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By GARRETT COTE

AMHERST — Many UMass men’s basketball fans were waiting patiently for a fourth-year head coach Frank Martin to make a big splash in the transfer portal, and on Thursday afternoon, he certainly did.

By CHRIS LARABEE

SUNDERLAND — While final tweaks and changes are expected before the end of June, residents and the Select Board recently got a first look at the feasibility study for the Norwottuck North Shared-use Path.

By GARRETT COTE

AMHERST — UMass men’s basketball head coach Frank Martin landed a pair of commitments on Wednesday, as forwards Dimitri Clerc and Charles Outlaw – former junior college players – transferred to UMass out of the portal. That now makes four Minutemen transfers coming in (joining K’Jei Parker and Donovan Brown), and all four have either been from JUCO or Division 2.

By GARRETT COTE

AMHERST — There are now a total of 11 players in the transfer portal from last year’s UMass men’s basketball team, as forward Daniel Rivera added to the laundry list this week.

By GARRETT COTE

AMHERST — The transfer portal news keeps on coming for the UMass men’s basketball team, as four more players made their decisions on whether or not they’ll be playing in Amherst next season.

By GARRETT COTE

AMHERST — It looks like Frank Martin is going to have quite the roster overhaul, as two more UMass men’s basketball players entered the transfer portal on Tuesday. Akil Watson and Marqui Worthy both decided to depart from Amherst, making it six total players from last year’s team now in the portal.

By GARRETT COTE

AMHERST — Frank Martin has landed his first transfer of the offseason. On Monday morning, Donovan Brown committed to play basketball for the Minutemen next season. Brown played for Division 2 Florida Tech, where he averaged 20.7 points per game and shot just above 36 percent from beyond the arc.

By GARRETT COTE

AMHERST — Well, it didn’t take long for Division 1 men’s basketball players to take advantage of the transfer portal opening on Monday. As of Friday morning, there are already more than 1,000 total D1 men’s players in the portal. Some of them are still playing in the NCAA Tournament right now. Three of them have departed from UMass.

By MITCH FINK

President Donald Trump’s return to office has raised questions about the future of hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funding Massachusetts secured for its West-East Rail plan with suggestions the administration may place a greater emphasis on birth and marriage rates and immigration policy.

By LOLITA C. BALDOR, TARA COPP, BRIAN MELLEY and LEA SKENE

ARLINGTON, Va. — A midair collision between an Army helicopter and an American Airlines flight killed all 67 people aboard the two aircraft, officials said Thursday, as they scrutinized the actions of the military pilot and reported that control tower staffing was “not normal” at the time of the country’s worst aviation disaster in a generation.

By LOLITA C. BALDOR, TARA COPP and ERIC TUCKER

ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — A passenger jet collided Wednesday with an Army helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington, prompting a large search-and-rescue operation in the nearby Potomac River.

By GARRETT COTE

AMHERST — The buzz around the UMass football team is real, and for good reason. New Minutemen head coach Joe Harasymiak continues to hit the transfer portal hard, and he’s recently signed three more three-star recruits to add to his loaded incoming group – one that 247 Sports ranks 10th in the Group of 5.

By CAROLYN BROWN

A singer-songwriter showcase series in Florence is expanding to include the trans community.

By GARRETT COTE

AMHERST — It’s become quite clear that UMass head coach Joe Harasymiak was very busy recruiting throughout the holidays, as he’s signed five transfers since Christmas – four coming in the month of January alone.On Tuesday morning, he made his biggest...

By SAMUEL GELINAS

NORTHAMPTON — Maura Healey, reflecting midway through her first term as governor, noted the many investments she is making in the state, such as access to free college and free school lunches and breakfasts, the results of which aren’t fully known as...

By GARRETT COTE

AMHERST — Wednesday marks one week as UMass football head coach for Joe Harasymiak, who replaced Don Brown and stands as the 32nd leader in program history.Harasymiak made quite the splash during his introductory press conference on Friday morning at...

By CHRIS LISINSKI

Running consistent passenger rail service for 140 miles through northern Massachusetts communities to connect North Adams and Boston could attract hundreds of riders per day, but would also require hundreds of millions of dollars in up-front capital...

By CHRIS LARABEE

DEERFIELD — As the town continues to look at the intersection of Routes 5 and 10, North Main Street and Mill Village Road, it has released a road safety audit detailing safety concerns in the area, while also laying out some potential enhancements.The...

By EMILEE KLEIN

In a “People’s Town Hall” that attracted over 300 attendees from 25 cities and towns across the region, state Sen. Jo Comerford reminded her “bosses” — the people — that they are the force behind democracy and to make their voices heard as the country...

By CHRIS LARABEE

GREENFIELD — With a fist raised in the air, state Sen. Jo Comerford and dozens of advocates and business leaders, as well as state and local officials, rallied in support of the Northern Tier Passenger Rail Monday morning at the John W. Olver Transit...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — The bridge carrying North Main Street over the railroad tracks will remain closed indefinitely, although progress is being made, as the Massachusetts Department of Transportation is in the process of reviewing construction plans.The...