to get an update on the Mill River Greenway project and provide feedback on it and adjacent projects at a community forum on Sunday at the Town Offices in Haydenville.The event will take place from 2 to 4...

By BERA DUNAU

Policing is changing in the hilltowns, and more change is on the horizon.Both Worthington and Plainfield moved to having full-time chiefs this year. Chesterfield and Goshen are considering regionalizing their police departments after the chiefs in...

By BERA DUNAU

WILLIAMSBURG — A new taproom is set to open in the building that once held The Brewmaster’s Tavern, which promises to feature food, music, games and beers produced next door by Brewmasters Brewing Services.“There’s not much up here so people are...