Remembering 'freedom isn't free': Street signs honoring Deerfield veterans replaced

Late Turners Falls softball star leaves legacy of 'giving back, showing pride in your community and working hard'

Hundreds gathered at the Schuetzen Verein on Saturday, Sept. 12, to celebrate the life and legacy of Jenna Putala, a former standout softball player and coach who died after a two-year battle with a rare form of cancer.

UMass football: Minutemen set to host second straight FCS opponent in Stonehill

AMHERST — Another FCS opponent comes to McGuirk Alumni Stadium on Saturday, with Stonehill arriving in Amherst to face a rejuvenated UMass football team. The Skyhawks (1-2), members of the Northeast Conference, lost last week to New Hampshire on the road. Stonehill quarterback Jack O’Connell went 27-for-44 for 380 yards and four touchdowns against the Wildcats. “We have a great opponent obviously coming in here,” UMass coach Joe Harasymiak said. “They probably, rightfully so, watching the three games, they have a chance to be 3-0…I am impressed with them on film. They have our full attention.” The Skyhawks moved up from […]

Pushback: Data centers: Who's really in the driver's seat?

Greenfield’s City Council will vote this evening on a one-year moratorium on large data centers, based on a zoning ordinance approved on a 4-1 vote by the Planning Board. The city of Lowell adopted a data center moratorium seven months ago. Mansfield banned data centers larger than two megawatts last May, only by special permit […]

Kathe Geist: The ironies and lessons of 9/11

At the risk of sounding irreverent, I have to say I am relieved that our 25th 9/11 anniversary has finally passed. I am not sure what remembering the sadness, the horror, and uncertainty of that day accomplishes except to divert us from the ongoing crises we are living through. Climate change continues to wreak havoc on lives, homes, […]

UMass makes $120M bet on future of food

The University of Massachusetts launched a $120 million Future of Food initiative featuring a new 36,000-square-foot research center and five permanent endowments to address global food security, climate resilience and food safety.