Sports Briefs: No high school football state championship games at Gillette Stadium this year, per MIAA

Boys Athlete of the Month: Noah Hambley

Noah Hambley of the South Hadley football team has been named the Gazette’s Athlete of the Month for October. Hambley, a senior, played a crucial role in the Tigers posting a 4-1 record this month, including a three-interception performance against rival Holyoke on Oct. 15. South Hadley beat the Purple Knights, 55-0. Hambley, a safety, […]

Guest columnist Greg Tuleja: Vladimir Putin a humanitarian?

A few weeks ago, Donald Trump’s Special Envoy Steve Witkoff referred to Russia’s President Vladimir Putin as a humanitarian, an expression of praise that stands out as one of the most nauseating public statements made by any member of Trump’s circle in either of his two terms in office. A torrent of offensive remarks has […]

More than 1.1M Massachusetts voters cast ballots early, but Galvin uncertain about Election Day turnout

BOSTON — More than 1.1 million people have already voted in Massachusetts as of Monday morning, according to Secretary of State William Galvin, though he didn’t offer a figure for just how many Bay Staters he thinks will turn out in total.  There’s been “a dramatic increase” in early in-person voting, Galvin said at a […]

Northampton data center moratorium: Planning Board, council committee unanimously back yearlong pause

NORTHAMPTON — With unanimous recommendations from the Planning Board and the council’s Committee on Legislative Matters, the City Council Thursday will take up a proposed yearlong moratorium on commercial data centers. The council formed a committee last month to study data centers’ potential impact on their host communities — a topic that arose as the […]

The bones of history: Amherst History Museum renovations expose centuries-old craftmanship

AMHERST — On the main floor of the Simeon Strong House, long, thick pieces of rough-cut wood, many of which date back to the home’s 1750s construction, rest on short pillars made from both large and small stones. Exposed after removing the wide-plank flooring and subflooring during renovations to stabilize the Amherst History Museum’s longtime […]