Southampton educator takes helm at Newtown School

Authority seeks 20M more gallons a day from Quabbin Reservoir

BELCHERTOWN — An additional 20 million gallons of water a day could be pulled from the Quabbin Reservoir to supply eastern Massachusetts, a request being made by the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA) even as reservoir levels are receding. The request also comes as locals are fed up, feeling shortsighted by those that rely on […]

UMass touts momentum, community ties at 59th annual breakfast

AMHERST — During the 2025-2026 academic year, student-athletes at the University of Massachusetts performed 2,000 hours of community service, a record-setting period for their involvement in off-campus initiatives. This school year, members of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee are intent on breaking that record, said Jayden Ndjigue, a senior economics major who plays on the men’s […]

Sports Briefs: New inductees named for Holyoke Public Schools Athletic HOF Class of 2026

The Holyoke Public Schools Athletic Hall of Fame announced its Induction Class of 2026 on Tuesday. Athletes inducted include Don Genereux (Holyoke Trade ’74), Jack Gilligan (HHS ’80), Nick Grass (HHS ’01), Brigid McKenna (HHS ’01), Tom Sleboda (HHS ’80), and Debbie Sweeney DeVito (HHS ’86), along with Coach Bill Lawson (HHS swimming), legends Alan […]

Columnist J.M. Sorrell: Meaningful change

Humans are often resistant to change. We also demand it. In previous work roles, I have been brought in as a change agent only to be thwarted because the leadership did little or nothing to create the conditions for change. When I began to facilitate change, refusal ruled and I was singled out as a […]

Developer seeks $700K in CPA funds for affordable housing

HADLEY — A Hadley developer is seeking $700,000 from the town’s Community Preservation Act account to offset the cost of providing seven affordable, two-bedroom units at a 55-and-over development planned for the Village Barn Shops. The request from the Pioneer Valley Hotel Group, to help with construction of its planned three-story, 50-unit apartment building at 41 Russell St., is one of four applications, totaling just under $1 million, that the CPA Committee is reviewing. The committee is expected to act on the requests at its Sept. 14 meeting. Other projects seeking funding are for designing a multi-use path that would run […]