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By KYLE GRABOWSKI

NATICK – Western Massachusetts baseball showed it can hang with anyone in the state.Though Belchertown Post 239 dropped out of the double-elimination American Legion Senior Division state tournament after an 8-3 loss against Beverly Post 331 on...

I am responding to the three rebuttals to the opinion piece “Stop the Double Standard, Tell the Truth About Ukraine,” that appeared on this page July 3. The authors of the original piece tried valiantly to interject some historical background to the...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — The number of motor vehicle accidents involving pedestrians and bicyclists has climbed across the commonwealth over the past three years, and the Pioneer Valley is no exception.Across Hampshire and Franklin counties, there have been 213...

By HANNAH BEVIS

After falling in the American Legion district tournament final last year to Greenfield Post 81, Belchertown Post 239 got some redemption on Thursday night, taking down Westfield Post 124, 9-3, to advance to the next stage of the legion playoffs — the...

By HANNAH BEVIS

WESTFIELD – Thursday night’s American Legion District 1 championship game between Belchertown Post 239 and Westfield Post 124 had more drama in it than a daytime soap opera. Multiple innings with bases loaded, heroic diving saves, blasts to the...

By KYLE GRABOWSKI

WILBRAHAM – Post 286 walked the wrong guy.Wilbraham intentionally gave Belchertown’s Jake Smith a free pass to first with two outs in the eighth inning of Wednesday’s American Legion Senior Division District 1 baseball semifinal. Smith had already...

By HANNAH BEVIS

Belchertown junior Ava Shea came into this tennis season with clear goals and laser focus. Athletically, Shea was already a formidable opponent, with a serve that makes her opponents quake in their sneakers and the experience of playing No. 2 singles...

We are a small land trust in Easthampton that has operated for more than 40 years, protecting important land and other natural resources in the city for the public benefit.The land we all live on in western Massachusetts was originally inhabited by...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

BELCHERTOWN — A 30-year-old Granby man is facing four criminal charges in connection with the death of his girlfriend in an early morning motor vehicle crash on July 1.Cory Menard was arraigned Wednesday in Eastern Hampshire District Court and pleaded...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

BELCHERTOWN — A man killed in a fire at a Daniel Square home Monday afternoon has tentatively been identified as Wesley Korenewsky, according to the Northwestern district attorney’s office.Korenewsky, 68, lived at the the ranch-style home at 42 Daniel...

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BELCHERTOWN — A house fire on Daniel Square claimed the life of one resident early Monday afternoon as firefighters battled the blaze for about two hours before bringing it under control, according to the state fire marshal’s office.The Belchertown...

By KYLE GRABOWSKI

FITCHBURG – The orange befits Rachel Yabra and her South Hadley teammate Kiana Ramos. The “Central” emblazoned on their back looks out of place on the pair’s Bay State Games girls soccer jerseys, especially when four fellow Tigers play in red for the...

When Forrest Gump said, “Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re going to get,” he could have been referring to any Supreme Court decision handed down since the inaugural court was seated on March 04, 1789. For 234 years,...

By KYLE GRABOWSKI

BELCHERTOWN — Dom Badorini stayed within himself and put the baseball out of the park.Northampton Post 28’s No. 3 hitter entered the batter’s box with one out and a runner on first base after a Jamie Fowler leadoff walk and a fielder’s choice in the...

Belchertown High School swimming coach Matthew Nodell has been named Westfield State’s women’s swimming and diving coach, the school announced Thursday.Nodell, a Monson native, spent the past three seasons coaching the Orioles. He was a four-time CSCA...

Thank you, Merriam Ansara, for your May 21 letter [“Whose land did Justus Dwight buy in 1765?”] regarding my column “Justus Dwight: Conflicted about Revolution, Constitution,” [Gazette April 21]. Allow me to fill in the gaps on who originally settled...

Staff reports

A host of Hampshire County athletes represented western Massachusetts in Massachusetts Baseball Coaches Association All-Star games last week.In the West Central Senior All-Star Game, Hampshire Regional’s Edward Przybyla had a hit, stole two bases and...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

BELCHERTOWN — Appearing in a suit and tie rather than his former priestly attire, Tomasz Gorny, 43, pled not guilty in Eastern Hampshire District Court on Friday to charges of larceny over $1,200 after allegedly stealing more than $100,000 from his...

By Max Bowen

With the Quabbin Reservoir in the background, friends and supporters celebrated a day two years in the making.The Quabbin Reservoir Visitor Center in Belchertown has been renamed the Les and Terry Campbell Quabbin Visitor Center, to honor the two...

By KYLE GRABOWSKI

AGAWAM – A ferocious defensive effort delivered the South Hadley girls lacrosse program its first Western Massachusetts championship.The No. 2 seed Tigers defeated No. 4 Belchertown 13-5 on Wednesday at Agawam High School, holding the Orioles to their...