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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, 2 p.m, at the housing authority; Select … 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 with. The Red Hawks finished with more than twice as many points as their nearest … 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 Bousquet surrendered a walk-off RBI single by Chris Starcun down the right-field line. The win … 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
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Friday’s high school lacrosse: South Hadley rolls past Northampton

Friday, May 10, 2013

Tom Crotty scored four goals as the South Hadley boys lacrosse team rolled to a 12-6 win over Northampton at home Friday. Evan Marcus (three assists), T.J. Fitzell (one assist) and Sam Duda each scored twice for South Hadley (13-3), while Pat Fitzgerald, and Tom Down (one assists) … 0

Meriza Werenski, of Holyoke Catholic, has been named the Daily Hampshire Gazette Girls Swimming & Diving Player of the Year.

Gazette Girls Swimmer of the Year: Meriza Werenski

Friday, May 10, 2013

Winning two sectional titles and two state titles would be considered an extraordinary season for most western Massachusetts high school swimmers. Not for Meriza Werenski. But according to her, it was somewhat of an off year. “This season … 0

School lunch menus

Friday, May 10, 2013

Amherst-Pelham  (Elementary) MONDAY: Chicken and cheese quesadilla, black beans, broccoli, diced pears, apple TUESDAY: Fish sticks, cream of tomato soup, diced pears, cucumbers, green grapes WEDNESDAY: Grilled cheese, fries, blueberries, corn, bananas THURSDAY: Crispy chicken sandwich, green beans, strawberry cup, apple slices FRIDAY: Pizza, green grapes, carrot sticks, … 0

Ashlee McGan of Hampshire Regional pitches to Frontier Regional Thursday at Frontier. JERREY ROBERTS

Thursday’s high schools: Hampshire softball comes through in clutch against Frontier

Thursday, May 9, 2013

Ashlee McGan and Krystel Enko had matching lines but the Hampshire Regional softball team came through in the clutch to beat Frontier Regional 5-1 and qualify for the postseason Thursday in South Deerfield. Both pitchers struck out eight … 0

Thursday’s high schools: South Hadley edges East Longmeadow in boys tennis

Thursday, May 9, 2013

James Stawarz pulled out a three-set victory at No. 2 singles to give the South Hadley boys tennis team a 3-2 victory over East Longmeadow. Stawarz beat Brian Grohe 7-6 (4), 2-6, 6-1 to join Mikey Miele (No. 1 singles) and first doubles team of Chris Larrow and … 0

Hampshire Regional senior Frankie Weir, top, has been named the Daily Hampshire Gazette Wrestling Player of the Year.

Gazette Wrestler of Year: Frankie Weir of Hampshire 

Thursday, May 9, 2013

Frankie Weir entered his senior season at Hampshire Regional with lofty expectations and left with a lasting wrestling legacy. After a season in which he placed third in the 170-pound weight class at the all-state tournament, second at … 0

Hampshire Regional students to perform 'Alice in Wonderland' this weekend

Tuesday, May 7, 2013

WESTHAMPTON — Audiences can go through the looking glass this weekend at Hampshire Regional High School when the school’s drama company performs “Alice in Wonderland.” The play, which takes place May 10 through 12, was adapted for the stage from Lewis Carroll’s tales of young Alice as she … 0

Monday’s high school softball: Krystel Enko fans 17 as Frontier rolls past Greenfield

Tuesday, May 7, 2013

Krystel Enko struck out 17 and allowed only four hits as the Frontier Regional softball team rolled to a 15-2 victory at Greenfield and pulled within a win of qualifying for the postseason. Caitlyn Sullivan (four RBIs) had four hits for the Red Hawks (9-3, 8-3), while McKayla … 0

AREA MEETINGS

Wednesday, November 7, 2012

Amherst TODAY: Finance Committee, 5:30 p.m.; Annual Town Meeting, 7 p.m., both at Amherst Middle School TUESDAY: Jones Library Board of Trustees, 1 p.m., library; RSDPB Subcommittee Governance Core Issues Committee, 5 p.m., Bangs Center; Ag Commission Working Group on Farmers’ Market, 7 p.m., Town Hall WEDNESDAY: Jones … 0

Hampshire, Franklin communities make ‘best places to live’ list

Sunday, May 5, 2013

Five towns in Hampshire County and six in Franklin County have made the Boston Globe’s “Top 25 Places to Live in Massachusetts” list. Hampshire County’s Amherst earned the No. 2 slot, followed by Chesterfield (7), Cummington (9), Northampton (13) and Hadley (15). In Franklin County, Shelburne earned the … 0

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