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Harvard eliminates UMass field hockey from NCAA Tournament

The UMass field hockey team saw its season come to an end in its 1-0 loss to Harvard in the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament in Cambridge on Sunday afternoon. The Crimson tallied the game’s lone goal in the first quarter and limited the Minutewomen to just two shots throughout the game as Harvard […]

After 28 years on call, state Fire Marshal Jon Davine ready to hang up his helmet

SPRINGFIELD — Jon Davine, who rose from Northampton fire chief to become the first state fire marshal from western Massachusetts, announced his retirement after a 28-year career. He will officially leave the role on Jan. 22. As he prepares to exit public service, his focus will be family. “I’ve been running out the door for […]

Ballot question would put major restrictions on data centers

BOSTON — Opponents of data center development have launched a campaign to put new restrictions before Massachusetts voters in 2028, as a $16 billion project proposed in Sutton sharpens the debate. The Committee to Restrict Data Centers, which filed initial paperwork with state regulators in September, announced the campaign Thursday and launched sign4restrictingdatacenters.org, where residents […]

Amherst Regional High School discipline changes, Saturday detention draw scrutiny from School Committee

AMHERST — The Amherst-Pelham Regional School Committee has ordered a review of new disciplinary practices at Amherst Regional High School, including after-school and Saturday detention, after members said the changes were made without input from families or the committee. In a 6-0 vote Tuesday, with two abstentions and one member absent, the committee directed Superintendent […]

College football: Amherst clinches share of NESCAC title with win over rival Williams

WILLIAMSTOWN — The Amherst College football team did all it could do Saturday afternoon. “A lot of people have been talking about would have, should have, this, this. I said guys, it doesn’t matter,” Amherst coach E.J. Mills said after the Mammoths knocked off their biggest rivals in the 140th edition of the Biggest Little […]