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By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

Cities and towns across Hampshire County are issuing temporary bans on outdoor fires as part of an effort to prevent brush fires, which have razed woodlands across the state at an alarming rate over the past month.More than 200 brush fires have been...

By GARRETT COTE

AMHERST — It can be a difficult task for college basketball fans to learn the players on the teams they root for year in and year out. Every season, programs across the country are gutted and rebuilt.UMass men’s hoops fans got quite the introduction...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

NORTHAMPTON — The Northampton boys soccer team was able to control the majority of possession in its MIAA Division 2 Round of 32 showdown against 20th-seeded Milton on Monday, but two mistakes from the 13th-seeded Blue Devils in the first half did...

It was an expected battle in Worcester on Friday between the 33rd-seeded South Hadley volleyball team and 32nd-seeded Saint Paul Diocesan in the preliminary round of the MIAA Div. 4 state tournament. The match went all five sets, with the Tigers...

By JO COMERFORD and STEPHEN G. SIRECI

 Question 2 is simple. It asks voters one question: Do you want to end high-stakes testing — the practice of allowing one test to determine whether or not a student receives a high school diploma?Our answer to that queston is a resounding yes, which...

Eastworks Open Studios More than 40 resident artists, businesses and nonprofits who use space at Eastworks will showcase their art and workspaces to the public during Eastworks Open Studios on Saturday, Nov. 2, and Sunday, Nov. 3, from 10 a.m. to 5...

By GARRETT COTE

GRANBY — Riley Goodhind stepped to take a corner kick about two-thirds of the way through the second half of Tuesday afternoon’s Western Mass. Class D semifinal matchup between No. 2 Granby and visiting No. 3 Monson. With the game knotted at two...

By GARRETT COTE

GRANBY — Staring straight in the face of a 2-0 deficit to visiting No. 4 Hoosac Valley, the No. 1 Granby girls soccer team had to dig deep and find any source of energy if it wanted to reach the Western Mass. Class D finals for the second straight...

It was a meet to remember for the Hampshire Regional gymnastics team.The Raiders stole the show at Roots Gymnastics Center in Westfield on Sunday, overtaking host Westfield to capture first place and win the Western Massachusetts Championship by a...

By GARRETT COTE

WESTFIELD — The Amherst Regional girls cross country team’s day almost ended before it even began on Sunday afternoon.The Hurricanes were awaiting a bus to pick them up at the school and take them to Stanley Park in Westfield for the Western Mass....

By GARRETT COTE

WESTFIELD — Sue Tracy wore the biggest smile as she wiped tears from her eyes underneath the Hampshire Regional cross country tent on the outskirts of Stanley Park’s cross country course.For the first time in program history, the Raiders boys team won...

For the first time in nearly two decades, the Frontier girls volleyball team will not be hoisting a Western Mass. trophy.The No. 2 Redhawks fell to No. 3 Wahconah in the Class B semifinals, 3-1, at Goodnow Gymnasium in South Deerfield on Thursday...

By GARRETT COTE

BELCHERTOWN — When asked how it felt to be heading to her first Western Mass. finals as head coach of the Belchertown field hockey team, Dina Brunetti couldn’t think of any words to describe it.She collected her breath following the No. 1 Orioles’ 2-0...

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50 Years Ago■Converting Northampton High School from a three-year to a four-year high school, as the Northampton School Committee recommended last night, is likely to be a good change, according to high school principal John J. Feeney. “Any secondary...

By GARRETT COTE

GREENFIELD — Four different players recorded a goal – all in the first half – for the Hopkins Academy girls soccer team on Wednesday afternoon, as the Golden Hawks bounced back from their first loss of the season on Tuesday with a decisive 4-0 road...

By EMILEE KLEIN

SOUTH HADLEY — With 60 national elections taking place this year across the world, 2024 is considered the biggest election year in history, with many of the elections involving polarizing figures and topics.The United States is no exception: Polling...

50 Years Ago■Converting Northampton High School from a three-year to a four-year high school, as the Northampton School Committee recommended last night, is likely to be a good change, according to high school principal John J. Feeney. “Any secondary...

Belchertown star Michael Murray may have been disappointed with his 4-over-par round of 76 at the MIAA Division 1 Golf Championship at The Haven Country Club in Boylston, but he finished in the top 10 (tied for ninth) to put a bow on his spectacular...

By GARRETT COTE

WESTHAMPTON — Heading into its final regular season game of the season against Hampsihre Regional on Monday afternoon, the Smith Academy field hockey team had a record of 7-7-2 and sat at No. 35 in the MIAA Division 4 power rankings.It was a must-win...