Paralympics-bound: Easthampton’s Saige Harper makes USA team in rowing in Paris this summer
EASTHAMPTON — Easthampton native Saige Harper has been selected to compete in the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris this summer, rowing for the United States in the PR3 Mixed Double Sculls. It’s a dream achievement for Harper, a senior at Sacred Heart...
Smith College students end sit-in over divestment, but vow to expand their protest movement
NORTHAMPTON — Aiming to expand their protest across campus, students who have occupied Smith College’s administration building for almost two weeks said Tuesday they are moving the focus of their activism to Seelye Lawn.“We are choosing to relocate to...
Sports
High schools: Hampshire Regional baseball thumps Easthampton
Each of the Hampshire Regional baseball team’s nine starters crossed home plate as the Raiders picked up their second Hampshire County win of the week via a 17-4 five-inning victory over Easthampton on Tuesday afternoon.Hampshire senior Liam Pond went...
Opinion
Cathy McNally: It's good to look for gold when you need it
The people of Northampton shouldn’t be belittled as naïve for urging the city to adequately fund schools. That’s why I was surprised to hear two school committee members mention “some people” as believing the city had a hidden “pot of gold.” And...
UMass
Former UMass basketball player Josh Cohen follows Eric Musselman, will transfer to Southern California
Former UMass men’s basketball forward Josh Cohen announced last week he would be transferring to Arkansas, ending his Minutemen career after one season. And on Thursday, he broke some more news to the college basketball world.Cohen announced he would...
Arts & Life
Speaking of Nature: Molting for amore: Spring has arrived and male goldfinches are starting to molt into their nuptial plumage
It just so happens that I am a creature of habit and I always write my column on a Thursday. On this particular morning I find myself luxuriating in an unexpected, but most welcome, deviation from my normal routine. A huge winter storm has arrived and...
Obituaries
NORTHAMPTON, MA - John Galvin, 87, of Warner St. in the Baystate section of Northampton passed away peacefully on Friday evening at Linda Manor Senior Campus with his family at his side. Jo... remainder of obit for John Galvin
Florence, MA - Florence Marie (Desmarais) Brisbois passed away March 13,2024 at Hospice of Fisher House in Amherst, MA. She was born in Holyoke, on June 25,1928, daughter of Aimee and Eva (... remainder of obit for Florence Marie Brisbois
Southampton, MA - Shelly Rae Kerkhoff, age 53, passed away on April 5, 2024, with her mother and father by her side at Cooley Dickinson Hospital. Shelly was born in Schenectady, NY on June ... remainder of obit for Shelly Rae Kerkhoff
AMHERST, MA - Ellen O. Melley, beloved mother, wife and friend, died at her home in Amherst on April 6. She was 88. Ellen was devoted to her large family, her Catholic faith, and the de... remainder of obit for Ellen O. Melley