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By GARRETT COTE

Following the No. 7 Hampshire Regional boys soccer team’s 3-1 win over Rockland in the MIAA Division 4 Round of 16 last Friday, the Raiders had a pretty good idea of who they would be seeing in the quarterfinal, although it wasn’t official yet.“I’ve...

‘Home Alone,’ made in our home You probably know and love the classic Christmas movie “Home Alone,” but have you ever seen a version of it entirely filmed by (and starring) community members from the Pioneer Valley? Northampton Open Media will screen...

By GARRETT COTE

WESTHAMPTON — When Hampshire Regional boys soccer forward Joe Moro went down with an injury early in the second half, the No. 7 Raiders’ offense began to slip. Their 2-0 lead was cut to 2-1 with under 15 minutes left in regulation and No. 10 Rockland...

Felicia Leveille of Hadley told the Gazette that she loved the way this lemon pie with ginger snap cookie crust came out. “It was fun to make and even more fun to eat!” she wrote in.How to enter: Snap a pic of something delicious-looking and send it...

By JACOB NELSON

Jared Duval built his farm around Massachusetts’ innovative Healthy Incentives Program (HIP). Since 2017, HIP has helped tens of thousands of lower-income households buy fresh produce grown by local farmers. By most accounts, it’s been a wild success,...

By CLAIRE MORENON

 This winter, thousands of low-income Massachusetts families will have less food on their tables — unless we take action now. The state needs to allocate an additional $10 million to HIP, the Healthy Incentives Program, to stave off program cuts that...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

SOUTH DEERFIELD — The Nantucket boys soccer team had all the momentum going into overtime against Frontier in the MIAA Division 4 Round of 32 Tuesday. After the 14th-seeded Redhawks took the lead five minutes into the game, Frontier had to withstand...

By GARRETT COTE

WESTHAMPTON — The MIAA Division 4 Round of 16 can’t be mentioned without the Hampshire Regional boys soccer team.The two have gone hand-in-hand the past three years – and they will once again in 2024.A first-half flurry fueled by a pair of Owen Miller...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

Cities and towns across Hampshire County are issuing temporary bans on outdoor fires as part of an effort to prevent brush fires, which have razed woodlands across the state at an alarming rate over the past month.More than 200 brush fires have been...

By GARRETT COTE

AMHERST — It can be a difficult task for college basketball fans to learn the players on the teams they root for year in and year out. Every season, programs across the country are gutted and rebuilt.UMass men’s hoops fans got quite the introduction...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

NORTHAMPTON — The Northampton boys soccer team was able to control the majority of possession in its MIAA Division 2 Round of 32 showdown against 20th-seeded Milton on Monday, but two mistakes from the 13th-seeded Blue Devils in the first half did...

It was an expected battle in Worcester on Friday between the 33rd-seeded South Hadley volleyball team and 32nd-seeded Saint Paul Diocesan in the preliminary round of the MIAA Div. 4 state tournament. The match went all five sets, with the Tigers...

By JO COMERFORD and STEPHEN G. SIRECI

 Question 2 is simple. It asks voters one question: Do you want to end high-stakes testing — the practice of allowing one test to determine whether or not a student receives a high school diploma?Our answer to that queston is a resounding yes, which...

Eastworks Open Studios More than 40 resident artists, businesses and nonprofits who use space at Eastworks will showcase their art and workspaces to the public during Eastworks Open Studios on Saturday, Nov. 2, and Sunday, Nov. 3, from 10 a.m. to 5...

By GARRETT COTE

GRANBY — Riley Goodhind stepped to take a corner kick about two-thirds of the way through the second half of Tuesday afternoon’s Western Mass. Class D semifinal matchup between No. 2 Granby and visiting No. 3 Monson. With the game knotted at two...

By GARRETT COTE

GRANBY — Staring straight in the face of a 2-0 deficit to visiting No. 4 Hoosac Valley, the No. 1 Granby girls soccer team had to dig deep and find any source of energy if it wanted to reach the Western Mass. Class D finals for the second straight...

It was a meet to remember for the Hampshire Regional gymnastics team.The Raiders stole the show at Roots Gymnastics Center in Westfield on Sunday, overtaking host Westfield to capture first place and win the Western Massachusetts Championship by a...

By GARRETT COTE

WESTFIELD — The Amherst Regional girls cross country team’s day almost ended before it even began on Sunday afternoon.The Hurricanes were awaiting a bus to pick them up at the school and take them to Stanley Park in Westfield for the Western Mass....

By GARRETT COTE

WESTFIELD — Sue Tracy wore the biggest smile as she wiped tears from her eyes underneath the Hampshire Regional cross country tent on the outskirts of Stanley Park’s cross country course.For the first time in program history, the Raiders boys team won...

For the first time in nearly two decades, the Frontier girls volleyball team will not be hoisting a Western Mass. trophy.The No. 2 Redhawks fell to No. 3 Wahconah in the Class B semifinals, 3-1, at Goodnow Gymnasium in South Deerfield on Thursday...