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By HANNAH BEVIS

There’s a lot going right for the UMass men’s ice hockey team in the first half of the season. The Minutemen (9-3-1) currently sit No. 10 in both the USCHO and USA Hockey/The Rink national polls, and are riding a three-game win streak going into...

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE – The dilapidated structure known as the White Drum, which has housed numerous restaurants at 46 West Orange Road over the past nearly 90 years is no more, having been demolished earlier this month.The storied building was torn down by Don...

By GARRETT COTE

AMHERST – Three of the four remaining independent FBS football teams (including Army, which is joining the AAC next season) are located in the northeast region of the country.UMass (3-8) defeated the Black Knights 21-14 earlier in the season, so its...

By MARY BYRNE

GREENFIELD — Two days and 43 miles of walking later, more than $450,000 has been raised for the Food Bank of Western Massachusetts — a number that translates to roughly 1.5 million meals for people in need, according to Executive Director Andrew...

By HANNAH BEVIS

UMass hockey head coach Greg Carvel has often talked about how this year’s team feels special so far this season. Last weekend’s series wasn’t the first time they showed it, but it was an exclamation point of a series sweep that showed the rest of the...

By DOMENIC POLI

Riding the commuter rail home to Haverhill from Boston in the early afternoon of Nov. 22, 1963, David Lewis couldn’t help but notice all the American flags he passed had been lowered to half-staff. This was peculiar, he recalled, “because they weren’t...

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — Firefighters have to remove and bag their gear at a fire scene before bringing it to the secondary Fire Station on Mill Yard Road, the only one with the proper cleaning equipment. But construction of the public safety complex proposed for 574...

By BELLA LEVAVI

BOSTON — Local residents recently shared their opinions with the Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government on proposed legislation that would allow for more local control over large-scale solar projects.S.1319/H.2082, “An Act Regarding...

By JAMES PENTLAND

NORTHAMPTON — While extremist Republicans in Congress are trying to gut programs that provide food to those in need, Massachusetts could become the first state to end hunger, U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern told a special state commission on agriculture...

By GARRETT COTE

For the sixth consecutive season the UMass football team matches up with Liberty, as the Minutemen come into Saturday’s contest in Lynchburg, Va. with the undefeated Flames fresh off a bye week. Kickoff is scheduled for 1 p.m. on ESPN-Plus.The second...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

The MIAA fall season is winding to a close, with championship games in boys soccer, girls soccer, volleyball and field hockey taking place in the coming days. How many Western Mass. schools are still in play for a state title? A state champion boys...

By CHRIS LARABEE

With towns across Massachusetts suffering millions of dollars worth of damages due to torrential rainstorms throughout the summer, local legislators Rep. Natalie Blais and Sen. Jo Comerford have introduced legislation that could take some of the...

By MARY BYRNE

NORTHFIELD — Residents from Northfield and surrounding communities packed the Community Bible Church Sunday night for what felt like a second hurrah seven years after the defeat of the Kinder Morgan NED Pipeline.“It’s wonderful to see so many familiar...

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — Retired Lt. Col. Glenn Scott noticed a few snafus in one of Ralph C. Mahar Regional School’s Army Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps demonstrations on Thursday. But that’s not uncommon for a program barely 2½ months old.“I think it went...

By MARY BYRNE

With temperatures beginning to drop, state and local agencies are encouraging eligible residents to apply for fuel assistance through the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program.LIHEAP, offered through Community Action Pioneer Valley, is a free...

By BELLA LEVAVI

Apple fanatics came pouring into Franklin County and the North Quabbin region over the weekend to sample locally made ciders and learn about the cider-making process.CiderDays, an annual event celebrating cider that began with specialty offers from...

By DOMENIC POLI

NEW SALEM – The vice president of the engineering firm contracted to install a water filtration system at Swift River School said an eight-hour test went flawlessly last week and the company now awaits test results to determine water quality.Pete...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

ERVING — The subcommittee devoted to examining the pros and cons of a theoretical departure from School Union 28 convened for the first time Wednesday evening, establishing its mission and planning first steps.The seven-member subcommittee includes...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — With farmers facing two of the most challenging summers in recent memory, Community Involved in Sustaining Agriculture (CISA) is launching a fundraising campaign that will expand access to local produce and prepare farmers for a...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — After being given multiple oral warnings to leave the Whitmore Administration Building on Wednesday evening, 56 University of Massachusetts students and one UMass employee were arrested on charges of trespassing, according to a university...