Area Briefs: Big Rig Day coming to South Hadley

H.S. football: Easthampton stays unbeaten with 42-0 rout over Smith Voc (VIDEO)

NORTHAMPTON — Easthampton’s Chase Canon-Smith compared his first game of the season to Christmas. He was so excited to get back on the field, he got very little sleep Wednesday night. And less than 24 hours later on Thursday, he got some unforgettable presents: an Eagles’ win and in his own words, “not one, not […]

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H.S. Roundup: Amherst girls soccer survives Frontier comeback bid

AMHERST — Aliya Morales-Fernandez bled for a victory for the Amherst Regional girls soccer team on Thursday afternoon. While protecting a one-goal lead with less than 30 seconds to play, Frontier Regional’s Skyler Steele found some room and sent a shot at the senior keeper. Morales-Fernandez made the save, but during the ensuing rebound, a […]

Northampton Main Street redesign reaches 100% design, now under MassDOT review

NORTHAMPTON — More than 60 residents gathered inside the Senior Center Wednesday evening as city officials joined engineers from Toole Design for a presentation and “fly-through” rendering of the most up-to-date version of the Picture Main Street project. The Main Street overhaul aims to widen the sidewalk on both sides of Main Street between Bridge […]

MIAA approves major rule changes for 2027 golf season

On Sept. 16, the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA) Board of Directors unanimously voted 17-0  in support of making several rule changes for golf starting in 2027. Among the changes, stroke play will be used statewide, teams and individuals will receive rankings, and a reduced number of teams and players will qualify for the postseason. […]