'The community stepped up to make it happen': Iron Horse surpasses capital campaign goal

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‘We’re all rooting for the same thing’: Frontier team earns second place in new Envirothon category

The Frontier Environmental Club earned second place in the Eco Spoken Word Competition at the 2026 Massachusetts Envirothon, where they presented a 3D model of flash flooding and potential solutions to protect their local community from flooding.

Guest columnist Matt L. Barron: Lawmakers undermine the will of the people

Since Rep. Lindsay Sabadosa became my state legislator in 2023, she has provided good constituent casework and has been accessible with town hall meetings. But some of her votes leave a lot to be desired. Such was the case last week when Sabadosa voted to ram through the Orwellian-named bill H. 5469, an Act promoting […]

'Scary Gary's' last bell: One of PVPA's founding teachers retires after three decades

SOUTH HADLEY — At Pioneer Valley Performing Arts Charter School commencement earlier this month, history teacher Gary Huggett joined the Class of 2026 on the Academy of Music stage in a purple graduation cap to turn his own tassel. “In case you hadn’t figured it out, I figured I’d graduate with these guys,” Huggett told […]

Sports Briefs: Trevor Sullivan earns podium finish at New Balance Nationals, sets school record in 2-mile

South Hadley’s Trevor Sullivan set a new school record during the New Balance Nationals Outdoor meet in Philadelphia on Friday. Sullivan competed in the freshman 2-mile race and ran to a sixth-place finish in 9:30.19, setting a new personal-best in the process. Sullivan finished about seven seconds behind Fisher Carroll of Wisconsin, who won the […]