Area briefs: Good Neighbor Day back in Northampton for second year

A Look Back, June 22

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Gazette All-Stars: Boys, Girls tennis

The Daily Hampshire Gazette’s selections for boys and girls tennis all-stars are next up on the docket. Each team in the area made either their respective Western Mass or state tournaments, representing their hometowns on big stages. Players just short of fulfilling All-Stars status were named honorable mentions. Tennis All-Stars Boys Henry Michal | Amherst […]

After racist letter, Amherst residents discuss community values

AMHERST — Clear and concise values are a town’s best defense against racist events that may pop up locally, a pair of college professors told residents at the third of four community conversations last week. Speaking at the Bangs Community Center following the recent discovery of a racist letter last month, the educators warned that […]

New hearing scheduled for contentious battery storage project in Hadley

HADLEY — A new Planning Board hearing on a standalone battery energy storage system for a site on Breckenridge Road will begin next month, 18 months after a Hampshire Superior Court lawsuit was triggered when planners turned down the necessary permits for the project. The Planning Board on June 16 agreed to schedule a hearing […]

‘We’re all rooting for the same thing’: Frontier team earns second place in new Envirothon category

The Frontier Environmental Club earned second place in the Eco Spoken Word Competition at the 2026 Massachusetts Envirothon, where they presented a 3D model of flash flooding and potential solutions to protect their local community from flooding.