Daily Hampshire Gazette
UMass men's basketball: Junjie Wang drops 28 points, Minutemen come back to beat UML, 72-62
AMHERST — Junjie Wang caught the ball on the wing right in front of the UMass men’s basketball team’s bench with one minute to go during Wednesday’s game against UMass Lowell. In that moment, all he…
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1mInjuries plague UMass football in 24-0 loss to Toledo
The UMass football team fell back to .500 following its 24-0 loss to Toledo at the Glass Bowl on Wednesday night. The Minutemen (5-5) mustered just 188 yards of total offense against the Rockets (8-2) and were without William “Pop” Watson III for much of the contest after the quarterback lasted just three plays before […]
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2mMIAA Roundup: Granby girls soccer eases past Saint John Paul II in 4-0 shutout
The Granby girls soccer team rolled into the MIAA Division 5 Round of 8 after blanking Saint John Paul II, 4-0, on Wednesday afternoon. The top-seeded Rams scored three goals in the first half to pull away versus the No. 16 visitors. Granby’s Margo Healy (two goals) and Marcela Tapia (goal, two assists) were its […]
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5mUMass field hockey readies for Yale in NCAA Tournament opener
Sunday felt like the longest day of their lives for the players on the UMass field hockey team. After losing to Miami (Ohio) in overtime during the MAC Championship on Saturday, the Minutewomen spent the majority of the next day wondering whether they would receive a bid to the NCAA Tournament. “Every hour was taking […]
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7mHonoring service, building bonds: Veterans Day events in Northampton, Amherst highlight camaraderie and community
NORTHAMPTON — To honor those who served their country this Veterans Day, scores of veterans and members of veterans’ organizations — some driving in vintage military Jeeps or riding motorcycles — made their way from the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 8006 to a ceremony at Trinity Park Wednesday afternoon. U.S. Navy Petty Officer […]
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6mTrace PFAS contamination widespread across Massachusetts freshwater bodies, including Deerfield and Chicopee rivers
NORTHAMPTON — PFAS were present in a vast majority of Massachusetts waterways sampled between 2022 and 2024, including the Connecticut, Deerfield and Chicopee rivers, Oxbow Pond and Pelham Lake, according to a recent report from the MassPIRG Education Fund. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, form an expansive class of manmade “forever chemicals” that accumulate […]