Discovering harmony in community: Easthampton's 'Vocal Voyagers' create music in the moment

H.S. Roundup: Smith Voc girls volleyball returns to win column, thumps Science & Tech, 3-0

NORTHAMPTON — After suffering just it’s second loss of the season earlier in the week, the Smith Vocational girls volleyball team used Wednesday to regroup and get back to its rhythm. The Vikings lost to Renaissance for the second time on Monday. The Phoenix are the only team to take down Smith Voc this season. The pair of defeats gave the Vikings a dose of adversity before the playoffs and allowed them gauge where they need to improve. “Communication is key, and getting out of our heads,” Smith Voc head coach Ashley Clark said. “We should’ve fought harder.” Smith Voc returned […]

Girls Athlete of the Month: Meredith Bartosz

Granby senior Meredith Bartosz has been named the Gazette’s Athlete of the Month for September. Bartosz is the starting goalie for the Rams girls soccer team. Bartosz has been between the pipes since she was an eighth grader and serves as the backbone of the No. 1-ranked team in Div. 5 in the state, based […]

Easthampton Public Schools takes all online systems offline after cybersecurity incident

EASTHAMPTON — Easthampton Public Schools has taken all of its online systems offline after discovering a cybersecurity incident Monday. In a statement released early Wednesday afternoon, the district said it had identified “suspicious activity” on its network. Forensic experts are investigating and working to restore the systems. Superintendent Michelle Balch said in a phone interview that […]

Failing boilers spur energy plan at Hampshire Regional High School

WESTHAMPTON — With Hampshire Regional High School’s boilers near failure, member towns are considering a large-scale renewable energy system that officials say would be among the most ambitious such projects in the Hilltowns. Superintendent Vito Perrone and Daniel Abrahamson, a municipal energy manager for the school district, made clear at Monday’s Hampshire Regional School Committee meeting […]

PETA public records lawsuits seek identities of UMass animal research panel members

AMHERST — People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals has sued the University of Massachusetts in Suffolk Superior Court, seeking the names of those who serve on campus panels that review and approve laboratory experiments on animals. The lawsuits, filed Tuesday under the state public records law against UMass Amherst and UMass Chan Medical School […]