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Northampton wins girls track title; Amherst rallies to second
HOLYOKE — Northampton girls track and field coach Brian Frodema did not check the score during the District F & G Division 1 championships at Holyoke High School on Saturday. Instead, he watched the individual performances of his athletes as the Blue Devils won the title with 126 points. “I didn’t look and I didn’t …
Chicopee Comp overtakes Amherst to win boys track title
HOLYOKE — Despite two first-place finishes by sophomore Taj-Amir Torres, the Amherst Regional boys track and field team could not quite catch Chicopee Comprehensive for the District F & G Division 1 championship Saturday. The Hurricanes held a six-point lead going into the final two events which the Colts overcame to take the title 130-123. …
Hampshire’s 300 graduates urged to confront challenges
AMHERST — Student moderator Aaron Richmond-Havel broke into dance on the stage, and the crowd of more than 2,500 people cheered, whistled, and screamed for the approximately 300 graduates awarded bachelor’s degrees Saturday during the 43rd spring commencement at Hampshire College. President Jonathan Lash said he could sense the excitement in the air as early …
At UMass K9 training, dogs build, prove police skills
AMHERST — When too many students gather off-campus in Amherst, Diezel is there to help send them home. If a child gets lost in the woods or runs away from home, Diezel helps locate the missing youth. Should a suspect break into a home, Diezel find the trail and can share credit for an arrest. …
Florence Community Center tenants wary of change
NORTHAMPTON — Walking through the halls of the Florence Community Center on a weekday afternoon is a trip back in time into an old elementary school, with its retro sinks, …1
- ‘Life after’ to be found for former Florence Grammar School

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mikemoranDHG: RT @Daniel_Malone: And that's it. Nicole McCann defeats Allison McCann 6-2, 6-4 to win the 2013 #WMass girls tennis tournament. That's backâ¦

12:55PM

GazetteHS: RT @Daniel_Malone: And that's it. Nicole McCann defeats Allison McCann 6-2, 6-4 to win the 2013 #WMass girls tennis tournament. That's backâ¦

10:44AM

Foxwoods seeks a financial win with Mass. casino

10:35AM

GazetteHS: Follow @Daniel_Malone 4 updates on WMass girls tennis title match between Amherst sisters Nicole & Allison McCann, which will start shortly.

08:56AM

'Laboratory in a can' monitors red tide off Maine

07:39AM

Making mentally ill defendants ready for trial

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Feinberg: All money to bombing victims next month

06:44AM

Police: Child drowns in Wilbraham home pool

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Innovative schools share ideas to improve learning

06:00AM

NH troopers selling "Boston Strong" shirts

05:33AM

Washington scandals intrude on Mass. Senate race

01:46AM

AP: Lottery official says 1 winning ticket was sold in Florida for a record Powerball jackpot of $590.5 million: (link) -MM

01:39AM

No Triple Crown as Oxbow upsets Orb at Preakness

01:27AM

Revolution benefit when Dynamo put ball in own net

01:19AM

David Ortiz powers Red Sox to win over Twins

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Official says broken rail studied in Connecticut train crash

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Up to 60 injured after elderly man drives car into Virginia parade

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Authorities say Hofstra student accidently killed by police in home invasion

May 18

Mass. husband, wife thrive coaching college teams

May 18

Medway psychic focuses on grieving families

May 18

mikemoranDHG: Chicopee comp overtakes Amherst boys on track (link)

May 18

mikemoranDHG: Northampton girls win track championship; Amherst second (link)

May 18

AP: Driver who plowed into parade in Va. might have had medical emergency before crash: (link) -SS

May 18

AP: Authorities say Hofstra U. student was killed by police officer's bullet, not intruder's: (link) -SS

May 18

Diamond roughed up in Twins' 12-5 loss to Red Sox

May 18

One Jackpot Winner

May 18

AP: MORE: Oxbow wins the Preakness after leading from the start; Orb finishes fourth: (link) -SS

May 18

AP: Officials eyeing broken rail as cause of derailed commuter train in Conn.; rule out foul play: (link) -SS

May 18

GazetteHS: RT @hscribner: Northampton finished 3rd and Amherst finished 4th in the boys 4x400 meter relay. Chicopee Comp won all boys events. Amherst â¦

May 18

GazetteHS: RT @hscribner: Amherst finished 1st in girls 4x400 meter relay. Northampton won all girls events (126 points) and Amherst finished 2nd withâ¦

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Northampton High School junior Anna Moore, left, runs Saturday in the 4x800 meter relay event during the Western Massachusetts Division I Track Championship at Holyoke High School. Northampton High School freshman Sierra Loomis runs of the track after passing the baton, at right. SARAH CROSBY Purchase photo reprints »
Taj-Amir Torres of Amherst Regional High School, left, leads Saturday during the 100 meter dash event at the Western Massachusetts Division I Track Championship at Holyoke High School. Oushane Lewis of Central High School, center, and John Ferrera of Ludlow follow behind. SARAH CROSBY Purchase photo reprints »
Hampshire College student Esther Dane celebrates during the graduation ceremony Saturday in Amherst. Dane's Division III, Portraits of Wellness, combines art with science research. SARAH CROSBY Purchase photo reprints »
Kristin Gross of Northampton, left, forces out Madison Grande of East Longmeadow on a hit from Mary Edwards Friday in Northampton. JERREY ROBERTS Purchase photo reprints »
Marinello School of Beauty Director Bev Furtek, left, does makeup for Teresa Guarnizo Friday prior to a fashion show held for residents of The Overlook Northampton, a retirement community in Leeds. SARAH CROSBY Purchase photo reprints »
Northampton Business Improvement District worker Tom Willard hangs flowers Wednesday on King St. in Northampton. SARAH CROSBY Purchase photo reprints »

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Justice for Jonas coalition calls police ‘malicious’ in arrest of Amherst man which was videotaped

NORTHAMPTON — A group calling itself Justice for Jonas is calling on the Northampton Police Department to drop a civil infraction against an Amherst man stemming from a … 2

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Northampton High School junior Anna Moore, left, runs Saturday in the 4x800 meter relay event during the Western Massachusetts Division I Track Championship at Holyoke High School. Northampton High School freshman Sierra Loomis runs of the track after passing the baton, at right.

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Northampton wins girls track title; Amherst rallies to second

HOLYOKE — Northampton girls track and field coach Brian Frodema did not check the score during the District F & G Division 1 championships at Holyoke High School on Saturday. … 0

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Joe Fajardo poses holding his Powerball lottery ticket after buying it at a store Saturday, May 18, 2013, in the Barrio Logan neighborhood of San Diego. With the majority of possible combinations of Powerball numbers in play, someone is almost sure to win the lottery game's highest jackpot on Saturday night, a windfall of hundreds of millions of dollars and that's after taxes. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

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