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Harrison Ford, was spotted in western Massachusetts, The legendary actor and his wife Calista Flockhart were in town to watch their son Liam graduate from Amherst College. Before attending commencement on Sunday, Ford was spotted strolling through the weekend farmers market in Amherst on Saturday by Joyce Douthwright, the owner of Cold Spring Soapery.

(Orange, MA) The Town of Orange will be having their Annual Town Meeting and a special Town Meeting on June 20th at 7:00 p.m. The Special town meeting includes six articles for residents to vote on including $40,000 for replacing the damaged roof on the Town’s Well #2 building. Also included in the Special Town Meeting is a vote to use $151,820.71 from Free Cash to cover the deficit in the Snow and Ice account.

North Main Street and Park Street in Deerfield will be closed while a broken pole is being repaired after a crash on Saturday.

Alfred H. Riberdy to Gregory A. Riberdy and Mary Beth Riberdy, 509 N Westfield St., $250,000. Bernard Frank Wilkes III, and Kelly Cristina Rocha Wilkes to Ian Ireland and Brianna Fox, 520 School St., $400,000.

Jennifer Brown, Public Health Director for the Town of Amherst since November, 2021, submitted her letter of resignation on May 19, effective July 31, 2023. In her letter of resignation, Brown cites her desire to work fewer hours to create a better balance between work and family. Brown started her...

In this update, crews spent much of the afternoon tackling a large barn fire in Amherst yesterday, 3 western Massachusetts YMCA employees have been charged with theft of state funds that were intended for domestic violence victims, and 23-year old Brian Camp of Southampton pleaded not guilty yesterday in connection to the shooting and death of a Northampton man. Plus, Meteorologist Liam Murphy has your latest forecast.

Firefighters work to put out a large barn fire on Route 116, around 5 p.m. Friday.

A Greenfield resident sent 22News a video of a moose in their driveway Saturday morning.

The City of Greenfield has been informed by the state that several homeless families are being temporarily housed at a local hotel.

Jesus Arizmendi Nogueras spoke almost no English when he moved to the United States from Puerto Rico with his mother to pursue an education in 2018. Now, just five years later, the soon-to-be Gardner High School graduate is doing just that. Thanks to the opportunities and assistance Nogueras had at...

Juliette Mooers from Valley Art Supplies in Easthampton shows us some festive and colorful options to help decorate your summer gathering. Police are investigating an early morning stabbing in Springfield. Multi-alarm fire destroys barns on Meadow Street in Amherst. Updated: 16 hours ago. Crews spent much of Friday afternoon battling...

Quarter-size hail and flooding may come along with a severe thunderstorm that’s expected to hit parts of Massachusetts Friday afternoon into the evening, according to National Weather Service forecasters. Forecasters issued a severe thunderstorm for Franklin County. Municipalities in the area may see quarter-size hail, and 60-mph winds along...

Ramiro Buenrostro was one of four second-chance drawing winners in the Massachusetts State Lottery for that game. Buenrostro decided to take the one-time lump sum payout of $650,000 before taxes, so his road is a little shorter than promised. But still not a bad trip, considering it started with a losing ticket.

If you moved to Amherst before the mid 2000’s, consider why you came to town. For many, Amherst was deemed to be an idyllic place. It had the cultural advantages of an academic community, within a semi-rural environment. It had a quaint town center, with locally owned stores catering to the basic needs of its residents. It had a school system famed for its rigor, diversity, and its ability to offer classes for students who struggled, or who were working above grade level, and drew students from around the valley. It had peaceful neighborhoods and a town meeting style of governance which, though not a model of expediency, allowed for residents to participate in debate and decision making. It had good roads and a couple dozen well-maintained conservation areas that protected open spaces. It was a paradisical progressive bubble. Some still perceive it as such, but much of what drew people to town a couple decades ago has changed, and not for the better.

Call them courageous, or a bit stubborn. The Facey family is sticking with their Holsteins, Brown Swiss and Ayrshires, even though their Leyden farm is the last of its kind in a Franklin County town once home to 16 small dairies. The family recently built a packaging plant that will...

In Hampshire County, the community game together to celebrate pride, and declare June as LGBTQ+ Pride Month in Amherst.

Gardner, Mass.-based Heywood Hospital said it is ready to support regional obstetric and maternity care after UMass Memorial Health's Alliance-Clinton Hospital announced plans to close its maternity unit, The Gardner News reported June 2. UMass Memorial Health plans to close the maternity ward at its HealthAlliance-Clinton Hospital on Sept. 22...

Crews from several local towns are working to put out a fire on Meadow Street in Amherst. Juliette Mooers from Valley Art Supplies in Easthampton shows us some festive and colorful options to help decorate your summer gathering. Crews battle three-alarm fire on Keeler Street in Pittsfield. Updated: Jun. 2,...

Staff and students at Amherst Regional Middle School ended the school week and kicked off Pride Month with a march around the middle school on Friday June 2. Everyone was decked out in beads, flags, fans, and rainbow colors! The parade ended in Zumba dancing led by Aimee Salmon of Africana Dance and Fitness, and the distribution of popsicles for all. The celebration started with this slideshow, shown in all advisories this week, explaining the history and meaning of Pride Month.

The L.S. Starrett Company, a global manufacturer of precision measuring tools and gauges, metrology systems and more, has promoted Michael Connor to Sales and Marketing Director North America, Industrial Products. "We are pleased to have Michael step into this new role" said Emerson Leme, Vice President, Starrett Industrial Products, North...