Southampton News

Six people fleeing from their burning apartment building were trapped on a fire escape and one fire captain was injured in a massive blaze that destroyed a commercial and residential building.

Voters resoundingly opposed expanding the city's landfill and opponents of expansion hope the defeat will send a strong message to city officials to seek alternative ways of trash disposal.

Kenneth W. Duda, 65, of 317 Montague Road, died unexpectedly on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009.

Research shows a growing number of Americans are identifying themselves as non-religious. Experts say many people are becoming skeptics but not out right atheists.

Four young men accused of making bombs in plastic bottles and setting them off near Leadmine Road in Southampton pleaded innocent Friday in Northampton District Court.

Getting from here to there will officially be made easier Sunday when nonmotorized travelers celebrate the opening of two new sections of rail trail.

For educators currently in their first four years of practice. Friday, December 4, 2009, 8 a.m. - 3 p.m. Best Western Royal Plaza Hotel and Trade Center, Marlborough, Mass.

A Northampton group that calls itself "Water Not Waste" has succeeded in placing a new question on the city's November ballot.

Tragedy has long followed the Kennedy family. In 1964, the eyes of the world were focused on Western Massachusetts, when tragedy struck once again as a plane carrying the late Sen.

EDITOR'S NOTE: Northampton writer and historian Allison Lockwood wrote this column for the Gazette in 2005 recalling Sen.

The Battleship Missouri Memorial, the World War II battleship best known for hosting the formal surrender of Japan in 1945, on Wednesday will be the site of a ceremony marking the 64th anniversary of Japan's surrender.

Senator Edward Kennedy nearly lost his life 45 years ago when his small plane crashed in Southampton.

U.S. Sen. Edward M. Kennedy smiles at Cooley Dickinson Hospital in Northampton as he is prepared for transfer to the New England Baptist Hospital in Boston following a plane crash in Southampton in 1964.

U.S. Sen. Edward M. Kennedy smiles at Cooley Dickinson Hospital in Northampton as he is prepared for transfer to the New England Baptist Hospital in Boston following a plane crash in Southampton in 1964.

By JEANETTE DeFORGE and DIANE LEDERMAN Staff writers Town Meeting members in Hadley approved increasing the restaurant meals tax Tuesday night, but voters in South Hadley and Southampton rejected the revenue-generating move.

A Springfield woman continued her crusade Sunday against the disease that claimed the life of her son five years ago.

A Springfield woman continued her crusade Sunday against the disease that claimed the life of her son five years ago.

Old Home Days is alive and well now under the moniker of Celebrate Southampton. "It's been around for over 100 years and was started by the descendants of the town founders as a way to get together once a year....to bring people together who lived in town and reach out to former residents to return and reminisce," said Deborah D'Amico, chair of ...

Lymington Times - Health chiefs have vowed that their decision to add fluoride to Totton's water supply will not be overturned Health chiefs have vowed that their decision to add fluoride to Totton's water supply will not be overturned despite Hampshire County Council agreeing to look into the possibility of a referendum.

SOUTHAMPTON: Pressure mounts for referendum Councils to vote on fluoride poll By Jon Reeve jon.reeve8dailyecho.co.uk For up-to-the-minute news and information - daiiyecho.co.uk TWO local authorities could be set to add their voices to the growing clamour for a referendum on controversial plans to fluoridate Hampshire tap water.