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By THOMAS JOHNSTON

The top-ranked team in college hockey is coming to Amherst. UMass, the No. 10 ranked team in PairWise, will host No. 1 Boston College at the Mullins Center on Friday before heading to Chestnut Hill to play the Eagles on Sunday at 1 p.m. in the return...

By DOMENIC POLI

One of Franklin County’s oldest living World War II veterans was recently honored with three state citations recognizing both his 99th birthday and his military service.Frederic Johnson, of Bernardston received the citations from state Sen. Jo...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

BOSTON — Just as it was at the PVIAC Championships over the weekend, a pair of Recorder area athletes shined in the high jump on Wednesday at the MIAA Division 5 Indoor Track and Field Championship at the Reggie Lewis Center. In the girls’ high jump,...

By GARRETT COTE

NORTH ADAMS — A quick third-quarter run was all the Greenfield girls basketball team needed on the road at McCann Tech on Wednesday night.With the score tied 21-21 midway through the frame, the Green Wave rattled off nine straight points, and ended...

By JAMES PENTLAND

AMHERST — Almost a third of Republicans say they agree with former President Donald Trump’s claim that immigrants are “poisoning the blood of the country,” a recent University of Massachusetts Amherst poll has found.The poll, which also questioned...

By GARRETT COTE

WOODFORD, Vt. — It was a beautiful day for one final ski meet.After a winter with very little snow made things challenging for skiers, the MIAA Nordic Ski Championships were finally held at Prospect Mountain Ski Area on Wednesday.On the boys’ side,...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

GREENFIELD — It wasn’t the ending the Greenfield girls basketball team hoped for on Tuesday against Hoosac. The Green Wave held a 57-46 lead over the Hurricanes with just over five minutes to go when Greenfield star Amber Bergeron — sitting 16 points...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

Tourism contributes more than $1 billion in annual economic impact across Hampshire, Hampden and Franklin counties, according to a recent study released by the Greater Springfield Convention and Visitors Bureau.The study was the first of its kind...

By GARRETT COTE

As has been said for the last three games, the next one marks the UMass men’s basketball team’s most important game to date on the calendar.Every game from here on out – given the current state of the Atlantic 10 – is the most important one.UMass...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

NORTHFIELD — The Pioneer boys basketball team needed a second-half comeback to defeat Frontier on Friday. When the two Hampshire League South foes got together for the second time in four days on Monday at Messer Gymnasium, the Panthers once again...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

The high school sports winter postseason officially kicked off over the weekend, with the Athol, Franklin Tech, Frontier, Mahar and Mohawk Trail wrestling teams competing in their respective sectional championships while Turners Falls had swimmers in...

By DOMENIC POLI

TURNERS FALLS — A 17-year-old senior who is committed to studying dance after graduation and a history and psychology teacher are the two latest recipients of the McGraw Uplift Awards, bestowed upon school community members who best exemplify the...

By PAUL FRANZ

ORANGE — Thanks to training he received through the SAFE (Student Awareness of Fire Education) program in the Orange school system, 12-year-old Joel Wilkey knew just what to do when he awoke to the sound of a smoke detector going off on Dec. 11, 2023....

By JEFF LAJOIE

It seems that no matter what happens during a UMass men’s basketball game, all roads lead to a photo finish in the end.Such was again the case on Sunday at the Mullins Center in Amherst.The Minutemen trailed Rhode Island for almost the entire first...

By GARRETT COTE

WILLIAMSTOWN — Following his third pin in as many matches – this one the biggest of them all – Alex Schreiber raised two hands in the air as he stood from the mat on Saturday afternoon.His Frontier teammates erupted, as the senior had just claimed...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

ASHLAND — It was a successful trip for the Athol and Mahar wrestling teams at the MIAA Division 3 Central Massachusetts Championship at Ashland High School on Saturday. With the top four placers in each weight class advancing to the Div. 3 state...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

GREENFIELD — It could have gone one of two ways after the Greenfield boys basketball team suffered its second league loss of the season to Pioneer on Jan. 19. The Green Wave held a second half lead against the defending Hampshire League South...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

It’s time for local wrestlers to go out and prove themselves against the best of the best. The wrestling postseason gets underway on Saturday with sectional tournaments. Franklin Tech, Frontier and Mohawk Trail will travel to Williamstown to compete...

By BELLA LEVAVI

As the season of love approaches, a plethora of exciting dates awaits in Franklin County, promising to warm hearts and support the community. If you're tired of the same old dinner-and-movie routine, brace yourself for a journey through diverse and...

By STEVE PFARRER

AMHERST — Closed since 2019 for extensive preservation efforts and infrastructure improvements, The Evergreens, a key property at the Emily Dickinson Museum, will reopen for visitors March 1.The 19th-century house was built in 1856 for Austin...