UMass football: Minutemen set to host second straight FCS opponent in Stonehill

Late Turners Falls softball star leaves legacy of 'giving back, showing pride in your community and working hard'

Hundreds gathered at the Schuetzen Verein on Saturday, Sept. 12, to celebrate the life and legacy of Jenna Putala, a former standout softball player and coach who died after a two-year battle with a rare form of cancer.

Remembering 'freedom isn't free': Street signs honoring Deerfield veterans replaced

Fred Beckta and Alex Herchenreder replaced faded black markers with new reflective blue signs throughout Deerfield to honor local veterans and continue the legacy of the late David White.

Pushback: Data centers: Who's really in the driver's seat?

Greenfield’s City Council will vote this evening on a one-year moratorium on large data centers, based on a zoning ordinance approved on a 4-1 vote by the Planning Board. The city of Lowell adopted a data center moratorium seven months ago. Mansfield banned data centers larger than two megawatts last May, only by special permit […]

Kathe Geist: The ironies and lessons of 9/11

At the risk of sounding irreverent, I have to say I am relieved that our 25th 9/11 anniversary has finally passed. I am not sure what remembering the sadness, the horror, and uncertainty of that day accomplishes except to divert us from the ongoing crises we are living through. Climate change continues to wreak havoc on lives, homes, […]

UMass makes $120M bet on future of food

The University of Massachusetts launched a $120 million Future of Food initiative featuring a new 36,000-square-foot research center and five permanent endowments to address global food security, climate resilience and food safety.