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Thomas A. McCaulley

<html><head></head><body>Thomas A. McCaulley<br /><br />Northampton, MA - Thomas A. McCaulley, 84, of North Elm Street in Northampton passed away at home peacefully and surrounded by family. Tom was born in Northampton, attended local schools and grad ...

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H.S. Roundup: Hampshire cross country overpowers Belchertown

The Hampshire Regional boys and girls cross country teams swept their four-team races on Tuesday to remain perfect on the season. Belchertown, the host of the meet, picked up a win over Mohawk on both sides to take second. Hampshire’s Hobbes O’Sullivan (17:14) beat out Belchertown’s Asher Johnson Jones (17:16) by two seconds for first [&hellip;]

Ex-physical therapist from South Hadley loses appeal of indecent assault convictions

NORTHAMPTON — The state Appeals Court on Friday upheld the convictions of a 46-year-old South Hadley man who indecently assaulted a patient while working as a physical therapist at Cooley Dickinson Hospital. Edward Kostek was convicted of three felony counts of indecent assault and battery in September 2022 after a jury trial in Northampton District [&hellip;]

Northampton schools post sharp gains on state accountability measures

NORTHAMPTON — Students in third through eighth grades made sharp gains on state accountability measures this year, but the district’s English learners fell well short of their progress targets, Superintendent Annie Azarloza recently told the School Committee. The district’s accountability score for those grades rose from 17% to 77% between 2025 and 2026, according to data from the state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE). After earning zero of 12 available achievement points in English, math and science last year, the district earned 10 this year. “Last year … we actually declined in all three subjects,” Azarloza said at the [&hellip;]