A community food drive to benefit the Amherst Survival Center and honor the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King’s legacy is being ...

Notably absent in the Healey-Driscoll Administration’s Dec. 19 announcement of nearly $33.5 million in federal Community ...

William “Pop” Watson III, a football star from Springfield Central High School, is transferring to UMass Amherst after ...

The Town of Amherst has formed a new partnership to support the Wednesday Community Breakfast, which has been a staple of the community since 2014.

Rep. Natalie Blais of Deerfield is resigning from the House to take a job at UMass Amherst as associate vice chancellor for ...

Hunger in the U.S. doesn't look like third-world famine. But the physical impacts on health -- and the psychological scars -- ...

At Wildwood School, 19 students are getting support and mentorship from the expansion of the Lunch Buddies Program by Big Brothers Big Sisters of Hampshire County. Across Amherst, 50 households made ...

In the U.S., hunger is often hidden away. It looks nothing like the stereotype of a famine happening overseas. But the ...

UMass Amherst is using two AI-focused tools to cut down on its waste and more effectively sort trash from recycling. School ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The highly anticipated Santa Run and Food Drive brought the holiday cheer to Amherst on Sunday morning. Firefighters from the area led a parade-style Christmas celebration for ...

Authorities in Massachusetts charged two Haitian men with SNAP program fraud amounting to over $7 million on Wednesday. The suspects, 74-year-old Antonio Bonheur and 21-year-old Saul Alisme, each face ...

Mariann Lou Moran (Horner), age 86 of Amherst, Massachusetts passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 7, 2025 surrounded by her family at her home in Elmira, NY. Mariann was predeceased by her ...