HOLYOKE — Two Holyoke leaders are sparring publicly over a proposal to raise salaries for elected officials, namely a 40% bump for the mayor and 30% for city councilors, even though they both agree that now isn’t the time for the pay hikes. The ordinance...
1/9Pittsfield @ Frontier Boys Soccer 9/15/2025SOUTH DEERFIELD — The Red Hawks were not happy about their goal tally coming into Monday’s game. After moving out of the Moriarty conference and moving into the stronger and improved Holley conference, the Red Hawks’ schedule is challenging them...
Field HockeySOUTH DEERFIELD - A light breeze and glimmering sun made for beautiful game conditions in South Deerfield, setting the stage for a tight Suburban Conference field hockey matchup. In the end, Frontier pulled out a 3-2 victory over Minnechaug If you purchase a product...
Lobsang Dhondup, second from right, became a United States citizen on Monday at Western New England University. At right is U.S. citizen Dolma Lhamo, originally from Tibet. Sept. 15, 2025. (Douglas Hook / The Republican)Douglas HookSPRINGFIELD — Fifty-one people from 31 countries held small American...
On Saturday, the Amherst boys cross country team traveled up to Gorham, Maine to compete in the Southern Maine XC Classic against 35 other schools from across the state.The Hurricanes dominated the race, with three runners finishing in the top 15 as they ended the...
FRAMINGHAM - It was a quiet start between the Brookline High School and Framingham High School field hockey teams Monday afternoon. In the opening quarter of the matchup, neither team dominated possession nor recorded a shot on goal.While first quarter belonged to no one, the...
BOSTON — After one of his team’s better victories of the second half Sunday night over the Yankees, Alex Cora made it clear that the goalposts for the Red Sox have changed compared to recent seasons.A 6-4 win in which Boston got out to a...
Puuluup will perform CitySpace’s Blue Room at Old Town Hall, 43 Main St., Easthampton, on Saturday, Oct. 4, at 8 p.m.Puuluup is a self-described “neo-zombie Estonian post-folk” duo made up of Ramo Teder and Marko Veisson — two musicians who resurrect the ancient talharpa, a...
Two men pleaded guilty on Monday to charges stemming from a hate crime assault on a transgender employee of a Sunderland store and the employee’s fiance at the store last year, the Northwestern District Attorney’s Office announced.Former Northampton resident Warren Martinez, 31, pleaded guilty to...
GREENFIELD – A judge sentenced a former Northampton man Monday to five to 10 years in state prison for his lead role in a hate crime in which he and a companion attacked two people at a Sunderland liquor store last year.Warren Martinez, 31, and...
