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By GARRETT COTE

Josh Cohen stepped to the line with his UMass men’s basketball team tied against Loyola Chicago on Wednesday night. The Minutemen were trying to avoid consecutive losses for the first time this season, and despite free throws being the weakest link in...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

DEERFIELD — The Williston Northampton School girls basketball team controlled the majority of Wednesday’s NEPSAC contest against Deerfield Academy, but the Big Green didn’t go down without a fight late.The Wildcat defense held the Big Green to just...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

The 1942 Turners Falls High School baseball team, and its head coach, continue to be recognized for their accomplishments. The Western Massachusetts Baseball Hall of Fame announced its 11th Hall of Fame class this week and the 1942 team was selected...

By MARY BYRNE

GREENFIELD — City councilors are calling the $33,000-plus raises negotiated late last year between the former mayor and top police officers as a “tone-deaf” attempt at a “cash grab.”“The idea that the leadership should be getting this kind of raise is...

By JAMES PENTLAND

NORTHAMPTON — A flyer since her teens, Fly Lugu flight school founder Fredrika Ballard was remembered this week as a consummate professional who worked hard to support opportunities for women in aviation.Ballard, 53, of Southwick, was killed Sunday...

By MARY BYRNE

GREENFIELD — With the addition of education and physical fitness incentives, two of the highest-paid police officers have negotiated significant pay bumps in the final year of their three-year contract.As part of the memorandums of understanding,...

By GARRETT COTE

The UMass men’s basketball team hits the road for its second consecutive Atlantic 10 Conference road contest on Wednesday night against Loyola Chicago. Tip-off is slated for 7 p.m. and the game will air on CBS-Sports Network.Entering Wednesday’s game,...

By GARRETT COTE

AMHERST — After tying against UConn, which led to a shootout loss, UMass hockey head coach Greg Carvel said in his postgame presser that his team needs to “learn how to win.”With about one-third of its schedule remaining – all against Hockey East...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

ORANGE — The seventh annual Mahar Girls Wrestling Tournament was a smashing success on Monday. After having over 150 athletes compete last year, the tournament — which takes place each year on Martin Luther King Day — saw 54 teams from all over New...

By CHRIS LARABEE

GREENFIELD — With Monday marking Greenfield Community College’s 25th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration, the school expanded its offerings for the milestone event.On hand to deliver the keynote speech was GCC alumna and school Title IX...

By CHRIS LARABEE

GREENFIELD — Authorities on Monday identified the three victims of the fatal plane crash on the Greenfield-Leyden line on Sunday.Fredrika Ballard, 53, of Southwick, William Hampton, 68, of Indian Orchard, and Chad Davidson, 29, of Woodstock,...

By EMILEE KLEIN

The final clumps of melting snow in the backyard are no indication of snow on the slopes.With the power of snowmaking, gone are the days when winter sports relied on Mother Nature to provide powder for skiing, snowboarding and tubing. Ski resorts in...

By GARRETT COTE

The UMass hockey team snapped a three-game winless stretch as the Minutemen defeated Merrimack 4-3 in a Hockey East matchup on their home ice Friday night at the Mullins Center.Two ties and an overtime loss were the previous three results for UMass,...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

The Athol boys basketball team came to play on the defensive end of the floor against Smith Academy on Friday. The Bears pulled ahead 30-16 at the half and held the Falcons to a mere 10 points in the final two quarters, pulling away with a 51-26...

By GARRETT COTE

The second Atlantic 10 road trip of the season awaits the UMass men’s basketball team this weekend. After handing La Salle a 16-point loss on Wednesday at the Mullins Center, the Minutemen head to the Ryan Center to battle rival Rhode Island on...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

For the first time this winter, the MIAA released its statewide tournament power rankings on Friday.The Pioneer boys basketball team is the highest ranked team in the Recorder area. Following a 7-2 start to the season, the Panthers come in at No. 4 in...

By CHRIS LARABEE

As Deerfield Elementary School students and their families walk, drive or take the bus to school every Friday morning this school year, they can often expect a chalky surprise just steps from the building.Like clockwork — except on nasty weather days...

By CHRIS LARABEE

Drawing on her own background of being an adopted Native American child and her journey to find her birth parents, a Greenfield author and activist is launching her fifth book alongside an ambitious project to document other adoptees.Longtime...

By BELLA LEVAVI

The Griswold Memorial Library is getting local people to tell their own stories in their recently launched podcast, “A People’s History of Colrain.” “We are trying to collect local history in people’s own voices,” explained Griswold Memorial Library...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

SPRINGFIELD — The Hoosac Valley boys basketball team found a groove from deep against Pioneer on Thursday in the Hoophall Classic at Springfield College’s Blake Arena. Hoosac’s Joey McGovern knocked down three 3-pointers in a row to open the game,...