Sandra Libby is the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation's official playground planner. She shared what ...

Governor Maura Healey has appointed Easthampton Mayor Nicole LaChapelle to be the new commissioner of the state Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR).

AMHERST — South Amherst Common will again be the site of an Independence Day celebration starting around 9 a.m. Friday, with a children’s parade commencing at 10 a.m.