Hampshire County News

Directors bent on filming dark movies know where to go. We call it Northampton. It's no mystery, then, that the makers of the new Mel Gibson flick, "Edge of Darkness," have scoped out the place once dubbed "the ...

HOW TO HELP The following are ways to help the American Red Cross local chapters.

By JIM KINNEY Business writer SPRINGFIELD - The median price for a single-family home in the Pioneer Valley fell 3.7 in the last three months to $208,000 compared with April, May and June of 2007.

A line of strong storms rolled through western Massachusetts around dinnertime Friday, and left damage and destruction in their wake.

By DAVID A. VALLETTE dvallette@repub.com GREENFIELD - The plan for a Franklin County Bikeway was drawn up in 1993, and it took 15 years for the plans to come to fruition.

What is the strike about? Tens of thousands of council workers and civil servants will strike in disputes over pay today.

Sally Dillon, of Amherst, works on her silk scarves in her basement studio at her home.

The sleepy Hampshire County town of Ware was kept awake Friday night as investigators pulled the body of a 43-year-old woman from her apartment.

Gov. Deval Patrick has nominated the chairwoman of the Massachusetts Parole Board to be a judge in the Eastern Hampshire District Court.

By JIM KINNEY Business writer SPRINGFIELD - Foreclosure filings nearly doubled in Hampden County between June 2007 and last month, while rising more than 50 percent nationally.

Former preschool teacher Edgar L. Selavka will spend one year in jail after pleading guilty to possessing child pornography.

When the Easthampton Community Center began reaching out to see how much interest there was in a program to provide children with breakfast and lunch during summer vacation, Robin E. Bialecki was shocked at the ...

First, the good news: The regional unemployment rate -- although higher in May than it has been -- is consistently lower than what it is for the nation as a whole, according to the Comprehensive Economic ...

Outgoing Select Board member Anne Awad's recent bid to join the Hampshire County retirement system is under legal review, with a decision about her application expected next month.

By FRED CONTRADA fcontrada@repub.com NORTHAMPTON - A grand jury has indicted a corrections officer at the Hampshire County jail on rape and other charges involving sex crimes against a 13-year-old child.

The Federal Government gives the go ahead to further develop the Westfield River recreational area.

Police Lt. Michael Scibelli had not even left the docking area when he spotted a problem.

Thunderstorms caused some power outages as they rumbled through Western Massachusetts early this morning, officials said.

A man from Indian Orchard was in Hampshire County district court Monday, after allegedly kidnapping his wife and shoving her into the trunk of his car.

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