Belchertown looks to recruit volunteers for committees, events

UMass football rolls past Sacramento State, improves to 4-0

Springfield’s William “Pop” Watson III totaled three touchdowns in the UMass football team’s 35-6 win against Sacramento State on Saturday as the Minutemen extended their season-opening winning streak to four. Watson III ran in two scores and added another through the air as UMass’ spark plug toward its first 4-0 start to the season since […]

Northampton sign ordinance rewrite advances to City Council, with business signs and LED shut-off times unsettled

NORTHAMPTON — More than a decade after a U.S. Supreme Court ruling barred communities from regulating signs based on their message, Northampton is a step closer to rewriting its sign code. Key questions about business signs and nighttime LED displays remain unsettled, however. At a joint hearing Thursday night, the Planning Board and the City […]

Apple season off to sweet start for Massachusetts Apple Month

Gov. Maura Healey declared September to be Massachusetts Apple Month. In Franklin County, farmers are seeing a successful start to the season.

Eye of the Hurricane: New principal takes the lead at Amherst Regional

AMHERST — Running track for the High School of Commerce in Springfield, Marc Gomes finished fifth in the 100-meter dash at the Western Massachusetts Track and Field Championships in 2004. Amherst Regional High School’s Mike Wiley won the event. Despite this disappointment, as his high school career continued, Gomes began winning regional meets, in part […]

Area Briefs: UMass climbs to No. 24 in public university rankings

UMass climbs to No. 24 in public university rankings AMHERST — The University of Massachusetts Amherst climbed five spots to No. 24 in U.S. News & World Report’s 2027 rankings of top public universities, and is the only public institution in New England in the top 30. UMass is tied at No. 24 with Texas […]