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By DAVID McHUGH

FRANKFURT, Germany — The French presidential election could be a turning point for Europe’s biggest economic project, the shared euro currency.Markets are mostly expecting a pro-euro candidate such as former economy minister Emmanuel Macron to win....

By EMILY CUTTS

SOUTH HADLEY — For Sen. Elizabeth Warren, this is the moment the country is being tested.“It’s a moment about what kind of people we are, what kind of country we are going to build … It’s like a test of character and this is what I believe,” she told...

Staff reports

The UMass baseball team scored six runs in the bottom of the fourth inning to beat Northeastern, 6-5, in the Beanpot consolation game, Wednesday at Fenway Park in Boston.Mike Geannelis had two hits and three RBIs.Jon Avallone added two hits.Casey...

By STEPHANIE MURRAY

HUNTINGTON — There is a portion of the Westfield River that runs through Paul LaPointe’s backyard in Huntington that separates the professional whitewater racers* from the amateurs.The rocky, 100-yard stretch called “the gorge” splits into two parts:...

By DON BABWIN

CHICAGO — A passenger dragged from a United Express flight suffered a “significant” concussion and broken nose, and he lost two front teeth, one of his lawyers said Thursday.Dr. David Dao has been discharged from a hospital but he will require...

Staff reports

Northampton’s Leila Kouakou scored four goals with an assist for the Mount Holyoke lacrosse team in a 11-6 win over Coast Guard Academy on Wednesday in New London, Conn.Kaitlin Braz and Mary Lavigne each added two goals for the Lyons (2-10).Mia...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — The last vacant parcel on University Drive could become a mixed-use development, but such a project may depend on whether town officials can grant a new entry point to the site.Amherst developer Barry Roberts is considering a construction...

By EMILY CUTTS

Internships are increasingly becoming a required part of the college experience, and many say that’s a good thing.Through internships, college students gain not only experience to add to their resume but tools to help prepare them for the workforce...

By DUSTY CHRISTENSEN

AMHERST — When he was an athletic 14-year-old hiking the Berkshires during a YMCA summer camp, Nick Springer would never have imagined that two months later he’d wake up from a coma weighing just 53 pounds, his arms and legs amputated after a vicious...

By AMANDA DRANE

HADLEY — Amid all the back and forth over the direction of the Hampshire Council of Governments, there’s one point everyone seems to agree on: the structure of the agency is flawed, and it needs another legislative look.“It’s not designed properly,”...

By Fran Ryan

Three hilltown communities were among the 36 towns in western Massachusetts that received grants from the state’s Municipal Small Bridge Program this week.Chesterfield received $250,000 to rehabilitate a bridge on Ireland Street over the Jackson...

By Dusty Christensen

Conservationists in the state studying possible breeding sites for the endangered timber rattlesnake have added Mount Tom into the mix.The popular hiking and recreation area located in Holyoke and Easthampton joins an island on the Quabbin Reservoir...

By CAITLIN ASHWORTH

An extra space at home could bring in guests from all over the world — and some extra cash.Many people in Hampshire County are renting living space through the online platform Airbnb, a service that allows people to share space. There are currently...

By CAITLIN ASHWORTH

EASTHAMPTON – Kindergartners and first-graders got a surprise visit from the Pepin/Center Elementary Schools’ mascot, Eli the eagle, who came to thank students for raising a total of $701.74 for the Easthampton Community Center. “Guess how much money...

“Give the gift of music” a popular ad campaign in the early 1980s suggested, but in the Valley, especially during this holiday season, music does its own giving, with local bands teaming up to raise money for those in need.Each year around this time...

By AMANDA DRANE

EASTHAMPTON — Bill Hobbie said the unconditional love canines offer is worth emulating.That’s why each year for the past five years he’s given to the Sidney F. Smith Toy Fund “in loving memory” of his late dog, Ozzie.“He brought so much joy and...

By JACK SUNTRUP

NORTHAMPTON — Charlotte “Bunny” Trudeau grew up in a big family on a farm outside of Salisbury, Vermont, and got her nickname from being born on Easter Sunday in 1930, her children said. Her family didn’t have a lot of money, but they were close.At...

By Caitlin Ashworth and Jack Suntrup

Radio personality Monte Belmonte’s fight against hunger took a giant step forward Tuesday when his two-day, 43-mile march from Springfield to Greenfield raised a record $183,299 and counting.“I felt like I had the wind knocked out of me for the last...

By SARAH CROSBY

EASTHAMPTON — Decades of graffiti trickled down Mount Tom on Sunday, dissolving under the force of a pressure washer. The rock underneath remained, seemingly untouched.The charge was led by Naima Workman, a yoga studio owner with a passion for outdoor...

By Amanda Drane

In many Chinese restaurants, workers are expected to work well beyond the standard 40-hour week. Can those employees then expect time-and-a-half overtime pay? No. But, then again, yes. Restaurants are among the businesses that have won an exemption...