This morning, Alicia Sponholtz finalizes her adoption in Cambridge. She's long been a mother to the little girl, and insists God has given her a second chance.

November 18, 2009 InteliCoat Technologies , South Hadley, Mass., recently announced that it will transition from its current white-box packaging to an eco-friendly brown box alternative.

When we last chronicled the exploits of South Hadley native Brian Chartrand , the former Flying Lessons frontman had flown the proverbial coop, heading west to seek his sonic fortunes.

With Thanksgiving only about two weeks away, consumers across Western Massachusetts have started thinking about their holiday shopping lists.

I AM LOOKING FOR ANYONE RELATED TO EDWARD J. AHEARN, BORN 1905 MARCH, IN HADLEY MA OR SUNDERLAND, ENDING IN NORTH HAMPTON MA HE MARRIED HELEN C. LEWIS AND LIVED IN NEWTON MA UNTIL HIS DEATH IN 1967, LEAVING 7 CHILDREN.HIS BROTHERS WERE LEONARD, WM, AND AT LEAST 7 OTHER SIBLINGS.

Given its name and desert fieldstone decor, we first assumed the Arizona Pizza location in Hadley was an outpost of some West Coast chain.

Competing videos of Amherst's 250th anniversary parade are now available for sale to the public, providing an option for residents looking to preserve their memories of the signature celebratory event.

Former colleagues from across the region and the state hailed Mayor John Barrett III as a "legendary" advocate for his community who displayed grit and passion in steering his city through its darkest times and preparing it for a bright future.

The owner of a Longmeadow massage parlor pleaded innocent Thursday in District Court to knowingly allowing the business to be used for prostitution.

Al Valenta, a tattoo artist at Loonar Tattoo in Hadley, and owner Amity Perman talk Thursday about Wednesday's police raids on two nearby massage businesses.

Selectboard Chairman Gregory R. Sheehan has added his resignation to that of Selectman Carlene C. Hamlin.

A woman sits in the back seat of a state police cruiser after being taken out of Jane's Spa massage parlor at 206 Russell St., Hadley.

State and local police raided two Russell Street massage parlors Wednesday afternoon, arresting at least three people from the sites.

Sean Gaudette has ruled western Massachusetts golf courses for the last three years.

A new president has been chosen for Mount Holyoke College. Trustees of the one of the world's oldest women's colleges named University of Hartford Provost Lynn Pasquerella to succeed outgoing president Joanne Creighton.

Virginia's melodic/technical death metal band ARSIS has unveiled the cover artwork for its fourth studio album, "Starve For The Devil" , due in North America on February 9, 2010 via Nuclear Blast Records .

Choose your own path to school regionalization, or we'll choose it for you. That was the message from the state over the past couple of years, and it was enough to keep small Hampshire County schools scrambling.

Police in Ludlow are working with their counterparts in two other communities to determine if a 28-year-old Brockton man who held up a convenience store here at knifepoint Sunday night was responsible for other recent robberies.

Police are investigating a robbery at the Burger King at 353 Russell St. where a white male, in his early to mid-20s, handed the manager a note that said he intended to harm everyone in the restaurant if he was not given all the cash immediately.

Guy O'Donnell of South Hadley, Mass., son of Lynn Holappa of Brattleboro and Dennis O'Donnell of Blackstone, Mass., was married to Gary Loomis, also of South Hadley on Sept.