WMass girls soccer: Margo Healy's big day leads Granby to third straight Class D title (VIDEO)

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WMass girls soccer: Belchertown blanks Hampshire, 3-0, reclaims Class B crown

CHICOPEE — Belchertown girls soccer head coach Kyle Thibeault challenged his team ahead of its matchup against Hampshire Regional for the Western Mass. Class B championship on Sunday. To get his team locked in from the opening whistle, he told his team he wanted two goals in the first 15 minutes of the game. The […]

Massachusetts bill to stop changing clocks clears first Senate vote as sunsets get earlier

BOSTON — As Bay Staters begin facing late-afternoon sunsets after turning the clocks back over the weekend, the Senate gave initial approval Thursday to legislation to eliminate the twice-annual clock changes. The five Democrats on the Senate Rules Committee voted to advance legislation (S 2157) that seeks to move Massachusetts to Atlantic Standard Time — […]

At a crossroads: Pioneer Valley Democrats debate party's future ahead of midterm elections

If Democrats make major gains in Tuesday’s midterm elections, one longtime organizer says they may have President Donald Trump to thank. Many Democratic voters interviewed across the region say their party’s messaging has gone stale and needs to change before the 2028 presidential election. Where they split is on direction: Should the party move toward […]

Western Mass. lawmakers tout state investments, warn of federal cuts at Amherst chamber breakfast

AMHERST — With federal cutbacks and rising costs squeezing the region, three western Massachusetts legislators told business and community leaders Friday that the state is working to keep the local economy resilient but cannot make up every shortfall. State Reps. Mindy Domb, D-Amherst, and Aaron Saunders, D-Belchertown, and state Sen. Jo Comerford, D-Northampton, spoke at […]