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H.S. Roundup: Frontier Regional field hockey comes back to beat Longmeadow (Video)

SOUTH DEERFIELD — In a rematch of last season’s Western Mass. Class A championship game, the Frontier Regional field hockey stormed back to beat Longmeadow, 4-2, on Tuesday afternoon. The Lancers jumped out to a 2-0 lead on the Redhawks. With just seconds remaining in the first half, Frontier forced a flurry of penalty corners. […]

H.S. Roundup: Frontier pair shines in opening cross country meet

EASTHAMPTON — In its first cross country meet of the season, Frontier Regional High School runners secured individual wins in the boys and girls races against Easthampton and McCann Technical on Tuesday at Nonotuck Park. The Eagles, hosting the event, placed six runners in the top seven to win the boys side while the Redhawks […]

Judge dismisses lawsuit challenging Northampton divestment resolution

NORTHAMPTON — A Hampshire Superior Court judge dismissed a lawsuit challenging the city’s resolution to divest from companies linked to human rights violations in Israel and Palestine on Tuesday, ruling that the plaintiffs lacked standing to bring the case. The National Jewish Advocacy Center, representing 10 Northampton residents, filed a lawsuit in March, months after City Council […]

Community feedback sessions launch for renovated Jones Library

AMHERST — An effort to make the expanded and renovated Jones Library a safe, welcoming and inclusive space kicks off with community feedback events starting Wednesday. The initiative, as part of the Your Jones Library Month, begins at noon at Munson Memorial Library, next to the South Amherst common, and is being put on by […]

Northampton to hold public hearing on year-long AI data center moratorium

NORTHAMPTON — As the proliferation of artificial intelligence data centers sparks controversy across the region, the city will hold a public hearing to help determine whether to implement a year-long moratorium on data center construction. City councilors discussed a proposed ordinance aiming to block the creation of data centers for a year and create a […]