Guest columnist Mariel E. Addis: Post-Pride thoughts

H.S. football: Northampton recovers from season-opening blowout with 20-7 victory over Holyoke

NORTHAMPTON — What a difference a week makes. Seven days after being walloped by South Hadley, 47-0, the Northampton football team downed Holyoke, 20-7, in front of a home crowd on Friday night in what head coach Rocco Fernandez classified as a “statement win.” “Guys came out, ready to go,” Fernandez said. “Unlike last week […]

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H.S. football: Easthampton's depth steps up in 36-14 win over Chicopee (VIDEO)

EASTHAMPTON — For the second week in a row, the Easthampton football team put up 36 points on offense. But on Friday night against Chicopee at the Mountain View School, the Eagles had a slightly different cast of characters who found the end zone. Easthampton relied on its depth as three players who did not […]

Amherst fears loss of tax revenue from UMass housing deal

AMHERST — A partnership between the University of Massachusetts and a private developer to rehabilitate existing dormitories and build new on-campus student housing is raising concerns for town officials that such projects will be exempt from paying local property taxes. At the Town Council’s Sept. 14 meeting, District 1 Councilor Cathy Schoen told colleagues that […]

'The embodiment of joy': Billy Robinson remembered as the life of every room

BELCHERTOWN — “Miss you buddy.” Randy Wood sent that short message to his best friend William “Billy” Robinson. Such texts were rare for Wood, and Robinson kept teasing him about it. It did not matter that they called nearly every day, hung out often, or even spoke through the Ring camera on Wood’s front porch. […]