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UMass women's lacrosse bests St. Joe's for first A-10 title since 2017

Caitlyn Petro suffocated any chance St. Joseph's had at the Atlantic 10 women's lacrosse championship.UMass' senior draw control savant won 16 of 17 opportunities to gain possession – UMass went 25-of-27 overall – as the Minutewomen dominated the Hawks 18-7 at Garber Field on Sunday. She has 220 dra...

Worthington TM OKs full-time police chief and officer, defers on frontage change

WORTHINGTON – Annual Town Meeting had a big turnout Saturday, with two articles being voted down and a third referred to the Planning Board for two years of study. Voters also approved money to make the police chief a full-time job and hire a full-time officer.Approximately 140 voters participated...

Leverett voters OK $6.5M budget; resolution on tribal lands withdrawn

LEVERETT - Voters at Annual Town Meeting on Saturday approved every article on the warrant as read, with the exception of the final article on a resolution concerning Native Americans, which was withdrawn by the petitioner.The article aimed to acknowledge that the land Leverett occupies was taken fr...

Gagarin, Arquin win school board seats in Sunderland

SUNDERLAND - Following Saturday's annual town election, Sunderland School Committee member Peter Gagarin will retain his seat on the committee for another three-year term, while the committee also welcomes newcomer Meghan Arquin.Christyl Drake-Tremblay was elected to the Selectboard, filling the sea...

Spring game a culmination for UMass football

AMHERST – UMass' defense tried to ice kicker Cameron Carson before the final play of Saturday's spring game.The Minutemen's offense lined up for a field goal to potentially clinch a victory in the red zone lockout period of the supersized final spring practice at McGuirk Alumni Stadium. It held a si...

Guest columnist Alan Hurwitz: Strengthening the business infrastructure

President Joe Biden is proposing a major and much needed infrastructure program for our great if aging country. Pro-business Republicans should join Democrats in embracing this opportunity to support American enterprises and workers. The program will provide even more benefits than the current debat...

Columnist William Newman: A girl of summer leaves us

Barbara Newman Kravitz, Oct. 9, 1931-April 21, 2021Last Saturday was glorious - sunny, with dogwoods and cherry trees in blossom. Our small group, gathered together at a graveside to say goodbye to Bobbie, who had passed at 89, was grateful for the warmth.Bobbie's younger son, Neal, shared this st...

The Great Experiment: Ski slopes and calzones

Editor's note: This story is part of The Great Experiment, a series produced by Professor Kathy Roberts Forde's Longform Narrative class in the Journalism Department at the UMass Amherst.With mountains of powdery white snow underfoot and a starry night sky overhead, John-Paul McDonald, known to frie...

FINA World Cup diving: Amherst's Michael Hixon lands 4th in 3-meter synchronized

Amherst's Michael Hixon helped the United States book a synchronized diving slot for the 2021 Tokyo Olympics on Sunday. The next step is making it back for the games.He and his diving partner Andrew Capobianco finished fourth in the men's synchronized three-meter springboard at the 2021 FINA World...