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Harvard eliminates UMass field hockey from NCAA Tournament
The UMass field hockey team saw its season come to an end in its 1-0 loss to Harvard in the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament in Cambridge on Sunday afternoon. The Crimson tallied the game’s lone…
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6mAfter 28 years on call, state Fire Marshal Jon Davine ready to hang up his helmet
SPRINGFIELD — Jon Davine, who rose from Northampton fire chief to become the first state fire marshal from western Massachusetts, announced his retirement after a 28-year career. He will officially leave the role on Jan. 22. As he prepares to exit public service, his focus will be family. “I’ve been running out the door for […]
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7mBallot question would put major restrictions on data centers
BOSTON — Opponents of data center development have launched a campaign to put new restrictions before Massachusetts voters in 2028, as a $16 billion project proposed in Sutton sharpens the debate. The Committee to Restrict Data Centers, which filed initial paperwork with state regulators in September, announced the campaign Thursday and launched sign4restrictingdatacenters.org, where residents […]
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6mAmherst Regional High School discipline changes, Saturday detention draw scrutiny from School Committee
AMHERST — The Amherst-Pelham Regional School Committee has ordered a review of new disciplinary practices at Amherst Regional High School, including after-school and Saturday detention, after members said the changes were made without input from families or the committee. In a 6-0 vote Tuesday, with two abstentions and one member absent, the committee directed Superintendent […]
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5mCollege football: Amherst clinches share of NESCAC title with win over rival Williams
WILLIAMSTOWN — The Amherst College football team did all it could do Saturday afternoon. “A lot of people have been talking about would have, should have, this, this. I said guys, it doesn’t matter,” Amherst coach E.J. Mills said after the Mammoths knocked off their biggest rivals in the 140th edition of the Biggest Little […]
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5mMIAA cross country: Hampshire girls repeat, Evan Hedlund finishes first for Frontier at Divisional championships (VIDEO)
NORTHFIELD — Living in a hill town certainly has some distinct advantages for athletes. For the Hampshire Regional girls cross country team, a home course in Westhampton that features some elevation prepared the squad for the MIAA Divisional 3A-3B-3C championships on Saturday. The Raiders used the preparation to capture their second straight Division 3B championship […]