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By SARAH GARDNER

NORTHAMPTON — Taking advantage of sunny weather on a weekday, people from all over the area found a way to beat the Monday blues by spending the afternoon at Musante Beach in Leeds. Young children played in the water while their parents tried their...

By FRAN RYAN

TURNERS FALLS — Located adjacent to the Connecticut River in Turners Falls, the Silvio O. Conte Anadromous Fish Research Center is one of the world’s leading research facilities on the study of migrating fish species and the development of state of...

By ELLIOT WELD

DEERFIELD — The Frontier Sandy Koufax baseball team scored three runs in the sixth to break a tie and beat Amherst, 6-3, in the Pioneer Valley Youth Baseball League playoffs, Tuesday at Headmaster Field.Amherst trailed 3-1, but rallied to tie the game...

By MICKEY RATHBUN

How does a gardener celebrate the first day of summer? The June solstice was traditionally a time for farmers to mark their calendars for dates to plant and harvest crops. For Peter Schoenberger, the newest member of the Garden Club of Amherst, it’s...

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — A hearing on a motion to suppress information has been scheduled in the case of an Athol couple accused of a double homicide in Orange last year.The hearing is scheduled to start Sept. 25, and the trial is slated for April 2018.Joshua...

By ELLIOT WELD

NORTHAMPTON — Northampton’s Sandy Koufax baseball team took down Granby, 6-2, on Thursday to even the season series at 1-1.In the first game earlier this season, the game was scoreless until the bottom of the sixth inning when Granby scored nine runs...

By Nyssa Kruse

NORTHAMPTON — Matt Grimaldi, a graduate of Northampton High School’s class of 2017, read encyclopedias for fun as a child.Years later, as a high school student, he put this eclectic knowledge to use as a member of the school’s Quiz Bowl team, which...

By FRAN RYAN

WORTHINGTON — After coming very close to closing in spring 2016 due to declining enrollment and increased expenses, the Worthington Swim Club is back on its feet and ready for its 49th year, with an opening scheduled for June 17.Five new board members...

By CLAIRE HOPLEY

Though herbs look modest sitting on supermarket shelves or waving from their corner of the garden, their aromas promise power and magic. They certainly cast lovely spells on food, brightening its flavors, and pairing up in happy marriages such as...

By JOSEPH REA

GREAT BARRINGTON — For the third consecutive season, the Monument Mountain and Belchertown girls tennis teams met in the Western Massachusetts Division 3 Tournament semifinals.This time around, the Spartans picked up a 5-0 victory on Wednesday to...

By REBECCA MULLEN

Mark Dansereau sees his new position as head of the Montessori School of Northampton as a homecoming.“It’s familiar turf,” he said of western Massachusetts. “Northampton and the surrounding area is a real special place.” A Massachusetts native,...

By REBECCA MULLEN

NORTHAMPTON — In the words of fictional news anchor Howard Beale, they were “mad as hell, and not going to take it anymore.” Several hundred people marched Saturday afternoon to protest the misinformation, half-truths and flat-out lies that they said...

By FRAN RYAN

EASTHAMPTON — Graduates with tears of joy and parents with proud smiles filled the Williston Quadrangle on Sunday morning as 123 students of the school’s class of 2017 celebrated their graduation.“It is always such a bittersweet day,” said calculus...

By DALTON LaFERNEY

NORTHAMPTON — Archaeologists say an arrowhead found resting in a Northampton field may be among the oldest artifacts ever found in Massachusetts. And the researchers investigating it now have a broader lens through which to examine prehistoric life in...

By FRAN RYAN

WORTHINGTON — Health care experts and politicians gathered for a public forum here Wednesday night signaled dire warnings about the future, while also urging people to speak out to protect a health care system that is working well.“Community health...

By Elliot Weld

NORTHAMPTON — Amherst Regional took first place in the boys division and Northampton won the girls division at the fourth annual Pioneer Valley Invitational ultimate tournament, Sunday.Northampton reached the finals after beating Radnor, 11-6, at the...

By FRAN SYPEK

HOLYOKE — The Northampton girls track and field team was up against teams with much deeper numbers.Despite having only 14 athletes, the Blue Devils forged on and placed third Friday night in the District F & G Division 1 Championships at Holyoke High...

By FRAN RYAN

If you are finding yourself bewildered or befuddled by changing information on healthcare and health insurance in Massachusetts, a forum entitled “Facts + Options + Action” will be offered in Worthington on Wednesday to help individuals better...

By ELLIOT WELD

NORTHAMPTON — The Northampton baseball team beat Easthampton in its biggest blowout of the season, 21-0, in a mercy-rule shortened five-inning game, Wednesday.Northampton’s 21 runs were a season high. The Blue Devils sent 18 players to the plate with...

By FRAN RYAN

After four years of building, renovating, repurposing and going through a sometimes bumpy and lengthy permitting process, Valley View Farm in Williamsburg is now a fully functioning multi-use farm.The farm features a large event venue, lodging, a...