State adds governance condition to Pioneer Valley Chinese Immersion Charter School

H.S. football: Amherst holds onto narrow 25-24 victory over Taconic in wild finish

AMHERST — As the temperature dropped during the Amherst-Taconic football game on Friday, the action ratcheted up. Leading 25-24 in the fourth quarter, Hurricanes quarterback Jackson Bajnoci was picked off for the first time of the night with five minutes, 34 seconds showing on the clock. The Thunder used a couple of big plays to […]

H.S. Roundup: Smith Academy field hockey puts together biggest win of the season

Smith Academy picked up a crucial win on Friday, defeating Mahar 9-0 on the road to improve to 6-4-3, ensuring the team has a winning record heading into the Western Mass. tournament. Sophia Jagodzinski scored four goals to lead the Falcons. Ashlyn Moynihan and Bella Gavron each recorded four points as well. Moynihan scored a […]

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UMass football falls to UConn 35-16 for its fourth straight loss

The UMass football team suffered its fourth straight loss in a 35-16 defeat to UConn at Rentschler Field on Friday. The Minutemen got on the board first with a 24-yard field goal from Derek Morris at 7:07 of the first quarter, but the Huskies scored four consecutive touchdowns to lead 28-3 heading into the fourth […]

Northampton’s partly closed downtown garage on pace to lose up to $200K

NORTHAMPTON — Seven months into the partial closure of the crumbling E.J. Gare Parking Garage, the city is working to make up lost parking revenue, with the garage on pace to generate as much as $200,000 less this year than it did in 2025. The top two of the garage’s five floors have been closed […]