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By ELLIOT WELD

HALDEY — Lane Hall-Witt, a rising freshman, scored his first two goals of the season, as Hadley beat South Hadley 3-0 in Pioneer Vlaley Summer Soccer League action on Monday.“I just got good balls from my teammates and I finished them,” Hall-Witt...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — An aspiring composer, University of Massachusetts senior Christopher Fonte sees public relations skills and knowledge of social media as vital to pursuing a career in music.“Whenever I have free time, I make music for video games,” says...

By LISA SPEAR

Masseuse Nanci Newton of Hadley places a folded towel under Sue Monahan’s shoulder as she prepares her client for a massage.“Are you comfortable? ...Say uncle if you need to,” she says as she begins to work her hands across Monahan’s back. Newton uses...

By KYLE GRABOWSKI

CROMWELL, Conn. — The bogeys piled up for Richy Werenski.Unlike in Thursday’s first round, Friday’s second round brought no birdie relief for the South Hadley native at the Travelers Championship.He shot a 7-over 77 at TPC Sawgrass. That left him at 8...

By GAZETTE STAFF

SOUTH HADLEY – Police are notifying the community of two registered Level 3 sex offenders living in South Hadley.Michael L. Durgin, 36, lists his address 12 School St. Durgin was convicted in 2015 of indecent assault and battery on child under...

By DUSTY CHRISTENSEN

HADLEY — After more than four years of talks, planning, setbacks and fundraising, work finally began Tuesday to repair the historic dam at Lake Warner, also known as North Hadley Pond.The repairs will save both the deteriorating historical structure...

SOUTH HADLEY – The Select Board will be hosting a coffee hour Wednesday morning.The “In The Community” event will be hosted at McCray's Farm & Creamery from 8 to 9 a.m.Residents are encouraged “to stop by, grab a cup of coffee (or an ice cream – we...

By EMILY CUTTS

SOUTH HADLEY — Berkshire Hills Music Academy hosts 140 music lessons a week. That’s 28 a day, all done in four hours. That’s a lot for five practice rooms.With the ribbon-cutting of the new Bernon Music Center on the school’s campus Thursday...

By KYLE GRABOWSKI

SPRINGFIELD — Mount Greylock pitcher Cole Wojtkowski befuddled the South Hadley baseball team the first time through the lineup.Once the top-seeded Tigers saw how he pitched, they adjusted.The No. 5 Mounties built a double-digit lead while South...

By ELLIOT WELD

AMHERST — The sixth-seeded Hopkins Academy baseball team fell to No. 2 St. Mary, 7-1, Wednesday in the Western Massachusetts Division 4 Tournament semifinal round at UMass’ Lorden Field.Saints pitcher Nate Bonini had a no-hitter entering the sixth...

Staff reports

Sophie Gatzounas led the South Hadley girls track & field team to a strong showing at the Western Massachusetts Heptathlon, Wednesday at Hampshire Regional in Westhampton.Gatzounas won the event with 3,522 points. Lindsay Marjanski was third with...

If the Pioneer Valley Chinese Immersion Charter School doesn’t want to be accused of acting like a publicly funded institution for the select, it should stop acting like one.Clearly, the school in Hadley provides a valuable alternative education for...

By JEFF PALM

When is enough enough? The litany of unfavorable articles and editorials printed by the Gazette would make it seem as if the Pioneer Valley Chinese Immersion Charter School is a pariah among local institutions.As a parent of two children at the school...

By CRAIG RILEY

SOUTH HADLEY — An early power surge and a strong starting pitching performance paved the way to a 9-3 victory for top-seeded South Hadley over No. 8 Greenfield Monday afternoon in the quarterfinals of the Western Massachusetts Division 3 Baseball...

By AMANDA DRANE

NORTHAMPTON — Artists of many kinds graduating from the Pioneer Valley Performing Arts charter school took a final bow as a student body on Thursday.From violin trios to knockout vocals, the 60 students graduating from the South Hadley high school...

By MIKE MORAN

The South Hadley and Belchertown girls tennis teams are on a collision course again.The two schools met in the finals of the 2016 Western Massachusetts Division 3 Tournament. Belchertown, then the No. 1 seed, beat the third-seeded Tigers, 3-2.They...

By ELLIOT WELD

GREENFIELD — For a second straight year, the South Hadley baseball team was awarded the No. 1 seed in the Western Massachusetts Division 3 Tournament.Tigers coach Matt Foley said the end of the season was hard on his team, but he was satisfied with...

By CAITLIN ASHWORTH

SOUTH HADLEY — Change is the new mantra at the South Hadley & Granby Chamber of Commerce, an organization keen on promoting businesses in the neighboring towns along the Route 202 corridor.Two months into her position as executive director, Mariann...

By KYLE GRABOWSKI

SOUTH HADLEY — South Hadley’s Sophie Gatzounas and Amherst Regional’s Meikkel Murray started their track and field careers with trial and error. With some nudging from their track coaches, both senior 1,000-point basketball scorers joined their...

Staff reports

The Hopkins Academy baseball team is under .500 on the season.But, a win Friday over Turners Falls, a Division 4 team, would qualify the Golden Hawks for the postseason. Since Hopkins plays most of its games against non-Division 4 teams, all the...