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By JAMES PENTLAND

NORTHAMPTON — Western and central Massachusetts farmers are being bolstered by $23.3 million in disaster relief from a philanthropic fund set up in the wake of July’s devastating floods and further state aid announced Monday by the Healey-Driscoll...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

TURNERS FALLS — It was about as good of an opening to the dual meet season as the Franklin Tech wrestling team could have hoped for. Hosting Hampshire Regional on Wednesday night, the Eagles found themselves tied at 30 after Hampshire's Luke Johndrow...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

After winning the Suburban League North, coach John Speek and the Mahar wrestling team are looking to reload and repeat this winter with a squad that will look vastly different than the one from a season ago. The Sens have always been strong in the...

By MAX BOWEN

NORTHFIELD — In an effort to meet increasing demand, officials at Thomas Aquinas College are planning an expansion of the freshman class next fall.According to an announcement from the private, four-year college, increasing the size of the freshman...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

NORTHFIELD – It didn't take long for the Pioneer boys basketball team to find its groove against Turners Falls on Tuesday. The Panthers raced out to a 12-4 lead and ended the first quarter on a 12-0 run to take a 24-7 advantage after eight minutes....

By MADDIE FABIAN

For farms across western Massachusetts, the effects of climate change were tangible during the 2023 growing season.At Red Fire Farm in Granby, co-owner Sarah Voiland said that after the May frost event, the farm’s full harvest on multiple acres of...

By GARRETT COTE

AMHERST — For the second time this season, the UMass men’s basketball team responded to a loss in style.After dropping a road game to Towson on Wednesday, the Minutemen completely flushed that from their system as they led by as many as 28 points in a...

By JAMES PENTLAND

NORTHAMPTON — Continuing their high-profile involvement in state Republican politics, city physician Jay Fleitman and his wife, Mary Lou Stuart, are heading up the Ron DeSantis presidential campaign for Massachusetts.The two have co-chaired the...

By CHRIS LARABEE

ORANGE — A 76-year-old Princeton man died Thursday morning after the truck he was driving veered off Tully Road and crashed into a tree, according to the Northwestern District Attorney’s Office.The crash, which occurred near the intersection with...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

TURNERS FALLS — It was the Sam Brigham show for the St. Mary’s boys basketball team against Franklin Tech on Thursday in the Eagle Holiday Classic. Brigham, a sophomore, used his length to disrupt things at the top of the Saint zone, creating numerous...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

Graduating eight seniors from a Western Massachusetts championship team would often spell a down year to follow. That’s not the expectation for the Greenfield hockey team, however. The program has seemingly reloaded every year, bringing up fresh...

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE – Billy Goat Boats might remain at the Orange Riverfront Park after the former town administrator took responsibility for a leasing issue that forced the recent eviction of the family-run watercraft rental business.The company, which is owned...

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — An Athol man will remain free another week before serving time in county jail after pleading guilty to eight charges stemming from a domestic incident involving a firearm on April 30, 2022.Timothy Chandler, 37, had his sentence stayed...

By MAX BOWEN

A handful of local organizations were among the recipients in the latest round of workforce development planning grants from the state, including Greenfield Community College and an Athol-based organization that hopes to develop a training program for...

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — Town officials are looking to include short-term rentals in the local zoning bylaws though without burdening people who rely on income from stays at their properties.  Walker Powell, the community development director, explained to...

By BELLA LEVAVI

BOSTON — Multiple Franklin County and North Quabbin residents testified Wednesday in favor of a bill that aims to change forest management and conservation efforts in the state.H.4150, “An act relative to forest protection” filed by state Rep. Carmine...

By HANNAH BEVIS

There’s a lot going right for the UMass men’s ice hockey team in the first half of the season. The Minutemen (9-3-1) currently sit No. 10 in both the USCHO and USA Hockey/The Rink national polls, and are riding a three-game win streak going into...

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE – The dilapidated structure known as the White Drum, which has housed numerous restaurants at 46 West Orange Road over the past nearly 90 years is no more, having been demolished earlier this month.The storied building was torn down by Don...

By GARRETT COTE

AMHERST – Three of the four remaining independent FBS football teams (including Army, which is joining the AAC next season) are located in the northeast region of the country.UMass (3-8) defeated the Black Knights 21-14 earlier in the season, so its...

By MARY BYRNE

GREENFIELD — Two days and 43 miles of walking later, more than $450,000 has been raised for the Food Bank of Western Massachusetts — a number that translates to roughly 1.5 million meals for people in need, according to Executive Director Andrew...