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By THOMAS JOHNSTON

Just under a month into the winter basketball season, two teams remain without a loss on their record. The Pioneer boys sit at 6-0 heading after taking down Greenfield, 54-45, on Thursday night, while the Franklin Tech girls are unbeaten at 7-0. The...

By KYLE GRABOWSKI

Baseball has always held a special place in UMass hockey coach Greg Carvel’s heart. It might ruffle Minutemen or Red Sox fans that come to see UMass play Boston College at Fenway Park on Saturday (6 p.m. NESN), but his greatest baseball memory...

By STEVE PFARRER

SPRINGFIELD — Last month, when he stepped down from WRSI 93.9 The River after nearly 17 years of hosting a morning show at the station, Christopher “Monte” Belmonte said he was not stepping away from radio. But the popular radio personality wasn’t...

By KYLE GRABOWSKI

AMHERST – Noah Fernandes sensed the gravity of the moment.After opening Atlantic 10 play with a frustrating loss at Saint Bonaventure over the weekend, the UMass men’s basketball team welcomed Saint Louis, picked second in the preseason conference...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — In the old courtroom at the Hampshire County Superior Court, Northwestern District Attorney David Sullivan took the oath of office Wednesday for the fourth time after being reelected to the position. As in the previous two elections for...

By KYLE GRABOWSKI

AMHERST – Tyson Dyck pointed across the ice at Cal Kiefiuk. The UMass hockey freshman was credited with the opening goal on the score sheet in Tuesday’s 3-0 win over Brown at the Mullins Center, but he recognized the puck wouldn’t have left his stick...

By KYLE GRABOWSKI

AMHERST – UMass’ Atlantic 10 Conference-opening men’s basketball loss at St. Bonaventure on Saturday didn’t fit the Minutemen. Much like the team’s previous defeats against Towson, UMass Lowell and North Texas, UMass (9-4, 0-1 A-10) strayed from its...

By KYLE GRABOWSKI

AMHERST – Frank Martin’s phone rang as he walked off the 16th tee at Crumpin-Fox Club in Bernardston this summer. The UMass men’s basketball coach didn’t recognize the international number but had been recruiting a highly touted, lanky kid from New...

By MARY BYRNE

GREENFIELD — The support of local businesses is helping to “bridge the gap” in services for those in need of fuel assistance but who don’t necessarily meet federal requirements for receiving it. “We were thinking of ways to be of help to local...