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Legion baseball: Northampton Post 28 clinches fifth straight win, gears up for playoffs

FLORENCE — The Northampton Legion Post 28 baseball team won its fifth straight game, posting a 4-2 win over Monson Post 241 at Arcanum Field on Friday night. Northampton is set to host a playoff game on Thursday when the Western Mass. playoffs begin. There is still one more regular season contest remaining against Westfield […]

Attorney claims prosecutors leaked case details in Hotel UMass murder

NORTHAMPTON — A Wilbraham chef accused of murdering his wife at the Hotel UMass in April pleaded not guilty in Hampshire Superior Court on Friday afternoon. He was held without bail, while his attorney accused prosecutors of leaking discovery evidence to the press. Jeffrey MacDonald, 36, has been indicted in the April 22 killing of […]

Northampton Planning Board approves big King Street housing development

NORTHAMPTON — Concluding a public hearing that spanned two separate meetings within a month, the Planning Board voted unanimously Thursday to approve a special permit for the construction of 91 affordable housing units downtown at the former Registry of Deeds site on King Street. The board approved the project under the conditions that the applicant […]

Local officials, lawmakers make voices heard on Quabbin inequity

At the first local meeting of the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority's board of directors in years, town officials and state legislators pleaded for fairness and equity regarding the Quabbin Reservoir, advocating for more local representation and compensation for the region's stewardship and sacrifice.