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By GARRETT COTE

GREENFIELD — Make it nine wins in a row for the Belchertown Post 239 Senior American Legion baseball team, as it scored four runs in the first inning and never looked back en route to an 11-3 victory over Greenfield Post 81 on Tuesday evening at Vets Field.

By CHRIS LINISKI

BOSTON — The House is poised to pass legislation Wednesday that would update the 2022 law shielding reproductive and transgender care in Massachusetts from legal threats that one top Democrat described as a “game of whack-a-mole.”

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — When restoration on an authentic white dress worn by Emily Dickinson is complete, the public might get the chance to see a textile expert place the garment on a modified mannequin, which will be displayed inside a protective cabinet in a prominent spot inside the Amherst History Center at 45 Boltwood Walk.

By SAMUEL GELINAS

WORTHINGTON — Marcia Estelle, who serves as president of the board of directors for The Maples senior living facility now that’s she’s retired from teaching, is used to planning bingo nights and community dinners, not perusing congressional budgets. But that has changed.

By CHRIS LARABEE

SUNDERLAND — The newest member of the Sunderland Fire Department located and rescued a lost hiker on Mount Toby over the weekend.

By Staff Report

HADLEY — A Chesterfield man who allegedly injured another man with tree loppers during an altercation on Honey Pot Road was arrested Monday morning, according to police.

By GRACE CHAI

AMHERST — Though she much prefers to work behind the scenes as a volunteer to make her community a better place to live, longtime Amherst resident Jan Eidelson couldn’t avoid the spotlight entirely late last month.

By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — Residents are invited to hear the findings from a feasibility study exploring geothermal energy in South Deerfield during a Zoom presentation on Thursday.

NORTHAMPTON — Tickets are now on sale for Transformance 35: Immigrant Song, a musical tribute to global superstars, at Pines Theater in Florence on Aug. 19 from 4:30 to 9:30 p.m.

By BILL DANIELSON

It is now “full summer” and, as many others might be tempted to do, I have gone on my first camping trip of the year. To be honest, it was more like a “glamping” trip. My brother has a new camp up in northern Maine and my sister traveled north to enjoy a sort of camping reunion. There were no spouses, no pets, and no responsibilities other than relaxing and having fun. My brother installed a wonderful array of solar panels, which gave us access to electricity. Only the absence of running water made this anything remotely related to camping.

By WILLIAM LAMBERS

It was 80 years ago on July 16 when a mysterious flash of light and a massive explosion rumbled in the New Mexico desert. Only a few people knew about it at the time, but the United States just entered a frightening unknown world: the age of nuclear weapons.

By BILL LANE

Two of our region’s most beloved businesses — Dave’s Soda and Pet City and Hadley Garden Center — have collapsed in eerily similar ways. Both were acquired by outside buyers who made warm promises: to keep the businesses running, protect employees, and honor their local legacies. And in both cases, those promises quietly unraveled. Now, Hadley is left with the prospect of shuttered storefronts, lost jobs, and heartbroken local founders and staff.

Two recent letters about the Mill River Greenway bike path being planned for South Main Street in Haydenville gave lessons on what a neighborhood is and to whom it belongs. I’ve lived on South Main Street all my life, in the house that has been my family’s for four generations. I am proud of my neighborhood and treasure the neighborly ways we live on our street. Therefore, I think I bring a legitimate voice to this discussion.

This Sunday in Amherst, I saw my first spotted lanternfly. I wanted to share this news, because we can rally to protect our beloved ecosystem. Here are some ways I’ve found helpful to stay active about ecosystem protection: learn identifications. When you see a lanternfly, or another dangerous species, act as the planet’s immune system. Strengthen our bat population with those boxes. In other parts of the state, there are reports that bats are eating spotted lanternflies! The leading resource on the construction and maintenance of safe, healthy bat boxes is merlintuttle.org.

By SAM FERLAND

SOUTHAMPTON — “Turning pain into purpose.”

By RYAN AMES

All things are not quiet within UMass athletics’ new conference home.

By RYAN AMES

Medals were abundant for area athletes over the weekend during the Bay State Games competition, as all five West teams that competed finished with some hardware to take home.

By GARRETT COTE

Nick Stinson’s gem of a relief outing (five innings, no runs) gave the Amherst Sandy Koufax baseball team the opportunity to pull away from a scrappy Greenfield team that put up four runs in the top of the first on Saturday. Stinson pounded the strike zone over his five innings, striking out five and allowing only two hits. Amherst’s 12-6 PVYBL victory took them to 9-2-1 on the season.

By SCOTT MERZBACH

PELHAM — Left with limited housing options as the result of depleted Social Security benefits while battling ovarian cancer, Gwendolyn D’Aguiar says she is blessed to be among the initial residents at Amethyst Brook Apartments, the town’s first affordable rental housing development.