Belchertown High captures first-ever ‘As Schools Match Wits’ title by whisker over Longmeadow High

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BELCHERTOWN — At the start of the 64th season of New England Public Media’s “As Schools Match Wits,” a high school academic trivia game show, Belchertown High School’s team came in as a bit of an underdog.


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While most international and American attention is being focused on the possibility of Iran having nuclear weapon capabilities, the certainty of the ongoing genocide of Palestinians has taken a back seat.

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The mane event: New England Morgan Horse Show to return to Northampton
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NORTHAMPTON — Equestrians will flock to Northampton later this month to celebrate and show off their skills with Morgan horses, the official state horse of Massachusetts.

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