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A single-family home sits on a green lawn behind a wooden picket fence. A single-family home sits on a green lawn behind a wooden picket fence.

Housing

The ballot initiative would allow single-family homes to be built on residential lots as small as 5,000 square feet. Developers and some progressive groups...

Students walk through the University of Massachusetts Amherst campus on Sept. 10, 2026. The campus pond is visible on the left, with three fountains spraying water into the air. On the right, the W.E.B. Du Bois Library towers over campus. Students are walking in the foreground.

Economy

The Five Colleges’ tax-exempt property holdings can be a sore spot when municipal budget season rolls around. Some residents and officials think the time...

Northampton Apartheid Divest organizer Eve Glazier — wearing a black-and-white keffiyah and a red t-shirt — speaks into a microphone at a rally in downtown Northampton on Aug. 26, 2026. In the background banners read "Divest from Apartheid Free Palestine" and "Apartheid Divest Northampton." A crowd is gathered around.

City Council

The ruling is likely to have implications for other communities, like Easthampton, that are considering similar measures.

Jeromie Whalen speaks to supporters at his election-night party on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026. In the photo, he is wearing a brown, seemingly leather jacket with several patches on it, over a plaid button-up shirt. A "Team Whalen" graphic hangs behind him and he looks somber.

Politics

Incumbency topped fundraising and political alignment as the best predictor of success for local Democrats on Tuesday, despite a leftward swing seen elsewhere in...

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