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Punches meet mindfulness: Northampton’s new women-centered boxing club offers more than a workout

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Punches meet mindfulness: Northampton’s new women-centered boxing club offers more than a workout

by Jack Belanger October 23, 2026October 23, 2026

Northampton’s partly closed downtown garage on pace to lose up to $200K

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Northampton’s partly closed downtown garage on pace to lose up to $200K

by Anthony Cammalleri

Rock On with Joan Axelrod-Contrada: A promise that became my roadmap

Valley Bounty: Making people smile around food

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H.S. football: Amherst holds onto narrow 25-24 victory over Taconic in wild finish

Sports

H.S. Roundup: Smith Academy field hockey puts together biggest win of the season

Sports

UMass football falls to UConn 35-16 for its fourth straight loss

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Amherst backs joining Mayors for Peace, international group seeking nuclear weapons abolition

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Easthampton declares state of emergency as Ferry Street sinkhole repair costs top $500K

Easthampton declares state of emergency as Ferry Street sinkhole repair costs top $500K

Smith College to close Fort Hill childcare center, leaving families reeling

Smith College to close Fort Hill childcare center, leaving families reeling

18-year-old arrested for assaulting two women on Hadley rail trail

18-year-old arrested for assaulting two women on Hadley rail trail

Easthampton Ferry Street mill demolition about to begin despite sinkhole closure

Easthampton Ferry Street mill demolition about to begin despite sinkhole closure

Sports

H.S. football: Defense steps up in Smith Voc’s 22-6 victory over McCann Tech

Sports

H.S. football: Defense steps up in Smith Voc’s 22-6 victory over McCann Tech

NORTHAMPTON — Smith Voc sophomore Cole Bruso heard his coaches loud and clear in the fourth quarter against McCann Tech. Up 16-6, the Vikings needed to stop the Hornets one…

by Jack Belanger

H.S. Roundup: Belchertown girls volleyball sweeps Ware, surges into postseason winners of seven straight

H.S. Roundup: Goalkeeper Xzavies Rosario shines for South Hadley boys soccer in 0-0 draw

H.S. Roundup: Northampton girls soccer drops second straight

Smith Voc girls soccer cruises past Greenfield

Frontier field hockey shuts out Minnechaug in final home game

Business

SunnyDayz Cannabis opens ‘craft’ dispensary in South Deerfield

SunnyDayz Cannabis opens ‘craft’ dispensary in South Deerfield

Business

The mothership has landed: Tilted Orbit brings pinball to Amherst

Arts & Life

Pedaling together: Happy Valley biking group provides space for queer riders

Pedaling together: Happy Valley biking group provides space for queer riders

by Carolyn Brown

Singalong concert at Bombyx to honor the late Dolly Parton

‘The tail doesn’t stop wagging’: At Forbes Library, Sunny the dog is a paws-itive influence

Outdoors

Bringing more beavers to watersheds is a powerful drought-fighting tool, experts say

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Opinion

Guest columnist Rachel Tapley: Smith College: Don’t close Fort Hill childcare center

Columns

Guest columnist Rachel Tapley: Smith College: Don’t close Fort Hill childcare center

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Columns

Guest columnist Jonathan Kahane: Little Boxes and modern politics

Columns

Guest columnist Rob Okun: Mass shootings: another troubling side of manhood

Columns

Columnist Carrie N. Baker: AG says Catholic Church continues to cover up child sexual abuse by priests

Local Government

Around Amherst: Towns celebrates Halloween with spooktacular events

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Around Amherst: Towns celebrates Halloween with spooktacular events

by Scott Merzbach

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Easthampton backs divestment from companies linked to human rights violations

News

South Hadley looks to further reduce hours Town Hall is open to the public

Town-City-Government

Montague expects regional Eversource clear-cutting permit process to begin in spring

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State grants totaling almost $2M boost conservation and recreation in Hampshire County

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