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By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — After hearing from all five candidates who applied to fill City Council’s vacant at-large seat, councilors who are members of Committee Chairs will submit their recommendations for a selected candidate by Wednesday, Oct. 9.City Council...

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

WENDELL — The treasure has been found.Eleven days after the hunt began for a 4-inch-tall, 24-karat gold statue, an anonymous treasure hunter has claimed the Project Skydrop prize hidden deep in the Wendell State Forest.Those watching the live treasure...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

GREENFIELD — The heart of the high school football season is upon us.After each area team played its three independent games, league play kicks off this Friday. In the Intercounty North, Athol travels to Turners to take on Franklin Tech, Greenfield...

By CONNOR PIGNATELLO

AMHERST — UMass football lost in heartbreaking fashion on Saturday to Miami (Ohio) 23-20 in overtime, but on Monday, head coach Don Brown was relentlessly optimistic about the Minutemen’s prospects. UMass led the defending MAC champs 20-17 with just...

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — The town’s community development director is stepping down effective Oct. 17, stating she has come to the conclusion that she does not have the experience or knowledge necessary to meet the needs of Orange.Walker Powell has served in the...

By GARRETT COTE

BELCHERTOWN — Jason Borque peered over at his two players, Ryan MacGregor and Caiden Drohan, as they walked by each other during the final stretch of holes at the PVIAC Boys Golf Two-Ball Invitational on Monday afternoon at Cold Spring Country Club in...

By GARRETT COTE

NORTHAMPTON — What a difference a year makes.Back in 2023, the Northampton football team didn’t win a game until its very last contest of the year, and it took a miracle touchdown as time expired. But in 2024, the Blue Devils are a completely...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

GREENFIELD — In rivalry games, it often comes down to players making plays.On Friday at Vets Field, it was Greenfield’s Erik Martineau and Angel Politis who continuously stepped up against Frontier.Martineau hauled in a pair of touchdowns and returned...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

High school teams around the state found out where they currently stand on Friday, as the MIAA released its initial power rankings of the fall season. The formula for making the state tournament hasn’t changed: the top 32 teams in each division earn...

By DOMENIC POLI

The North Quabbin region’s only Gilded Age mansion is on track to have a most festive October this year, with two murder mystery weekends and a festival to celebrate the season and all its aura.The Revival Wheeler Mansion has scheduled a...

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

It’s never too late to follow a dream or pursue a passion, as proven by Haydenville artist Madge Evers, whose latest collection of mushroom spore prints, “The New Herbarium,” is now on display at Salmon Falls Gallery in Shelburne Falls.Evers said she...

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

Steven Grayhm spent over a decade writing and directing the locally shot film, “Sheepdog,” which screened publicly for the first time last weekend at the 40th annual Boston Film Festival. The film follows the story of U.S. Army Combat Veteran Calvin...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

NORTHFIELD — Not even the driving rain could slow down the Pioneer boys soccer team’s attack on Thursday against Mount Everett. The Panthers came out flying in their Schmid League showdown, scoring three early goals to take a 3-0 lead into the...

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

Following Superintendent Mark Shippee’s retirement after 33 years of service, Jeff Johnston has settled in as the Shelburne Highway Department’s new leader.Shelburne Selectboard member Andrew Baker shared during Monday’s board meeting that Johnston,...

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — Roughly five minutes before the 5 p.m. application deadline on Tuesday, Crossroads Cultural District Committee Co-Chair Charlotte Treiber submitted her application for the seat left vacant by former At-Large Councilor Penny...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

Entering Week Three of the high school football season and three of the five Recorder Area teams are 2-0. Franklin Tech, Athol and Mahar followed up their dominant season-opening wins with victories on Friday, the Eagles defeating Frontier (36-7), the...

By GARRETT COTE

AMHERST — During UMass football’s game with Central Connecticut State on Saturday, Minutemen wide receiver Anthony Simpson not only didn’t play – which wouldn’t have been questioned considering he left their Week 2 game against Toledo with an injury...

By GARRETT COTE

AMHERST — The best word to categorize the UMass football team’s homecoming game victory against Central Connecticut State on Saturday is quite simple. Ugly.In the 35-31 win, both teams combined for 26 penalties resulting in a whopping 241 yards. The...

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — After a city councilor’s query into the School Department’s special education transportation budget led to a conflict over transparency, School Committee Chair Glenn Johnson-Mussad and Superintendent Karin Patenaude hope to mend relations...

By CONNOR PIGNATELLO

The UMass football team seeks its first win of the 2024 season on Saturday, when it hosts Central Connecticut State at 3:30 p.m. in the annual homecoming game.After three double-digit losses against MAC schools to start the year, the Minutemen have...