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Sunday, May 19, 2013

Atkins Farms holds grand reopening AMHERST — Atkins Farms will celebrate its 50th anniversary from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday with an Amherst Area Chamber of Commerce “After 5” event and grad reopening. The ribbon cutting ceremony will take place at 6 p.m. with the chamber and Atkins President Pauline Lannon. Food and beverage tastings will be provided by Atkins Farms, Berkshire Brewing Co., The People’s Pint, Maple Valley Ice Cream, Pioneer Valley Popcorn, Rao’s Coffee, Ooma Tesoro’s Marinara and other local vendors. There also will be contests and specials. The first Atkins retail store was opened in June of 1962 by Howard Atkins. Kaufman … 0

AREA MEETINGS

Wednesday, November 7, 2012

Amherst TODAY: Historic District Commission, 3:00 p.m., Town Hall; Recycling and Refuse Management Committee,4:30 p.m., Public Works Meeting Room; Select Board, 6 p.m.; Finance Committee, 6:50 p.m, both at Amherst-Pelham Regional Middle School TUESDAY: Jones Library Investment Committee, 9 a.m., library; Public Transportation and Bicycle Committee, 4 p.m., Town Hall; La Paz Centro Sister City Committee, 7:30 p.m., Bangs Center WEDNESDAY: Housing Authority, … 0

Amherst school budget on track

Sunday, May 19, 2013

AMHERST — The Amherst-Pelham regional school district is on track to finish with a balanced $28.5 million budget even though unexpected costs have led to some accounts running over budget. For example, the special education budget is currently $152,803 over its $1.2 million budget — in part as a result of out-of-district tuition from placement of students whose needs cannot be met within … 0

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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 Northampton wins girls track title; Amherst rallies to second
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 Chicopee Comp overtakes Amherst to win boys track title
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 Hampshire’s 300 graduates urged to confront challenges
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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

Chicopee Comp overtakes Amherst to win boys track title

Saturday, May 18, 2013

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 … 0

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

Northampton wins girls track title; Amherst rallies to second

Saturday, May 18, 2013

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 … 0

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

Hampshire’s 300 graduates urged to confront challenges

Saturday, May 18, 2013

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 … 0

Frontier Regional girls capture Division 2 track & field championship

Saturday, May 18, 2013

BUCKLAND — The Frontier Regional girls track & field team may have had a 107-meet winning streak snapped this season, but on Friday night the Red Hawks showed the rest of the District F & G Division 2 field that they are still a force to be reckoned … 0

Friday’s high school baseball: Easthampton rallies to keep postseason alive

Friday, May 17, 2013

The Easthampton baseball gave its postseason hopes a significant shot in the arm Friday as the Eagles came from behind to beat Athol 2-1 in eight innings at home. After Shy Torres and Zach Lewis were each hit by pitches with one out in the eighth, reliever Bradley … 0

Friday’s high schools: Krystel Enko strikes out 23 in Frontier 11-inning win over Taconic

Friday, May 17, 2013

For 11 innings, Frontier Regional softball pitcher Krystel Enko kept sending Taconic batters directly from the plate to the dugout Friday in South Deerfield. Enko struck out 23, allowed zero earned runs on four hits and one walk before the Red Hawks scored in the bottom of the … 0

UMass baseball sweeps doubleheader from Temple

Friday, May 17, 2013

A pair of sophomores and hot bats carried the University of Massachusetts baseball team to a doubleheader sweep of Temple in Ambler, Pa. Friday. Conor LeBlanc earned the win in Game 1, which the Minutemen won 4-3. LeBlanc struck out three and worked around six hits over seven … 0

Courtesy Benjamin Badua Amherst College Amherst College starting pitcher Fred Shepard delivers a pitch against Ithaca Friday in an NCAA Division III Regional game in Auburn, N.Y. Ithaca won 3-2.

Jasper Adams, Ithaca get the better of Fred Shepard, Amherst in NCAA baseball tournament

Friday, May 17, 2013

AUBURN, N.Y. — Jasper Adams and Fred Shepard had to wait seven years for a rematch. For Adams and his Ithaca College Bombers, the wait was well worth it. Adams and Shepard, former teammates at Amherst Regional High … 0

Area police news

Friday, May 17, 2013

Amherst ■ An Amherst man was arrested early Friday morning following a brief pursuit on the Route 116 bypass in which his vehicle was traveling at a high rate of speed and made a U-turn on the road that extends between Hadley and Sunderland. Gangi Bakarani, 34, of … 0

Peter G. Jeffs of Amherst said ‘person of interest’ in area break-ins

Friday, May 17, 2013

An Amherst man arrested at his home Thursday is considered a “person of interest” in a series of break-ins at homes in several Hampshire County communities, said Easthampton Police Det. Sgt. Mark Popielarczyk. Amherst Police assisted Southwick Police with the arrest of Peter G. Jeffs, 51, of 463 … 0

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