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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., Town Hall; La Paz Centro Sister City Committee, 7:30 p.m., Bangs Center WEDNESDAY: Housing Authority, 2 p.m, at the housing authority; Select … 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 with. The Red Hawks finished with more than twice as many points as their nearest … 0

Friday’s high school baseball: Easthampton rallies to keep postseason alive

Friday, May 17, 2013

The Easthampton baseball gave its postseason hopes a significant shot in the arm Friday as the Eagles came from behind to beat Athol 2-1 in eight innings at home. After Shy Torres and Zach Lewis were each hit by pitches with one out in the eighth, reliever Bradley Bousquet surrendered a walk-off RBI single by Chris Starcun down the right-field line. The win … 0

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Northampton High School junior Anna Moore, left, runs Saturday in the 4x800 meter relay event during the Western Massachusetts Division I Track Championship at Holyoke High School. Northampton High School freshman Sierra Loomis runs of the track after passing the baton, at right. SARAH CROSBY Northampton wins girls track title; Amherst rallies to second
Taj-Amir Torres of Amherst Regional High School, left, leads Saturday during the 100 meter dash event at the Western Massachusetts Division I Track Championship at Holyoke High School. Oushane Lewis of Central High School, center, and John Ferrera of Ludlow follow behind. SARAH CROSBY Chicopee Comp overtakes Amherst to win boys track title
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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

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

Eliza Fishman, left, of Amherst Regional, shoots against Belchertown goalie Abbey Norden Wednesday in Amherst. JERREY ROBERTS

Wednesday’s high schools: Kayla Panek nets winner as Belchertown girls lacrosse edges Amherst Regional

Wednesday, May 1, 2013

Kayla Panek scored an unassisted goal with 2 minutes, 55 seconds remaining to break a tie and give the Belchertown girls lacrosse team a 9-8 victory Wednesday over host Amherst Regional. Panek finished with three goals as the … 0

Wednesday’s high school softball: Frontier Regional hands Turners Falls first loss

Wednesday, May 1, 2013

Courtney Newsome scored in the third inning and Krystel Enko made it stand as the Frontier Regional softball team handed Turners Falls its first loss of the season 1-0 on Wednesday in South Deerfield. Enko scattered three hits, walked one and struck out nine — including the final … 0

Wednesday’s high school tennis, track: Longmeadow edges Amherst Regional 3-2 in girls tennis

Wednesday, May 1, 2013

The likely Western Massachusetts Division 1 girls tennis finalists met at Amherst Regional Middle School Wednesday. It was the defending champion Longmeadow which pulled out a 3-2 victory over 2012 runner-up Amherst. The team’s split their regular season matches. The Hurricanes were missing five starters when they beat … 0

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