Report clears Easthampton schools over 2024 antisemitism claims

WMass boys soccer: Will Senn-McNally stars for Northampton in 1-0 win over Agawam for Class A crown

SPRINGFIELD — After his team raised the Western Mass. championship plaque, Northampton boys soccer senior Will Senn-McNally summed up the team’s season with a declaration on the sideline. “It’s been a long time coming.” One year after losing the Western Mass. Class A title in a shootout to Longmeadow, followed by a 1-0 loss to […]

WMass boys soccer: Gateway downs Hopkins in PKs, earns fifth sectional title in program history

WEST SPRINGFIELD — It couldn’t have ended any other way. After 80 minutes of scoreless regulation, then another 20 minutes of overtime where no goals were had, Monday’s Western Mass. Class D boys soccer title match between Gateway and Hopkins was decided in penalty kicks. The Gators went a perfect 4-for-4 in the proceedings, which […]

WMass girls soccer: Pope Francis outlasts Northampton, 3-2, in Class A title match

SPRINGFIELD — The Western Mass. Class A girls soccer final had everything you could ask for in a championship bout. Northampton (13-3-3) poured everything they had into the 80-minute contest, commanding the midfield and holding firm on defense. The Blue Devils fell behind twice to their opponent, Pope Francis (14-4-1), yet they also tied the […]

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Health damages from climate change are increasing faster

The negative health impacts of climate change are not only increasing but doing so at a faster pace than a decade ago, according to a major global assessment released last week. The 10th annual Lancet Countdown report — by an international collaboration of scientists that tracks the relationship between global warming and human health — compares the decade since the signing of the Paris climate agreement with the decade before. It finds that several major health threats, including deadly heat and drought, increased more rapidly after the accord, even as countries ramped up investments in clean energy and protecting people from […]