Report: Mass. cities and towns getting socked by fiscal ‘perfect storm’

Keeping 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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Gazette 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 […]

After 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 […]

New 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 […]