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H.S. Roundup: Senn-McNally, Poehler fuel Northampton's second straight win in boys soccer

NORTHAMPTON — Matt Card could not have asked for an easier transition into his first season as the head boys soccer coach at Northampton. He stood on the sidelines last season as an assistant coach when the then-undefeated No. 2 Blue Devils fell in the Division II semifinals to West Springfield. Instead of having a […]

Homicide suspect shot and killed by law enforcement in Erving, State Police say

A homicide suspect was fatally shot by law enforcement at the French King Restaurant & Motel in Erving on Wednesday night during an investigation.

Belchertown talk challenges nuclear energy’s role in climate solution

BELCHERTOWN — Nuclear energy is often presented as one piece of an “all-of-the-above” strategy for addressing climate change. But at a book talk Tuesday night at the Clapp Memorial Library in Belchertown, author Linda Pentz Gunter argued that nuclear energy is too expensive, too time consuming and altogether too risky to be an effective part […]

25 years after 9/11: Residents on grief, conspiracy theories and lasting change

Few instances exist where nearly everyone can collectively remember exactly what they were doing on a given day 25 years ago. The events of Sept. 11, 2001, are a rare exception. “I remember seeing the second plane hit live. I remember thinking it was a movie, and being like, ‘Is this real? Is this a movie?’” said Northampton resident Rusty Caldwell, who was a high schooler in Concord at the time and watched the day’s events unfold in the cafeteria. By 9:03 a.m., when the second plane struck, a majority of the country was also glued to their TVs. The attacks […]

Easthampton EMT remembers 9/11 rescue mission and its lasting lesson

Easthampton paramedic Dan Constantine packed his bags and boarded a bus for New York at about 11 p.m. on Sept. 11, 2001. He joined a rescue team with doctors, nurses, paramedics and support personnel. They eventually established five medical stations around what responders called “the pile,” with four positioned directly around the ruins. By the […]