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Friday, May 24, 2013

To submit an item to Friends & Neighbors, send an email to newsroom@gazettenet.come or mail your news to the Daily Hampshire Gazette, Box 299, Northampton, MA. 01061, c/o Friends & Neighbors. Amherst Matthew Thompson graduated magna cum laude from Georgetown University. He majored in finance and international business and will work in the Latin American investment banking division of Citibank in New York City. Hannah Fishman, the daughter of Jeffrey … 0

February 22, 2013 - Northampton, Mass. - Photo by Michael S. Gordon/The Republican - Cara L. Rintala watches as the jury enters the Hampshire Superior Courtroom Friday. Rintala is accused of killing her wife, Annamarie Cochrane Rintala.

Judge again denies bail for murder suspect Cara Lee Rintala while awaiting new trial in 2010 slaying

Thursday, May 23, 2013

NORTHAMPTON — Cara Lee Rintala will remain behind bars while she awaits a new trial in the 2010 slaying of her wife. Superior Court Judge Mary Lou Rup, who presided over Rintala’s trial earlier this year on a charge of murder in connection with the death of Annamarie Cochrane Rintala, denied a motion … 0

Wednesday’s high school results: Frontier’s Krystel Enko hurls first career no-hitter

Wednesday, May 22, 2013

After striking out 23 Taconic batters Friday, Frontier Regional pitcher Krystel Enko fired a six-inning no-hitter against Mahar Regional, as the Red Hawks cruised to a 5-0 win Wednesday in South Deerfield. The game was stopped by weather concerns. Enko struck out 10 and came within a third-inning walk of a perfect game, but still finished with her first career no-hitter. Ally Hamelin … 0

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Teen recovering in Springfield hospital after being struck by lightning in Granby Tuesday

Wednesday, May 22, 2013

GRANBY — A 16-year-old student struck by lightning and knocked unconscious while outside the MacDuffie School Tuesday afternoon is recovering at Shriners Hospitals for Children in Springfield. Head of school Steve Griffin said Wednesday he spoke to the young woman’s parents and informed her fellow students that she … 0

Tuesday’s high school tennis: Amherst clinches league title in match that started outdoors then moved indoors

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Amherst Regional and Minnechaug started their Tuesday girls tennis match outdoors at the University of Massachusetts and finished it at the Ludlow Tennis Club, but when it was over, the Hurricanes had sewn up the outright Valley League title with a 3-2 over the Falcons. The teams played … 0

Granby aims to leave South Hadley Fire District 2

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

GRANBY — Town officials are awaiting the results of a petition to the state brought by Granby residents to pull out of South Hadley’s Fire District 2. Town officials and residents say the arrangement dates back to the early 1900s, when the fire department was all-volunteer, which is … 0

Monday’s high schools: Northampton girls lacrosse wins in overtime to qualify for postseason

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Molly King scored her second goal early in overtime and the Northampton girls lacrosse team held off Brattleboro Union for a 9-8 road victory on Monday night that clinched a tournament berth for the Blue Devils. King finished with two goals and two assists for Hamp (9-8), which … 0

Monday’s high school tennis/track: Northampton girls tennis edges Agawam

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

The Northampton girls tennis team pulled out a 3-2 victory over host Agawam on Monday. Phoebe Gelbard (first) and Adele Fantasia (second) won their singles matches, while the No. 1 doubles pair of Katherine Lesko and Olivia Bernstein took their match for the Blue Devils (13-5). Boys tennis … 0

Monday’s high school softball: Hampshire rolls past Pioneer Regional

Monday, May 20, 2013

The Hampshire Regional softball team scored seven times in the bottom of the first and rolled to a 16-2 five-inning victory over Pioneer Regional in Westhampton Monday. Brie Weltlich led Hampshire (14-1, 13-1 Franklin) with four hits, including a three-run home run and drove in four runs. Marissa … 0

Sean Doyle, of Frontier Regional, has been named the Daily Hampshire Gazette Boys Skiing Player of the Year.

Gazette Boys Skiing Player of the Year: Sean Doyle, Frontier Regional

Monday, May 20, 2013

When Sean Doyle finished ninth in the season-opening PVIAC alpine race, the Frontier Regional junior knew exactly what it meant. “I needed to step things up,” said Doyle, who felt he hadn’t got enough training days in before … 0

COURTESY AUDREY O'CONNELL Margaret O’Connell, a seventh-grader at Amherst Regional Middle School, has been named the Daily Hampshire Gazette Girls Skiing Player of the Year. O'Connell skies for Amherst Regional.

Gazette Girls Skiing Player of the Year: Margaret O’Connell, Amherst Regional

Monday, May 20, 2013

As a middle school student, Margaret O’Connell had no expectations when she joined the Amherst Regional High School girls ski team this past winter. However, the seventh-grader ended up being not just the best performer on her own … 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., … 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

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