Amherst College dropped the “h” in its name. At nearly the same time, West Springfield’s mayor announced plans to replace the North End Bridge with a roundabout. And, by the way, Holyoke’s mayor also ...

Amherst’s Ryan Leonard signed his entry-level contract with the Capitals on Monday and will likely make his NHL debut on Tuesday against the Bruins at TD Garden.

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The women’s basketball team at Smith College has made their second national championship appearance in two years.

The Springfield Chamber Players outreach ensemble, Quartetto Mosso will perform at Kimball Farms in Lenox, MA and at The ...

As Amherst setter Ava Haddix led the Comets’ championship era, she also made a promise to her coach, Felicia Sanchez.

Four administrators from colleges in Florida, Wisconsin, Indiana and New York have been named as finalists to replace South ...

A shrinking pool of high school graduates is challenging small private colleges in Massachusetts, which are increasingly ...

The Springfield Chamber Players will premiere Broadway with Strings Attached, a new pops concert celebrating music from ...

With uncertainty looming over the future of federal funding at UMass Amherst, the university has announced a new fund to help ...

For the third time in as many years, the Smith College women’s basketball team is making the most of March Madness.

Dreaming of going to Harvard University? Well, the university has made things a little easier with an announcement Monday that students whose families make less than ...