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By CAROLYN BROWN

Earlier this month, the Massachusetts Center for the Book, the state branch of the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress, announced the winners of its 24th annual Massachusetts Book Awards — and six authors from the Pioneer Valley were on the...

By EMILEE KLEIN

SOUTH HADLEY — When Nora Matzen visited the aquarium as a child, question after question popped up in her mind about the critters swimming around tank her eyes remained glued to for hours. “How did they breathe? Why could they swim so well? What did...

By GARRETT COTE

Williston Northampton School held its annual end-of-season sports awards ceremony recently to hand out awards to deserving student-athletes at the school. Among the many winners, two seniors with local ties to Hampshire County brought home prestigious...

By STEVE PFARRER

NORTHAMPTON — It’s been another good year for Valley writers.Twelve area authors (and author/illustrators) have had new work long-listed for the 2024 Massachusetts Book Awards, presented annually by the Massachusetts Center for the Book (MCB) in five...

High school hockey coaches from across western Massacahusett voted for PVIAC All-League honors based on performance throughout the 2023-24 season Monday night.Three local teams were represented, as Amherst (Fay Division), Belchertown (Wright Division)...

By GARRETT COTE

BROOKLYN, N.Y. — Four UMass men’s basketball players picked up Atlantic 10 Conference regular season awards, the league announced on Tuesday morning before the start of the conference tournament.Matt Cross and Josh Cohen picked up First Team...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

For the small handful of Pioneer Valley artists nominated between this year’s New England Music Awards and Boston Music Awards, the region’s highest musical honor would not merely be an individual accolade, or even a matter of putting the Valley on...

By STEVE PFARRER

Continuing their strong run in recent years, a number of Valley writers have won awards or honors in the 2023 Massachusetts Book Awards, the 23rd year of the competition.Belchertown author and Hampshire College fiction professor Uzma Aslam Khan has...

By STEVE PFARRER

Valley writers have had a strong run of major awards in recent years, from poet Martín Espada winning a National Book Award in 2021 to novelist Ruth Ozeki claiming Great Britain’s Women’s Prize for Literature last year.Now over a dozen area writers...

By HANNAH BEVIS 

The Amo Bessone Awards Committee announced the winners of 11 awards this week. The Bessone awards honor some of the top hockey players in Western Massachusetts; award winners also receive a $500 scholarship.  Two local individuals highlighted the...

By STEVE PFARRER

The Academy Awards are almost upon us, and with it comes the endless handicapping and speculation on who will win best actor and actress, who’s likely to be voted best director, and which film will score an Oscar for best picture of the year.But...

By STEVE PFARRER

AMHERST — The three Amherst High graduates who have had a hand in two Academy Award-nominated documentary films are not the only former students to shine at this year’s Oscars.Sam Bromell, a 2004 ARHS graduate, is one of the screenplay writers for...