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Sports Briefs: Northampton 12U softball claims District 2 Little League title

The Northampton 12U softball team secured the 2026 Massachusetts District 2 Little League championship after rallying to defeat Wilbraham, 4-3, on Tuesday. Trailing 2-1, the Blue Devils scored three runs in the top of the fifth inning off RBI hits from Annalia Palladino and Maya Coates to go ahead, 3-2. An RBI triple from the […]

Palmer named president and CEO of Newspapers of New England

NORTHAMPTON — Shawn Palmer, publisher of the Daily Hampshire Gazette, Greenfield Recorder and Athol Daily News, is set to add being president and chief executive officer of Newspapers of New England to his responsibilities. Palmer on July 5 officially succeeds Chuck Goodrich, who is retiring after five years in the role for the family-owned company […]

Southampton man charged with OUI in crash that seriously injured mother and child

SOUTHAMPTON — A Southampton man has been arrested on charges of operating under the influence after alleging hitting a mother and her baby with his vehicle near 43 Glendale Road on Tuesday around 6:30 p.m., according to the Northwestern District Attorney’s Office. Jeffrey Russell, 37, was arraigned on Wednesday in Northampton District Court and pleaded […]