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By RYAN AMES
BOSTON – History was made on Saturday night – in more ways than one.For the first time ever, the UMass hockey team shut out Boston University in a 4-0 win over the 11th-ranked Terriers at Agganis Arena.For the first time this season, the Minutemen...
By EMILEE KLEIN
GRANBY — GoNetspeed, a longtime internet and cellphone provider in Granby, recently wrapped up a $2.4 million project that will enable it to offer more than 2,200 homes and businesses high-speed fiber-optic internet service with faster upload and...
By GARRETT COTE
Hollywood script writers couldn’t have come up with a more perfect story for the Amherst College men’s soccer team on Saturday afternoon in Las Vegas.After 110 minutes of soccer wasn’t enough to decide a winner (0-0) between the Mammoths and...
By GARRETT COTE
The UMass men’s soccer team’s dream season finally came to a close in the NCAA Division 1 Elite Eight, as the Minutemen fell 3-0 on the road to No. 3 Denver on Saturday afternoon.Denver advanced to play Vermont in the College Cup Final Four.The common...
By SCOTT MERZBACH
AMHERST — A series of affordable housing developments in progress, construction beginning on a new elementary school and the possibility that an expanded and renovated Jones Library will get underway are being highlighted by town officials in their...
By GARRETT COTE
AMHERST — There couldn’t have been a more stark difference in tone and body language in Frank Martin and Pat Duquette’s post game interviews, and rightfully so.Martin, the UMass men’s basketball head coach, was visibly upset with his team’s lack of...
By SAMUEL GELINAS
NORTHAMPTON — Standing Together presents a third way to treating the war in Gaza — a solution that neither involves rooting on the Star of David with Zionist ardor, nor endorses Hamas by seeing them as innocent rebels against a colonizing overlord.If...
By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL
Kathy Guertin knows a thing or two about helping children in need.For over 30 years, Guertin has given to the Gazette’s Sidney F. Smith Toy Fund, named after a former Gazette business manager at the Gazette and begun in 1933 to help families in need...
By RYAN AMES
AMHERST — “Coach Joe” is now on the job.Joe Harasymiak was officially introduced as UMass’ new head football coach Friday morning with a press conference at the Martin Jacobson Football Performance Center.The 38-year-old Harasymiak becomes the...
By RYAN AMES
A pivotal Hockey East set awaits the UMass hockey team as it’ll face off against No. 11 Boston University for two games over the next five days — the first coming Saturday night on the road.The Minutemen (7-6-2) have just one Hockey East win in seven...
By GARRETT COTE
For the second consecutive season, and for the third time in four years, the Amherst College men’s soccer program is playing for a national championship.The Mammoths defeated NESCAC rival Middlebury 2-1 in the NCAA Division III Final Four on Thursday...
By GARRETT COTE
They have been road warriors nearly all postseason, and the UMass men’s soccer team will have to embrace that narrative one more time if they want to advance to their first College Cup since 2007.The Minutemen (13-3-5) travel to Denver (12-3-4) to...
By SAMUEL GELINAS
WORTHINGTON — Residents will weigh in on five articles at a special Town Meeting on Monday night at 7 in Town Hall. Action is recommended by members of both the Select Board and Finance Committee.One of the articles requests voters to approve a...
By GARRETT COTE
AMHERST — Rutgers defensive coordinator Joe Harasymiak spent most of Thanksgiving Day watching film and planning an effective scheme to use against Michigan State. When he finally got home that night, he bypassed turkey and gravy and reached for his...
By SCOTT MERZBACH
HADLEY — An average homeowner will have a higher-than-usual $272 increase in property taxes next year, due in part to the costs for renovating the locker rooms at Hopkins Academy.The Select Board approved a series of recommendations Wednesday from the...
By RYAN AMES
One more to go.The Amherst College men’s soccer team advanced to the NCAA Division III title game after beating Middlebury, 2-1, during the Final Four semifinal Thursday night in Las Vegas.The Mammoths secured two second-half goals versus the Panthers...
By SAMUEL GELINAS
NORTHAMPTON — On Sunday morning, thousands will wake up, tie their sneakers, grab some hot chocolate, and line up at 8 a.m. on Hampton Avenue and Old South Street for Safe Passage’s 21st annual Hot Chocolate Run.The annual hot chocolate 5k is the...
By SCOTT MERZBACH
AMHERST — A project to update downtown design standards for both public and private properties, as well as determine what the streetscape will look like, is continuing with both an in-person workshop set for Monday evening and an online survey...
By GARRETT COTE
AMHERST — It may be time to lower expectations for the 2024-25 UMass men’s basketball team.The Minutemen have had a tough start to the year – a five-game skid sandwiched in between their season-opening win over New Hampshire and a pair of sluggish...
By GARRETT COTE
Consistency is key when it comes to building a successful collegiate program on any level, and Amherst College men’s soccer head coach Justin Serpone has made trips to the NCAA Division III Final Four a consistent destination for the Mammoths during...
By SCOTT MERZBACH
AMHERST — Town Manager Paul Bockelman met or exceeded expectations in all 13 policy and management goal areas set by the Town Council this year, with more than two-thirds of the 13 councilors giving him high marks on climate action, economic vitality...
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