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By SCOTT MERZBACH

NORTHAMPTON — Far from foreign battlefields, David Felty is learning to help military veterans resolve conflicts of a different sort.A five week training session at the World War II Club on Conz Street is helping the Southampton resident and trial...

Seniors in the food processing class at the University of Massachusetts proved they are top-notch ice cream creators this week, stumping a panel of judges who couldn’t pick just one winner among the four recipes competing in the annual contest...

By KYLE GRABOWSKI

GRANBY — Jess Patruno knew the look.She watched fellow Granby girls lacrosse senior Kate Sarnacki handle the ball behind the cage Thursday against Chicopee Comp.In that offensive position, Sarnacki looks to either attack the cage herself or draw the...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — The Amherst-Pelham Regional School Committee violated the state’s Open Meeting Law several times last summer during negotiations with former Superintendent Maria Geryk prior to her departure, the attorney general’s office said this week.In a...

By JACK SUNTRUP

HADLEY — Voters enacted a moratorium on recreational marijuana, approved the town’s budget plan and shunned sending $10,000 to Northampton to fund courthouse renovations at Hadley’s annual Town Meeting Thursday night.Select Board Chairwoman Molly...

By MATT VAUTOUR

Nehemiah Wilson pointed at Ryan Mooney as he walked off the mound. The two will forever share a unique piece of South Hadley baseball history.Two days after Mooney threw a no-hitter against Belchertown, Wilson matched the feat in the Tigers’ 11-0 win...

By DUSTY CHRISTENSEN

NORTHAMPTON — New restrictions for drivers using cellphones inside a vehicle are a step closer to reality in Massachusetts.The Massachusetts legislature's Joint Committee on Transportation has passed, by an 18-0 vote, a bill that, if approved by the...

By CAITLIN ASHWORTH

EASTHAMPTON — The city is considering whether to pitch in $25,000 toward restoration of the Hampshire County Courthouse in Northampton, a proposal that is drawing criticism from the mayor and other officials.The $4 million restoration and preservation...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — Town Meeting on Wednesday set in motion a process that could lead to eventual improvements to the 1970s-era Wildwood and Fort River elementary schools.Following three unsuccessful votes to authorize borrowing for a $66.37 million project...

By DUSTY CHRISTENSEN

AMHERST — As a first-generation college student, 22-year-old Kalsang Nangpa was thrilled to take part in the University of Massachusetts commencement ceremony next week.As part of the ceremony, there is a parade of flags from the different nations...

By ANDY CASTILLO

DEERFIELD — There are no new faces in town government following Monday’s annual town election, despite two contested races.Planning Board incumbents Henry Komosa Jr. and Roger J. Sadoski Jr. held on to two open Planning Board positions against...

By ANDY CASTILLO

WHATELY – You can run for mom on May 14, during the 7th annual Western Mass. Mother’s Day Half-Marathon, covering 13.1 miles through the region, benefiting Cancer Connection.“It’s Mom’s Day! Run FOR your mom, WITH your mom, because YOU ARE a mom,...

By FRAN RYAN

CUMMINGTON — If voters at Friday’s annual Town Meeting approve, the town may soon take steps to protect pollinators and enhance their habitat. The resolution for pollinators is one of two nonbinding questions on the docket at the meeting. The other...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — A University of Massachusetts sophomore from Springfield died at an off-campus home in North Amherst Friday evening.Dillinger Perez, 19, was majoring in history in the College of Humanities and Fine Arts, and was also an active member of the...

By AMANDA DRANE

NORTHAMPTON — A slow trickle of residents has so far taken the first step toward candidacy in the city election in November. Joining the familiar cast are two new faces: Bob Driscoll for city clerk, and Susan Voss for School Committee member...

By KYLE GRABOWSKI

NORTHAMPTON — Not all rebellions succeed.The Northampton boys ultimate team has framed its clashes with Amherst Regional as battling an evil empire for the past few years. The Blue Devils felt they were close to achieving that goal after leading the...

By MATT VAUTOUR

For the UMass tennis team to continue its magical run in the NCAA Tournament, the Minutewomen are going to have to pull a monumental upset. UMass’ reward for winning the Atlantic 10 championship in Orlando, Florida, Sunday, was a trip back to the...

By EMILY CUTTS

NORTHAMPTON — An Easthampton man is suing the Northampton Police Department for $15 million, alleging that he was roughed up outside a bar in April 2014 Gregory S. Stevens claims he suffered numerous physical and mental injuries in the altercation,...

By CAITLIN ASHWORTH

EASTHAMPTON — Sometimes a business is born by chance.For Easthampton’s Vincent and Kasey Corsello, that chance occurred several years ago when the couple, while living in Italy, set out on a shopping trip and stumbled into Sartor, a butchery at an...

By FRAN RYAN

WILLIAMSBURG — Denise Banister was re-elected to a three-year term on Select Board Monday night in a landslide town election where she received 305 votes to challenger Robert Parker’s 38 votes. The race for a two-year seat on the Local School...