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MassBears — a research project in collaboration with the state Division of Fisheries and Wildlife, the Massachusetts Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Amherst College, and University of Massachusetts Amherst — includes an interactive website that aims to estimate population size and distribution, and to provide other information about bear movement and conflict with humans. At least 1,300 sightings have been submitted, with at least 50% of them coming from either Franklin and Hampshire counties.

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State research project aims to study bear population size, distribution

by Domenic Poli Staff WriterSeptember 24, 2023

Dave Hixon, right, greets fellow Hall of Famer and Miami Heat legend Chris Bosh at the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame enshrinement ceremony in Springfield on Saturday.

Longtime Amherst College basketball coach Dave Hixon belonged in every room at Basketball Hall of Fame induction

by Kyle Grabowski Staff WriterAugust 13, 2023

Dave Hixon was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame at the enshrinement ceremony in Springfield on Saturday.

‘More than I could have imagined’: Longtime Amherst College basketball coach Dave Hixon inducted into Basketball Hall of Fame

by Kyle Grabowski Staff WriterAugust 13, 2023

Longtime Amherst College coach Dave Hixon hugs fellow inductee Gene Bess at the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame induction press conference Friday at Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Connecticut. They'll be inducted into the Hall of Fame on Saturday in Springfield.

Amherst College’s Dave Hixon one of five coaches being inducted into Basketball Hall of Fame

by Kyle Grabowski Staff WriterAugust 11, 2023August 11, 2023

Longtime Amherst College coach Dave Hixon speaks at the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame induction press conference Friday at Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Connecticut. He’ll be inducted into the Hall of Fame on Saturday in Springfield.

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Dave Hixon’s Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame induction blazes a trail for D3 coaches

by Kyle Grabowski Staff WriterAugust 11, 2023

Mandy Hixon, left, and Dave Hixon, right, at the ceremony naming the LeFrak Gymnasium Floor after him in May of 2022.

Hall of Fame Amherst College basketball coach David Hixon kept his family close

by Kyle Grabowski Staff WriterAugust 10, 2023

Longtime Amherst College men’s basketball coach David Hixon, center, celebrates the 2013 national championship with his future assistant coach Aaron Toomey, right, who played point guard on that team.

‘A model of mentorship’: David Hixon’s coaching tree extends far and wide

by Kyle Grabowski Staff WriterAugust 9, 2023

Current Muelenberg coach Kevin Hopkins, left, shows a drill to a young Michael HIxon during Dave Hixon’s Western Mass Basketball Camp at Amherst College in July of 2004.

Hall of Famer David Hixon’s Western Mass basketball camp shaped generations of Pioneer Valley hoopers

by Kyle Grabowski Staff WriterAugust 8, 2023

Dave Hixon led Amherst College to a second men’s basketball national championship in 2013.

Top on-court moments from David Hixon’s Hall of Fame career coaching Amherst basketball

by Kyle Grabowski Staff WriterAugust 7, 2023

Amherst College's, from left, Aaron Toomey, Willy Workman of Northampton and Matthew Goldstein are part of The Nerd Team, a squad in The Basketball Tournament playing for $1 million.

The Nerd Team rallies past Happy Valley for opening-round TBT victory

by Kyle Grabowski Staff WriterJuly 24, 2023