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Healey signs $63.4B budget with no vetoes
BOSTON — Gov. Maura Healey signed the $63.4 billion annual budget Thursday, coming nine days into the new fiscal year that’s poised to inflict major financial turmoil as a federal law reshapes public…
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5mSoftball: West wins bronze at Bay State Games with walk-off homer by Raegan Dubay
DEVENS — The West softball team had to settle for a bronze medal at the 2026 Bay State Games Softball Showcase on Thursday afternoon. While the finish may not be what the team desired, the West finished their appearance in the showcase with an exhilarating climax in the bronze medal game. Hampshire Regional’s Raegan Dubay clobbered a two-run homer in the bottom of the eighth inning to give West a 6-5 walk-off win over the Northeast softball team at Willard Field Complex. In Bay State Games rules, a runner starts at second base in extra innings. The rule mirrors Major League […]
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1mNorthampton Post 28 picks up third straight win
The Northampton Legion Post 28 baseball team grabbed a crucial, 7-1, win over East Springfield Post 420 at Central High School on Wednesday night. James Lavallee pitched a gem for Post 28, tossing six innings with one run and three hits allowed while racking up six strikeouts. Carter Styspeck and Harry LaFlamme each pounded two-RBI […]
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8mA career worth the call: After 52 years in four sports, umpire Rene Arsenault hangs up his gear
When Rene Arsenault began his career behind the dish as an umpire, things certainly looked different across the landscape in the country. It was 1974 in Fitchburg. He was a plucky high school graduate. The average home cost about $21,000. Gas prices hovered around 30 cents a gallon and a loaf of bread listed for […]