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Keeping Score with Chip Ainsworth: Welcome to the club, George

Good morning! This afternoon at the French King Restaurant in Erving, George Francis Bush will be feted for his longevity and ability to remain relevant. Acting as his own press agent, he’s kept track of how many times he’s mentioned in this column which was 56 the last time he called to kid me about it. He won me an award, Travels with George, about a trip to Foxboro 20 years ago when he talked nonstop from Fourth Street to Gillette Stadium. A few months later he paid me to drive his car from the Days Inn parking lot at Bradley […]

On the Run with John Stifler: Strange and unusual obstacles

My first taste of autumn in New England came when I was four years old. My family lived for a year in Williamstown. I went to pre-school and saw my first Amherst-Williams football game. A good start. My second was 14 years later, when I came to Amherst College and joined the freshman cross-country team. […]

UMass football: Eastern Michigan sinks Minutemen in front of sellout crowd, 38-14

AMHERST — Through four games of the season, opposing defenses had few answers to slow down UMass quarterback Pop Watson. With each week, his decision-making seemed to improve, backed by his 74.0% completion clip and a single interception to his name. Rather than stop the man himself, Eastern Michigan arrived at Amherst in front of […]

H.S. girls soccer: Pioneer takes down McCann Tech on Homecoming Weekend

NORTHFIELD — In a Homecoming Weekend match, the Pioneer Valley Regional girls soccer team blanked McCann Tech, 4-0, in independent play on Saturday afternoon. Maddie Keefe continued her strong start to the season with a goal and an assist for the Panthers. The aspirations are high in Northfield for the club. The Panthers (6-1-2, 5-0-1) […]

In Boston Freedom Rally speech, Greenfield resident urges voters not to repeal recreational cannabis law

A Greenfield resident spoke at the Sept. 19 Boston Freedom Rally to advocate against proposed Nov. 3 ballot measures aimed at repealing recreational cannabis laws in Massachusetts.