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H.S. Roundup: Riley Florek's hat trick leads Hampshire boys soccer past Easthampton (VIDEO)
EASTHAMPTON — During his first three years in high school, Riley Florek spent his falls with the Hampshire Regional golf team. As he entered his season year, he decided to make the jump and try out…
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4mUMass football: Minutemen face quarterback uncertainty ahead of Buffalo matchup
After a two-game homestand that did not go the way UMass football hoped for, the Minutemen hit the road this weekend and head to Buffalo to take on the Bulls for the Flagship Cup. UMass has lost its last two games after starting the season 4-0. The biggest question heading into the Mid-American Conference (MAC) […]
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5mMedicare for All in Massachusetts: Activists press Baystate Health to back single-payer bill
SPRINGFIELD — As a bill that would make Massachusetts the first state in the country to adopt a single-payer healthcare system makes its way through the Legislature, activists are urging Baystate Health, the largest healthcare provider in western Massachusetts, to publicly support the legislation. On Tuesday evening, a group of about a dozen people gathered […]
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4mNorthampton’s Smithland Pet & Garden Center returning to North King Street’s Big Y Plaza
NORTHAMPTON — More than a year after Smithland Pet & Garden Center closed all 13 of its Massachusetts and Connecticut locations, including its Northampton and Hadley stores, the pet and garden chain is expected to return to Northampton — in its former space at the Big Y Plaza on North King Street — by the end of the year. Westfield restaurateur Nabil Hannoush, owner of the Shortstop Bar & Grill, who described himself and his wife, Julie, as being animal and nature lovers, said he was disappointed to hear of the pet and garden stores’ closure for liquidation last year, and […]
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5mGauntlet of musical treasures: UMass piano professor selected to perform Beethoven's complete sonatas
Mastering one Beethoven sonata is a feat even for an accomplished musician, but one local pianist has accepted the challenge to master all 32 of them. The Chamber Music Society at Lincoln Center selected Gilles Vonsattel, who teaches piano at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, to learn and perform all 32 of Beethoven’s sonatas — […]