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Friday’s high schools: Belchertown girls tennis qualifies for postseason

Friday, May 24, 2013

The Belchertown girls tennis first doubles team of Morgan O’Connor and Angela Grabazs won a pair of tiebreakers as the Orioles upset Palmer 3-2 at Ludlow Tennis Club on Friday and qualified for the Western Massachusetts Division 3 Tournament. O’Connor and Grabazs defeated Laura Thompkins & Jeralyn Halstead of Palmer 7-6, 7-6. No. 1 Rachel Gustafson and No. 3 Julian Tan both won their singles matches for Belchertown (9-9). Boys … 0

Friday’s high school baseball/softball: Smith Academy teams roll in Hatfield

Friday, May 24, 2013

Friday was a good day on the home diamonds for Smith Academy. The softball team kept its hope alive of making the postseason for the first time since 2002 with a 4-1 victory over rival Hopkins Academy. The baseball team, meanwhile, knocked off Tri-County rival and league champion St. Mary 2-1 in eight innings. Softball Smith Academy 4, Hopkins Academy 1 — The … 0

AREA POLICE NEWS

Friday, May 24, 2013

Amherst ■ Colleen M. Moylan, 24, of Bourne, was issued a citation for failure to use care in turning after the vehicle she was driving from East Pleasant Street into a parking lot Thursday at 4:42 p.m. collided with bicyclist Stephen J. Donahue, 21, of Plainville, who was riding in the bicycle lane, police said. Donahue suffered a laceration to his arm and … 0

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NAMING THE BABY

Friday, May 24, 2013

SIAS — Travis Richard Jr., son of Travis Sias and Amanda Castine, of Florence, was born May 13, 2013, at Cooley Dickinson Hospital, Northampton. Maternal grandparent is Rheanne Castine, of Chesterfield. Paternal grandparent is Richard Sias, of Southampton. Maternal great-grandparents are Martha and Richard Castine of New Salem. … 0

SCHOOL LUNCH MENUS

Friday, May 24, 2013

Amherst-Pelham (Elementary) TUESDAY: Mozzarella sticks, mixed fruit, cucumber, carrots, orange WEDNESDAY: Burger, corn, carrot sticks, pear, peach cup THURSDAY: Nachos, black beans, mixed fruit, apple, carrot sticks FRIDAY: Pizza, green beans, salad, banana, applesauce Belchertown TUESDAY: HS: Shepherd’s pie, three-bean salad, fresh fruit, carrots, strawberries or taco bar; … 0

Valley Views Local photographers aim their cameras outdoors

Friday, May 24, 2013

RAINBOW MORNING Mount Pollux, Middle Street, Amherst Photograph and text by Karen Lemoine of Amherst By mid-April last year, spring buds were beginning to show lots of color, so I decided to hike to Mount Pollux to capture … 0

Southampton water tested positive for harmless bacteria

Friday, May 24, 2013

SOUTHAMPTON — Water samples taken from town wells on April 24 tested positive for bacteria, but the town’s water commissioners are reassuring residents it is a harmless kind. Further testing did not the bacteria, said Water Superintendent Joseph Slattery. Slattery said the town regularly tests for coliform bacteria … 0

Southampton administrator finalists to interview Tuesday, decision may be made Wednesday

Thursday, May 23, 2013

SOUTHAMPTON — The town may get a permanent administrator next week for the first time in almost two years. The Select Board will interview three finalists for the job Tuesday and could make a decision as early as Wednesday. The finalists selected from the 19 applicants are former … 0

JERREY ROBERTS Michael Phelan, a member of the Southampton Select Board.

Southampton audit turns up ‘irregularities’ in one department

Thursday, May 23, 2013

SOUTHAMPTON — Auditors evaluating the town’s finances are expanding their survey to investigate “irregularities” they found in one department. “I personally have some concerns about it,” Select Board member Michael L. Phelan Jr. said Wednesday. He said he … 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 … 0

Southampton Town Meeting OKs $14.5 million budget but no money for public safety equipment

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

SOUTHAMPTON — Voters at Tuesday’s annual Town Meeting unanimously approved a $14.5 million budget for the fiscal year that starts July 1, but voted to pass over four spending articles because officials said the town could not afford them. The purchases the town did not fund were all … 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

Doug Laroche of Hampshire Regional, right, gets tagged out at first by Matt Serra of Monson on a pick from the pitcher Tuesday at Hampshire. JERREY ROBERTS

Tuesday’s high schools: Hampshire baseball qualifies for postseason

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

In its must-win regular-season finale, the Hampshire Regional baseball team survived nine walks and a pair of rain delays by allowing no hits in a 7-4 home victory over Monson that clinched a Western Massachusetts Division 2 Tournament … 0

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