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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 requested by public safety departments: $33,000 for a police cruiser, $10,000 for police emergency equipment, $5,650 for a new server for the … 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 first-to-eight pro-sets instead of traditional sets to speed up play with the approaching thunderstorms. Nicole … 0

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 berth. Doug Laroche pitched the first 41∕3 innings and was followed by Scott Labrie. Seventh-grader … 0