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By GARRETT COTE
NORTHAMPTON — Jack Carpenter did everything he could in the offseason to put himself in the best position to have a big senior year as captain of the Northampton boys lacrosse team.
By CAROLYN BROWN
Lewis Carol’s story of “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” is more than 150 years old, but a group of local teen performers is reimagining it with a modern twist.
By SCOTT MERZBACH
A tradition for 28 years, the Taste of Amherst for most of its run brought restaurants to the Town Common in mid-June, with select menu items offered from various tents that attendees could enjoy while listening to live music.
By RYAN AMES
FITCHBURG – Seven was the lucky number for two Hampshire County outdoor track and field athletes as South Hadley’s Maggie Crawford and Amherst’s Logan Alfandari each earned medalist honors on Day 1 of the MIAA Meet of Champions at Fitchburg State University on Thursday.
By EMILEE KLEIN
HADLEY — One evening years ago at a Young Life Camp in the Adirondack Mountains, Dave Wintsch and the merry band of teenagers under his watch walked into a dining hall to big bowls of spaghetti and sauce, but not a single utensil.
By SCOTT MERZBACH
AMHERST — A presentation of the Human Rights Commission’s Youth Hero Awards and a picnic will highlight Race Amity Day: A Celebration of the Oneness of the Human Family, taking place Sunday at Mill River Recreation Area, 95 Montague Road.
By GARRETT COTE
SOUTH DEERFIELD — For the third time in just over two weeks, the Frontier and South Hadley softball teams squared off – this edition coming in the MIAA Division 4 Round of 16 with a trip to the quarterfinals on the line on Wednesday afternoon.
By SAMUEL GELINAS
NORTHAMPTON — Dozens of Cooley Dickinson Hospital’s 400 nurses took to Locust Street in front of their hometown hospital on Tuesday afternoon to call attention to stalled negotiations for a new contract and to highlight what they claim is a high turnover rate resulting from low pay and poor benefits.
By CAROLYN BROWN
In the late 1800s and early 1900s, Holyoke was known for its thriving paper industry – that’s how it got the nickname “Paper City.” Now, over a century later, the city will celebrate the legacy and impact that paper production had on the area with the inaugural Holyoke Paper Festival.
By CAROLYN BROWN
Last September, the City of Belchertown put out a call for muralists to decorate three unusual canvases: transfer station containers, which hold large amounts of recyclable materials. The intent, according to a press release, was to “enhance the visual appeal of the site while also conveying the message that every resident’s effort contributes to a larger process.” Each mural had to use imagery related to Belchertown, drawing from nearly 100 responses to a community survey, and follow the theme “recycle, reuse, reduce, regenerate.”
By MADISON SCHOFIELD
SUNDERLAND — The Zoning Board of Appeals has continued the public hearing on a proposed 9,100-square-foot Dollar General store on Route 116 to June 24.
By RYAN AMES
The Hampshire County contingent of outdoor track and field athletes will lace them up at the MIAA Meet of Champions at Fitchburg State University, beginning Thursday afternoon at 3 p.m., then finishing off on Saturday with Day 2 of competition.
By RYAN AMES
HOLYOKE – The Valley Blue Sox kicked off their 2025 New England Collegiate Baseball League season in the win column after downing the Newport Gulls, 1-0, at Mackenzie Stadium on Tuesday night.
By CHRIS LARABEE
DEERFIELD — Deerfield Academy has reached a “low six-figure settlement” with another sexual abuse victim of longtime teacher Peter G. Hindle.
By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL
NORTHAMPTON — Summer has yet to officially begin, but municipal elections in the city continue to heat up as 28 candidates have already pulled nomination papers to run for positions on the City Council or School Committee.
By SCOTT MERZBACH
AMHERST — One resident is suggesting that any time federal Immigrations and Customs Enforcement agents are active in Amherst, town officials should immediately call a hotline that activates a network of immigrant-rights advocates.
By SCOTT MERZBACH
AMHERST — School staff members are calling on the Amherst, Amherst-Pelham Regional and Pelham school committees to bring back the School Equity Task Force following reported anti-Black incidents at the middle school this year and ongoing accusations of inappropriate behavior being made against Black educators in that building.
By CHRIS LARABEE
WHATELY — Come Jan. 1, all addresses in Whately will be unified under ZIP code 01093.
By RYAN AMES
HADLEY — Without two of its top four batters, the Hopkins baseball team couldn’t crack a run in its 5-0 loss to Monson in the Round of 32 during the Division 5 MIAA State Tournament on Monday.
By SCOTT MERZBACH
AMHERST — More than 100 people lined the downtown streets Sunday afternoon to register their opposition to actions leading to two people in Amherst being taken into custody by Immigration and Customs Enforcement on the morning of May 28.
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