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AMHERST, Mass. (WGGB/WSHM) - The commencement ceremony for Amherst College took place on Sunday morning. It ceremony included speeches by the school’s president and other graduating seniors. Ukrainian human rights lawyer Olek-Sandra Matviichuk, the head of Ukraine’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning center for civil liberties also received an honorary degree...

This Memorial Day weekend, an estimated 12 million Americans are taking trips in their campers, vans and trailers, according to the RV Industry Association. But relatively few may be doing it in brand-new RVs. After an unprecedented spike in the past few years, shipments of recreational vehicles are down over...

A number of small businesses in Brattleboro will benefit from a federally funded transition to solar energy. Great Vermont Corn Maze celebrates milestone anniversary. The Great Vermont Corn Maze is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year. Updated: 16 hours ago. Police say 77-year-old Burton Covey went to the races at...

A garage fire in Hubbardston left four people with injuries and set multiple campers, boats and cars ablaze Friday afternoon, authorities said. Dispatchers began receiving calls about the blaze inside the garage at 248 Gardner Road in Hubbardston shortly after 2:30 p.m. Friday. Because a large column of smoke was visible from the town’s fire station, a working fire was immediately declared, and first responders soon arrived at the scene, according to a Facebook post from the Hubbardston Fire Department.

According to Boston25, the child stopped breathing for 15 minutes after choking on his vomit Friday, May 19. The foster mother allegedly did not attempt CPR while the child struggled the breath, the report said. The condition of the child is unknown. The Department of Children and Families and Worcester...

While many people celebrate Memorial Day weekend as the unofficial start to summer, there’s a very important meaning behind the holiday. Vt. schools continue programming as new data shows students still vaping. Updated: 5 hours ago. Teens continue to get their hands on vape products and are still using...

The LAVA Center in Greenfield is now accepting submissions for the 3rd annual LAVA Film Festival.

Brattleboro’s Morningside Cemetery, touted a century ago for what was once the state’s tallest monument, is moving into the present this Memorial Day by adding “green” and Muslim burial options. Read the story on VTDigger here: ‘That’s the beauty of it’: Making a cemetery a more inclusive place.

The Westfield Vocational Technical High School softball team will have a game with Franklin County Technical High School on May 29, 2023, 16:00:00 CST.

It was a beautiful, sunny day to read some comic books. On Sunday the Western Massachusetts Comic Book Show in Greenfield had over 40 tables of comic books and artwork.

Brattleboro Police made an arrest Wednesday after reports of shoplifting and assault. Police say Jeremiah Wilbur allegedly shoplifted in a business on Main Street around 11 a.m. and assaulted staff when confronted. Brattleboro Officers responded, but Wilbur took off. Around 1:32 p.m., police say Wilbur returned to the area and...

The state can order a further competency evaluation, and if Zaaina Mahvish-Jammeh is released from Department of Mental Health custody, they will be held by the Department of Corrections, a judge wrote. Read the story on VTDigger here: For now, defendant in Brattleboro ax murder found incompetent.

JOANN Fabrics and Crafts, which began as a single store in 1943, has about 850 stores in 49 states, according to its website. The popular craft retailer has five locations in Maine and nine locations in New Hampshire. JOANN is reported to be closing some of its stores in 2023.

Vermont Business Magazine Governor Phil Scott on Saturday vetoed the state budget and a voter change in Brattleboro, while letting one charter change in Burlington become law without his signature, while vetoing another. The Legislature has already set aside a "veto session" for June 21 in anticipation of the governor vetoing at least some bills. There are still several bills, including the childcare bill, upon which he has not acted.

(WGGB/WSHM) - Memorial Day events to be held on Monday throughout Hampden, Hampshire and Franklin County. St. Michael’s Cemetery Memorial Day Mass. at 10 a.m. then a mass, wreath laying at the cemetery’s War Memorial. Chicopee:. Memorial Day ceremony with the wreath laying at Veterans Memorial Plaza, 460...

This letter is by Dale and Nancy Gassett, of Vernon. Vermont bill H.386 is seeking to reduce the Vermont constitutional requirements of the voting age in Brattleboro. Our question is especially directed to Brattleboro Town Clerk Hilary Francis. As the town clerk she is the main person who is responsible to organize and preside over Brattleboro Elections. Will she keep her oath of office to uphold the Vermont Constitution as the foundational and supreme law of Vermont? Or, will she enable the lawlessness of the Vermont lawmakers who are betraying their constituents and ignoring their oaths of office?

A man was found unconscious behind the wheel of an SUV with a baby inside Thursday night and arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence, police said. The man, Jon-Brad James, had been spotted driving erratically on Dutton Road in Pelham about 8:25 p.m., then was found by officers inside the Nissan Rogue, which was still in drive, in the middle of Deer Hill Circle, according to Pelham police.

HUBBARDSTON - It's an adorable visual: a mama bear and three cubs walking through a Hubbardston backyard, climbing a tree, and getting dinner out of the birdfeeder. "I love it," said Joanna Marra, whose backyard camera captured the whole encounter. "I love wildlife. I love living out here." Mass. Wildlife Black Bear and Furbearer Project Manager Dave Wattles says bear sightings could be on the rise. "Our bear population is growing and growing rather rapidly in Worcester County, so we do have an increasing number of bears, so there is greater interactions with the public as well," he explained.However, while...

AMHERST, Mass. (WGGB/WSHM) - UMass Amherst marked its 153rd commencement ceremony on Friday morning. We hear from many in the class of 2023 about what’s next. “I feel very relieved,” said Colby Lane. “I mean it’s been a long time coming, but I feel like it went by really quickly.”

Also on Saturday, the governor allowed H.508, which will expand ranked choice voting in Burlington, to take effect without his signature. Read the story on VTDigger here: Phil Scott vetoes noncitizen voting in Burlington and voting for 16- and 17-year-olds in Brattleboro.