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UMass football falls to UConn 35-16 for its fourth straight loss

The UMass football team suffered its fourth straight loss in a 35-16 defeat to UConn at Rentschler Field on Friday. The Minutemen got on the board first with a 24-yard field goal from Derek Morris at 7:07 of the first quarter, but the Huskies scored four consecutive touchdowns to lead 28-3 heading into the fourth […]

Northampton’s partly closed downtown garage on pace to lose up to $200K

NORTHAMPTON — Seven months into the partial closure of the crumbling E.J. Gare Parking Garage, the city is working to make up lost parking revenue, with the garage on pace to generate as much as $200,000 less this year than it did in 2025. The top two of the garage’s five floors have been closed […]

Punches meet mindfulness: Northampton’s new women-centered boxing club offers more than a workout

NORTHAMPTON — For almost two years, Vanessa Chakour taught boxing classes in a tiny room at the Greenfield YMCA. Although they met just a few times a week, the small group formed a community of women who bonded through the sport. As she began teaching the classes in the summer of 2024, Chakour was finishing […]

Amherst backs joining Mayors for Peace, international group seeking nuclear weapons abolition

AMHERST — The Amherst Town Council is seeking to join Mayors for Peace, the international organization that advocates for the abolition of nuclear weapons. Councilors on Monday unanimously supported the measure, which was advocated by resident Bruce Stedman, the region’s representative for the organization. Several area communities are already members, with Leverett, Northampton, Easthampton and […]