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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 … 1

Jury links Peter J. Dowers of Chicopee to thefts from Westhampton home

Friday, May 24, 2013

NORTHAMPTON — A Chicopee man was sentenced to 2½ years in jail after a jury decided he was in possession of items stolen from a Westhampton home in 2011. Peter J. Dowers, 23, was found guilty of one count of receiving stolen property in excess of $250 by a Hampshire Superior Court jury Thursday. He was sentenced Friday by Hampshire Superior Court Judge … 0

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Cody Baglow, left, and Jonathan Traester of Amherst celebrate after Amherst scores Friday against Northampton during a lacrosse game at Northampton High School.

SARAH CROSBY

Amherst eliminates rival Northampton from playoff contention

Craig Murdock, Bridge Street School physical education teacher, and second grader C.J. Ryznic take a lap around the playground during recess Wednesday as part of the "Feelin' Good" walking program. Many students run the first two laps for one "punch" on their mile marker card. Twenty punches fills the card and marks five miles completed.
KEVIN GUTTING

Running buddies

About 350 people attended the annual Health and Safety Fair held Thursday at the Northampton Senior Center. The event offered information about the services and resources — including respite, adult day programs, and in-home care — that are available in this area. Those who attended were also able to learn about specific health conditions; here, Smith Vocational and Agricultural High School student Paige Petersen of Huntington, 16, checks a blood pressure reading for Janice Cromack of Hadley.

SARAH CROSBY

Getting a checkup

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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

No one hurt in Westhampton chimney fire that spreads to walls of house on Reservoir Road

Sunday, May 5, 2013

WESTHAMPTON — A fire that started in the chimney and extended into the walls of a home at 105 Reservoir Road caused an estimated $100,000 in damage Sunday afternoon. Smoke detectors woke up an owner of home at about 12:30 p.m. He was able to call 911 and … 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

Town Moderator only contested race in Westhampton town election June 1

Thursday, May 16, 2013

Town Moderator is the only contested race in the upcoming June 1 municipal election, with two candidates running for a single one-year seat. At last month’s town caucus, Jennifer Walters and Richard “Bill” Tracy were nominated for the position that had been filled for nearly three decades by … 0

Friday’s high schools: Northampton boys lacrosse edges Brattleboro Union in overtime

Friday, May 3, 2013

Brattleboro Union made a defensive play and Northampton Alex Zadworny made them pay. Three minutes into overtime, the Colonels defense slid to double-team Zadworny on the right side of the goal, but Zadworny fed Ben Davis across the crease and the junior attackman buried the shot from close … 0

Northampton native Makeda Diggs, left, of PVPA, and Caroline Jones, of Amherst Regional, dive for a pass Thursday in Amherst.
JERREY ROBERTS

Thursday’s high schools: Amherst girls ultimate rolls past PVPA

Thursday, May 2, 2013

Angela Zhu threw five goals and caught two more as the Amherst Regional girls ultimate team beat Pioneer Valley Performing Arts 15-3 Thursday in the Hurricanes’ first game against high school competition. Zoe Freedman-Coleman caught four goals, while … 0

Thursday’s high school baseball: Asher Young pitches Amherst Regional to postseason berth

Thursday, May 2, 2013

With a postseason berth in sight, the Amherst Regional baseball team handed the ball to ace Asher Young, who dominated yet another lineup on Thursday afternoon. Young tossed his third three-hitter of the season as the Hurricanes assured themselves a spot in the Western Massachusetts Division 1 Tournament … 0

Thursday’s high schools: Belchertown boys tennis team qualifies for postseason

Thursday, May 2, 2013

The Belchertown boys tennis qualified for the postseason with a 5-0 win over St. Mary’s at home Thursday. Ethan Smith and Robbie Lewis pulled out second-set tiebreakers to win at second and third singles, respectively. Smith beat Zach Slepchuk 6-0, 7-6 (6), while Lewis beat Matt Benoit 6-1, … 0

school lunch menues

Thursday, May 2, 2013

Amherst-Pelham (Elementary) MONDAY: Pancakes, sausage, sweet potato puffs, oranges, cucumber, applesauce TUESDAY: Beef burgers, vegetarian beans, veggie dippers, peach cup, pears WEDNESDAY: Pasta with meat sauce, green beans, cinnamon applesauce, pears THURSDAY: Beef soft taco, spinach salad, corn, oranges, strawberry cup FRIDAY: Pizza, applesauce, grapes, green beans Belchertown … 0

Wednesday’s high school baseball: Hampshire hands Palmer first league loss

Wednesday, May 1, 2013

Scott Labrie had two doubles as the Hampshire Regional baseball team handed Palmer its first Bi-County loss of the season, 6-3, in Westhampton on Wednesday. Eddie Hagelstein (triple, RBI) and Nick Batchelder (double, RBI) had two hits each as well. Dan Baldwin went the distance for the Raiders … 0

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