Daily Hampshire Gazette
Seniors will UMass hockey to split against Harvard
The No. 20 UMass hockey team salvaged a split with Harvard after beating the Crimson, 4-2, at the Mullins Center on Friday night. The Minutemen were led by a pair of seniors in the bounce-back…
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1mWMass girls soccer: Shayne Moynahan scores OT game winner, Hampshire clinches spot in Class B final
Shayne Moynahan scored in the first overtime to send the Hampshire girls soccer team to the Western Mass. Class B final following its 1-0 win over Ludlow. The second-seeded Raiders were deadlocked with the sixth-seeded Lions through regulation, until Moynahan’s golden goal sent the hosts to the championship. Addie Miklasiewicz assisted on the deciding strike. Hampshire […]
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10mA place to belong: Cummington's J.S. Bryant School marks first year serving LGBTQ+ youth
CUMMINGTON — Five years ago, Allison Druin couldn’t find a high school where her transgender son could be celebrated for who he was and learn in safety. So she and her husband set out to build one, though their son would graduate before it opened its doors. Nearly 75 people gathered in Cummington last weekend […]
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3mDowned powerline sparks severe brush fire in Worthington
WORTHINGTON — A downed powerline sparked a severe brush fire in wooded land on Worthington Road at about noon on Friday, and officials said firefighters are expected to work through the night to put out the blaze. Worthington Police Chief John Scobie told the Gazette that crews were still attempting to maintain the fire in the […]
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4mBig E’s in Easthampton to be sold to another family, will stay open
EASTHAMPTON — The owner of Big E’s Foodland, the family-owned supermarket at 11 Union St. that opened in July 1977, is working toward selling the store to another family that plans to keep it running as Big E’s. “Big E’s will not close for a single day and it will remain Big E’s with the […]
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6mAtkinson Family Practice founder abruptly departs after 21 years; Northampton office closes
AMHERST/NORTHAMPTON — Dr. Katherine Atkinson has left the Amherst and Northampton family practice she ran for more than two decades, a year and a half after selling it to keep it out of bankruptcy. “I would never leave my patients on short notice if I had any option,” Atkinson said in a phone interview with […]