Here are today's headlines:

Vigil honors Amherst student killed in car crash

AMHERST - Sayhan Islam arrived in Amherst from Bangladesh in 2020 never having played sports. Even so, he became a member of the Amherst-Pelham Regional High School boys lacrosse team."Sayhan didn't even know what lacrosse was two years ago," said Safwan Islam, speaking during a candlelight vigil at...

Easthampton police get OK for Tesla vehicles

EASTHAMPTON - The city's Police Department is adding two 2022 Tesla Model Y electric vehicles to its fleet.The Teslas will replace two gas-powered Ford Interceptor utility vehicles (2014 and 2016 models) and Conservation Agent Cassie Tragert anticipates the city will save about $5,600 on annual gaso...

Historical Commission OKs relocation of Jones Library's memorial garden in Amherst

AMHERST - Many of the plants and hardscapes in a memorial garden behind the Jones Library can be relocated to Kestrel Land Trust's headquarters in South Amherst later this year.With extensive planning already underway for transferring elements of the Kinsey Memorial Garden from the 43 Amity St. libr...

Speaking of Nature: The charm of the chipping sparrow

Like all of you, I find that the inbox on my email account is filled with all sorts of stuff. Some of it is interesting and some of it is the flotsam and jetsam of the electronic world; unsolicited garbage that mucks up the works. So, I have to sift through these things to see if there is something...

Boys tennis: Belchertown holds off Northampton for WMass final berth (PHOTOS)

BELCHERTOWN - Belchertown's Trevor Weiss rallied for 1 minute, 45 seconds to secure a spot in the Western Massachusetts final.Northampton's Reilly Fowles served facing match point, and neither of the two No. 2 singles players gave their opponent an opening to finish the point.Fowles faltered first,...

Farah Ameen: An ideal school location in Amherst?

A liquor store, a cannabis shop, beer pong parties right outside and across the way - an ideal setting for off-campus university housing, maybe. But for a K-5 school?I'm disturbed by factions in town browbeating elected officials and the public into accepting the current Fort River elementary site...

EarthTalk: What of electric trains, planes?

Dear EarthTalk: You hear a lot about electric cars and trucks these days, but has there been any carbon-saving innovation lately in trains and even planes? - Michael C., Summit, New Jersey Many environmentalists consider travel an environmental "sin" given the carbon emissions generated by the cars,...

High schools: South Hadley's Gabi Moroney joins 100-point lacrosse club

South Hadley senior Gabi Moroney joined the 100-point club in her second sport Tuesday, as the Tigers girls lacrosse team bested Hampshire Regional 25-5 at home.She contributed three goals and three assists to the victory. Moroney also netted her 100th point for South Hadley's field hockey team in...