Sometimes, a film catapults to a rare cultural pinnacle out of nowhere. While filmmakers and executives pour hours into each production, no one can truly replicate the indescribable alchemy that ...

As we reach the New Year, it is of course time to talk about bubbles. While we could discuss Champagne, as we almost always do during this time of year, I’d rather turn your attention to a region that ...

Here is what Merriam-Webster decided: “Today Merriam-Webster announced its 2024 Word of the Year: ‘polarization.’ “Lookup volume of ‘polarization’ on Merriam-Webster.com throughout 2024 reflected the ...

WESTFIELD — After a dangerous hearing on Dec. 23 in District Court for two men charged by police for animal cruelty and the malicious killing of a pet rabbit during a Thanksgiving party were found ...

The 2024 Toy for Joy campaign has officially ended, but any donations received after the Christmas Eve deadline will be accepted. Final figures for the 102nd year of the drive are not yet in, but the ...

BOSTON — Westfield State University was awarded $400,000 by the Healey-Driscoll Administration on Dec. 12 to provide financial support for behavioral health students completing unpaid internships and ...

WESTFIELD — By the slimmest of margins, the City Council voted 7-6 on Dec. 19 to approve the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the city of Northampton and the city of Westfield to ...

NORTHAMPTON — Northampton Public Health Nurse Jennifer Brown was honored by the Massachusetts Health Officers Association with the Sandra Collins Public Health Nursing award in December for her ...

WESTFIELD — Before City Councilors voted unanimously in support of a resolution sponsored by councilors Dan Allie, Kristen Mello and Nicholas Morganelli opposing a lithium battery energy storage ...

CSO Vice President of Housing and Homeless Services Jane Banks (left) and President and CEO Karin Jeffers (right) give opening remarks to the community gathered before providing a tour of the new ...

CHESTER – The town of Chester has announced a special town meeting on Monday, Jan. 6. to ask voters to authorize several town expenditures. Registered town voters are asked to meet in the Town Hall ...