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Belchertown Post 239’s summer of supremacy continued in Longmeadow on Monday evening.Post 239 jumped out to a 9-0 lead through three innings, and carried their momentum into a 13-1 win over Longmeadow.They outhit Longmeadow 15-3 in the victory.Eight...

NORTHAMPTON — Environmental officials have issued an air quality alert for Tuesday in Hampshire County and several other parts of Massachusetts due to expected elevated levels of ozone. The Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) has issued...

By GARRETT COTE

The Bay State Games are back this summer, as each of the eight sports kicks off at some point within the next two weeks. Baseball and softball start things off on Tuesday, boys and girls soccer begin Thursday, field hockey starts Friday, boys and...

By JIM BRIDGMAN

200 Years Ago ■The anniversary of the Declaration of Independence was celebrated in Northampton on Monday. An audience, collected without reference to party or political feeling, assembled at the Meeting House, where, besides the usual religious...

By GARRETT COTE

NORTHAMPTON — With golf being one of the most popular summer activities, the Gazette’s sports team brainstormed ideas for how to engage the golf community in a fun and unique way.Throughout the summer, we will be visiting local courses across the...

Events to mark89th birthdayof Dalai Lama AMHERST — To celebrate the 89th birthday of the 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, the Regional Tibetan Association of Massachusetts will mark his lifelong commitments to humanity, culture and compassion through a...

50 Years Ago■First prize in the Bicentennial slogan contest went to Isabel A. Holden, of 87 Round Hill Road, for her entry, “Northampton — build the best of the past into the future.” The contest was co-sponsored by the Northampton Bicentennial...

With two outs and the tying runner at the plate and for the Wilbraham Falcons, Northampton Post 28 pitcher Griffin Smiarowski shut the door on any threat of a comeback – striking out the final batter of the game.Post 28 hung on for a 7-5 win at Spec...

Ryan Gould’s pitching couldn’t be touched by the North Adams Post 125 lineup on Tuesday evening. The Belchertown Post 239 hurler tossed a no-hitter in Post 239’s 13-0, five-inning American Legion Senior Division win on the road.Gould only struck out...

By GARRETT COTE

James Lavallee continued his dominant summer on Monday evening, tossing a one-hitter in Northampton Post 28’s 11-1 win over Easthampton Post 224 in American Legion Senior Division action at Arcanum Field in Northampton.Lavallee, a rising senior at...

James Lavallee gave up just three hits and struck out eight as Northampton Post 28 walked away with a 3-0 victory over Aldenville in an American Legion Senior Division game at Szot Park in Chicopee on Monday. Andrew Gagne, Henry LaFlamme, Elijah...

Jeremy Meade of Nashawtuc Country Club shot the low round of the day to take home medalist honors in a 2024 Massachusetts Amateur Golf Championship qualifier at Veterans Memorial Golf Course in Springfield on Monday afternoon.Meade shot 2-under-par 70...

By GARRETT COTE

And then there were five.Following MIAA Round of 16 matchups, Hampshire County is down to just five teams standing in the state tournament. Each of them will be in action this weekend, with two teams on Friday, two on Saturday and one on Sunday.Of the...

Belchertown Farmers and Artisans Market set to open BELCHERTOWN — The Belchertown Farmers and Artisans Market will open for the season on Sunday, June 9, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., on the Belchertown Common (corner of Route 202 and Jabish Street). “A...

By JACOB NELSON

History is everyone’s story. Its lessons can inform a bright future for everyone, but only if we truly listen to everyone.For almost a year, members of the Storytelling Circle of the Hampshire County Food Policy Council (HCFPC) have been collecting...

By JAMES PENTLAND

WILLIAMSBURG — Like many mill owners before and since, the consortium that created the Williamsburg Reservoir in 1866 wanted more power for their factories, and they wanted to pay as little as possible for it.Eight years after the dam began its...

By JIM BRIDGMAN

50 Years Ago ■Three Holyoke youths were rescued from falling off a moving Boston and Maine freight train last night by Northampton policeman Gerald L. LeVitre. The youths had boarded the train in the freight yards in Holyoke and had hung onto the...

Candidates forum to take place in Hadley on MondayHADLEY — A forum for candidates running for elective office at the town’s May 21 election will be held by the Hadley Mothers’ Club on Monday.The Hadley Mothers’ Club, turning 80 this year, has...

By GARRETT COTE

The MIAA released its second edition of the spring sports power rankings across the state on Tuesday. Out of all sports, Hampshire Regional softball holds the highest ranking in Hampshire County, checking in at No. 5 in Division 4. Hopkins leads all...