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Bocce rolls into Look Park: New courts near Dow Pavilion open after four-year community effort
After four years of planning and fundraising, new bocce courts opened at Look Park, providing a social, low-impact activity that’s drawing regular players and heavy use.
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8mKeeping Score with Chip Ainsworth: ‘Jim Ed’ shines at Southampton Country Club
Good morning! Word got around quickly that Hall of Fame slugger Jim Rice had aced the 150-yard tenth hole at last week’s Hampshire County Deputy Sheriff’s Tournament at the Southampton Country Club. Rice’s group included Butch Plifka and Plifka’s son Garrett, both of Winchester, New Hampshire. The former owner of Kulick’s Market is now at […]
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5mGazette All-Stars: Boys, Girls tennis
The Daily Hampshire Gazette’s selections for boys and girls tennis all-stars are next up on the docket. Each team in the area made either their respective Western Mass or state tournaments, representing their hometowns on big stages. Players just short of fulfilling All-Stars status were named honorable mentions. Tennis All-Stars Boys Henry Michal | Amherst […]
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7mAfter racist letter, Amherst residents discuss community values
AMHERST — Clear and concise values are a town’s best defense against racist events that may pop up locally, a pair of college professors told residents at the third of four community conversations last week. Speaking at the Bangs Community Center following the recent discovery of a racist letter last month, the educators warned that […]
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3mNew hearing scheduled for contentious battery storage project in Hadley
HADLEY — A new Planning Board hearing on a standalone battery energy storage system for a site on Breckenridge Road will begin next month, 18 months after a Hampshire Superior Court lawsuit was triggered when planners turned down the necessary permits for the project. The Planning Board on June 16 agreed to schedule a hearing […]