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Summer baseball: Easthampton Post 224 beats Amherst Post 148 for first win

Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Adam Krol threw a complete game with five strikeouts as American Legion Easthampton Post 224 earned its first win of the season with a 4-3 victory over Amherst Post 148 Wednesday in Easthampton. Brandon Weyant went 2-for-3 with two RBIs, while Austin Crow had two hits and scored a run for Post 224 (1-3). Asher Young struck out six in a complete-game loss for Post 148 (1-2). Justin Carey had … 0

COURTESY OF THE OXBOW GALLERY "First Shadows of Morning" by Martha Armstrong

Exhibit at Northampton’s Oxbow Gallery features works by seven landscape artists

Wednesday, June 19, 2013

As its name suggests, “Seven on Site,” the exhibit at the Oxbow Gallery in Northampton through June 30, shows the works of seven artists, all who painted outside within view of the scenes captured on canvas. The pieces encompass a wide range of territory, both in terms of the terrain they cover and … 0

Kathie Gow, the curator of the Hatfield Historical Museum on Main Street, poses with the key to the door of the town's Fire Meetinghouse in 1670. The museum's collection is filled with pieces from different decades, including pieces specific to the history of Hatfield and the surrounding areas. AYRIKA WHITNEY

A letter from John Hancock, Sophia Smith's ear trumpet and a half-pound key: Finds from the Hatfield Historical Museum

Tuesday, June 18, 2013

HATFIELD — When Kathie Gow took over as curator of the Hatfield Historical Museum three years ago, she was nearly buried alive by the town’s 343-year-old history. Boxes piled waist-high, milk crates and bags of artifacts donated by residents over decades lined and stuffed areas of the one-room museum. Drawers, shelves and corners … 1

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Summer baseball: Easthampton holds off South Hadley in Mickey Mantle

Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Dakota Wheeler struck out 12 and three players had two RBIs each as the Easthampton Mickey Mantle baseball team beat South Hadley 6-5 in Easthampton Tuesday. Kyle Richard (double), Tyler Vishaway (single) and Zach Crisafulli each knocked in a pair for Easthampton (2-3). American Legion Aldenville 7, Belchertown … 0

Electrical storms Monday evening cause power outages

Monday, June 17, 2013

A few hundred homes, primarily in Hatfield, remained without power Monday evening after heavy electrical storms passed over Hampshire County around 5 p.m. “About 500 customers were affected by the weather that moved through tonight,” said Theresa Gilbert, a spokeswoman for Western Massachusetts Electric Co. Gilbert said most … 0

Sunday, June 16, 2013

NAME: Ryan Bouvier JOB TITLE, COMPANY: Owner, Pioneer Valley Indoor Karting, West Hatfield WEBSITE: PVIK.Net WHEN THE BUSINESS STARTED: October 2012. But I started building my business plan 10 years ago, and I told my mom when I … 0

Local city and town government meetings coming up this week

Wednesday, November 7, 2012

Amherst TODAY: Select Board, 11 a.m., Town Hall TUESDAY: Municipal Affordable Housing Trust Fund Subcommittee, 10 a.m.; Shade Tree Committee, 4 p.m.; Planning Board and Housing and Sheltering Committe, 7 p.m.; Select Board, 7 p.m., all at Town Hall WEDNESDAY: Town Meeting Coordinating Committee, 5 p.m., Town Hall; … 0

Contacts

Friday, June 14, 2013

Information on events, classes and workshops offered by area community senior centers is available on their respective websites, listed below. Amherst Senior Center/ Council On Aging Bangs Center, 70 Boltwood Walk Hours: Mon.-Fri., 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Phone: 259-3060 www.amherstma.gov/seniorcenter Belchertown Senior Center 60 State St. Hours: Mon., … 0

From left, Chairwoman of the Joint Committee on Education Alice Peisch, Secretary of Education Matthew Malone, Anne Marie Bettencourt of Hatfield, Gov. Deval Patrick and Elementary and Secondary Education Commissioner Mitchell Chester. Photo credit: Eric Haynes / Governor’s Office

Hatfield woman is Massachusetts teacher of the year

Thursday, June 13, 2013

BOSTON — Gov. Deval Patrick and Secretary of Education Matthew Malone Thursday joined state and local education officials to recognize Hatfield resident Anne Marie Bettencourt, a teacher at Springfield Central High School, as Massachusetts Teacher of the Year. … 0

GAZETTE FILE PHOTO Jordan Page, of South Hadley Pettengill Insurance Post 260, pitches to Easthampton last year. The American Legion baseball season started last week.

American Legion baseball teams begin quest for postseason

Tuesday, June 11, 2013

For most high school baseball players the summer started last week with the opening of the American Legion season. It will be difficult for any team to repeat the success Pettengill Insurance Post 260 experienced last season. After … 0

Piano recital  offers range  of performers

Monday, June 10, 2013

WILLIAMSBURG — A group of young and old composers will perform their own piano pieces at a “Piano Party” Saturday at 2 p.m. at Haydenville Congregational Church. The performers range in age from 8 to 76 and are piano students of Jeff Olmsted of Northampton, who teaches with … 0

Smith Academy sophomore shortstop Christian Smiarowski , second from left, wasn't quite quick enough to complete a double play on first base runner Jared Allis of Frontier Regional after forcing out Edward Tsai, left, in the seventh inning of their Div. 3 WMass championship game at the University of Massachusetts Earl Lorden Field Sunday. KEVIN GUTTING

Sam Tillona shines for Frontier in relief

Sunday, June 9, 2013

AMHERST — A lat muscle injury kept Sam Tillona off the mound for the first month-plus of the season. But in the biggest spot of his career Sunday, Tillona showed off his health and dynamic stuff in a … 0

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Wednesday, November 7, 2012

Amherst TODAY: Hampshire County Retirement Board, 9 a.m, 99 Industrial Drive; Dickinson Local Historic District Commission, 3 p.m., Town Hall; RSDPB Subcommittee, Governance Core Issues Committee, 5 p.m., Middle School; Select Board, 6 p.m., Middle School TUESDAY: Disability Access Advisory Committee, 11:30 a.m., Stavros Center; Agricultural Commission, 7 … 0

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