Business Briefs: April 17, 2026

Keeping Score with Chip Ainsworth: NIL, fillies and more Indian pudding

Good morning! The UMass Collective announced this week it was ceasing NIL operations. Its mission was rendered moot after the House vs. NCAA antitrust settlement in 2025 allowed colleges to pay players directly. Thus ends the noble effort by founder Patrick MacWilliams to help UMass basketball by finding and paying players like Matt Cross and […]

John Robinson Riggan

John Robinson "Rob" Riggan<br /><br />Shelburne Falls, MA - John Robinson Riggan was born on December 11, 1943, to Merle and George Riggan. He died on July 2, 2026.<br /><br />Rob graduated from Haverford College wit ...

Irene Mary Bridget Knapp

Irene Mary Bridget Sullivan Knapp<br /><br />South Yarmouth, MA - Irene Mary Bridget Sullivan Knapp – Pommy to everyone and Pom Pom to her (great) grandchildren – of South Yarmouth, MA, previously of Fort Lauderdale, ...

Pars for a Purpose charity golf tournament raises $14,745 for Cancer Connection

TURNERS FALLS — Those involved with the Pars for a Purpose charity golf tournament at Thomas Memorial Golf & Country Club had a specific goal for the second iteration of the event. The goal was to surpass last year’s donation total, which was $9,300. The community did that and more on Friday afternoon, with a [&hellip;]

The drought you can’t see: Behind another summer of water restrictions is a drought measured below the surface

Massachusetts municipalities have implemented mandatory water conservation efforts following a drought declaration driven by below-average rainfall and declining groundwater levels in regions like the Pioneer Valley.