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By GARRETT COTE

WILLIAMSTOWN — Conditions were less-than-ideal at the Western Massachusetts Div. 2 Track and Field Championship on Saturday at Mount Greylock Regional High School, but Hampshire County athletes persevered and shined through the heavy fog, clouds and occasional rain to turn in some terrific performances.

By ALEXA LEWIS

NORTHAMPTON — At the River Valley Co-op negotiation table, tensions have been mounting between management and union representatives as the deadline to sign a new contract draws nearer.

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — A controversial plan for a multistory apartment building across from the former St. John Cantius Church won Planning Board approval Thursday evening, despite stiff opposition from residents who vowed to appeal the decision and retain counsel.

By SCOTT MERZBACH

NORTHAMPTON — Service, sacrifice, the commitment of veterans and active military service members from across Massachusetts and support from their families should always be recognized, says retired U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Joseph Dunford.

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — Some of the most prominent people in early childhood education, including Amy Kershaw, commissioner of the state’s Department of Early Education and Care, descended on Northampton on Wednesday to fete the city’s status as a leader in the field.

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — MCAS English language arts assessments showing seven in 10 Amherst Regional High School 10th graders are meeting or exceeding expectations and a more than 50% drop in behavioral referrals at Pelham Elementary School are among signs of progress being made under the district’s state-mandated Student Opportunity Act Plan.

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — After two days of deliberations, a jury on Thursday found a former physical therapist from South Hadley not guilty of two counts of rape against a former female patient, with his attorneys also planning an appeal against a prior conviction of indecent assault and battery.

By CAROLYN BROWN

Celebrated lesbian singer-songwriter Linda Shear will play a benefit show for Straw Dog Writers Guild on Saturday, May 31, at 4 p.m. at Northampton Center for the Arts.

By JACOB NELSON

“It’s usually around April 20 when I plant things in the field that can handle light frost,” says farmer Dan Greene of Good Bunch Farm. “Then there’s about a longer wait until the next big planting date in late May. By then the threat of frost is gone and you can finally plant all the warm-loving crops. After that, you really don’t have any time except for weeding and harvesting.”

By CHRISTINE HATCH

If a tree falls in the forest, and nobody is around to hear it, does it make a sound? Well, it most certainly can. 

By GARRETT COTE

SOUTH HADLEY — The pouring rain didn’t seem to slow down the No. 1 Northampton boys lacrosse team on Thursday afternoon at South Hadley High School, as the Blue Devils used goals from seven different players and a monster defensive effort to cruise past No. 4 South Hadley in the Western Massachusetts Class B semifinals.

By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — The mother of Meaghan Burns, a Deerfield resident and U.S. Navy corpsman murdered in 2019, is bringing back a 5K walk and run this Memorial Day weekend to honor fallen American Service members.

By RYAN AMES

The UMass hockey team announced on Wednesday that former Michigan State forward Mikey DeAngelo has joined the Minutemen for the 2025-26 season as a transfer. DeAngelo, a 5-foot-11, 179-pounder, is the first confirmed addition for next season’s UMass team.

By ALEXA LEWIS

EASTHAMPTON — As part of a coalition of educators, school districts and unions, the Easthampton School Committee won a preliminary injunction Thursday against the Trump administration’s dismantling of the Department of Education.

By EMILEE KLEIN

AMHERST — UMass doctoral candidate Shannon Callaham had initially planned to spend last week analyzing interview data between Holyoke community members and energy industry professionals as part of a grant-funded project that centered around environmental justice in Holyoke’s transition to renewable energy.

By ELLA ADAMS

BOSTON – To the tune of the 215th Army Band, families of Massachusetts veterans who lost their lives during or as a result of service gathered with state leaders this week in anticipation of Memorial Day and in recognition of their loved ones’ sacrifices.

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — Mayor Gina-Louise Sciarra formally introduced her $145 million fiscal year 2026 budget before the City Council Wednesday night amid the backdrop of advocates of higher school spending making one final push to prevent a likely reduction of services next year.

By ALEXA LEWIS

EASTHAMPTON — The former Notre Dame du Bon Conseil Church at 35 Pleasant St might be finding new life as a housing development.

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — Being enacted for the first time during construction of the new elementary school, Amherst’s Percent for Art program will continue to bring in around $250,000 for a public art installation, after members of the Town Council rejected cutting this spending, citing the importance of promoting public art in the face of hostility from the White House.

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

CHARLEMONT — Jon Schaefer, whose family owns Berkshire East Mountain Resort, has conquered another mountain and taken over operations of Burke Mountain Resort in northern Vermont.

By MARTHA HANNER and ASH HARTWELL

We are deeply concerned regarding the potential cutback of funding for CRESS in the proposed FY2026 town operating budget being presented to the Town Council. In the aftermath of the national reaction to George Floyd’s murder in 2020, the council passed a resolution, committing Amherst to ending structural racism and achieving racial equity.