Brice Letendre poured in a game-high 31 points, and the Belchertown boys basketball team picked up a huge victory for postseason purposes on the road in Easthampton Tuesday night.
By KAREN GARDNER
Why Rod, I’m so glad to hear from you. What’s up? I’m calling to thank you for referring me to your psychiatrist, Dr. Freud. Remember recently when you were losing what was left of your mind? That’s when you told me about him and how helpful he was. So, I called him up and have been seeing him ever since.
Seeing many kids struggle in the post-pandemic moment, and with so much uncertainty with national politics, it is reasonable to turn to our closest elected officials and confirm that we’re on the right path. So, as a Northampton public school parent, I’ve paid close attention to the discussion over education funding in our city. I love our public schools, and believe they are the backbone of our city.
I am writing to enthusiastically endorse Laurie Loisel in her recently announced candidacy for Ward 3 City Council. I had the pleasure of getting to know Laurie when we both served (she as president) on the board of the local nonprofit Council of Social Agencies, which serves as a resource and network for Hampshire County human service providers.
By WILLIAM LAMBERS
By RYAN AMES
CHARLEMONT — Area high-school skiers traded in their pencils for ski poles on Tuesday during the PVIAC Alpine Ski Individual Championships at Berkshire East Mountain Resort.
By SAMUEL GELINAS
NORTHAMPTON — Frozen lakes and ponds invite enchanted winter sports enthusiasts outside for classic wintertime festivities. But despite the fun, a fact remains: ice is a potential danger.
By GARRETT COTE
WOODFORD, Vt. — The Amherst Regional girls Nordic ski team has seen a plethora of different athletes lead the Hurricanes’ pack throughout the course of this season. Each meet it’s typically someone new at the front, and that’s what makes their team so dangerous in meets with high stakes like Tuesday’s 2025 MIAA Nordic Ski Championships at Prospect Mountain.
By SCOTT MERZBACH
NORTHAMPTON — Over the course of two hours Monday at the State House in Boston, legislators sitting on the Special Commission on Combating Antisemitism presented numerous pro-Palestinian exhibits — resources that educators might use in their classroom — drawn from a members-only section of the Massachusetts Teachers Association website.
By SCOTT MERZBACH
AMHERST — Families of students at Amherst Regional Middle School are being notified about an antisemitic incident that occurred Monday when a student gave a Nazi salute during class — the latest in a series of incidents that have occurred at area schools in recent years.
By MATTEO PANGALLO
By GORDON SHAW
By RUDY PERKINS
By EMILEE KLEIN
SOUTH HADLEY — Naomi Wood arrived at Plains Elementary School to pick up her 6-year-old son, Hunter Isaiah Wood, when she noticed him stumbling across the playground, eyes crossed.
By ALEXA LEWIS
EASTHAMPTON — In its prominent downtown location, the Walgreens on Union Street is a popular destination for Easthampton residents looking to pick up needed medications or maybe a quick snack. But now, signs hang in the store notifying customers that the store is slated for closure in late March.
By MICHAEL CASEY
BOSTON — The state’s top court ruled Tuesday that Karen Read can be retried on all the same charges in the death of her Boston police officer boyfriend, the latest twist in the long-running case that transfixed true crime fans nationwide.
By DOMENIC POLI
GREENFIELD — The Massachusetts Association for Community Action has launched its Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program that helps low-income taxpayers prepare their tax returns.
NORTHAMPTON — The Northampton Parks & Recreation Department is currently taking registrations for several adult evening programs this spring.
By JIM BRIDGMAN
Hampshire County is locked in a deep freeze. A combination of light winds, fresh snow cover and an arctic air mass sent temperatures plummeting last night and early today. A low of 22 degrees below zero was reported at the Mill Valley Grist Mill in Amherst.
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