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By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — The mother of Meaghan Burns, a Deerfield resident and U.S. Navy corpsman murdered in 2019, is bringing back a 5K walk and run this Memorial Day weekend to honor fallen American Service members.

By RYAN AMES

Local outdoor track and field athletes will have to brave the elements during this weekend’s Western Massachusetts Championship meets, as the cold, rainy weather is expected to stick around. 

By RYAN AMES

The UMass hockey team announced on Wednesday that former Michigan State forward Mikey DeAngelo has joined the Minutemen for the 2025-26 season as a transfer. DeAngelo, a 5-foot-11, 179-pounder, is the first confirmed addition for next season’s UMass team.

By EMILEE KLEIN

AMHERST — UMass doctoral candidate Shannon Callaham had initially planned to spend last week analyzing interview data between Holyoke community members and energy industry professionals as part of a grant-funded project that centered around environmental justice in Holyoke’s transition to renewable energy.

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — Mayor Gina-Louise Sciarra formally introduced her $145 million fiscal year 2026 budget before the City Council Wednesday night amid the backdrop of advocates of higher school spending making one final push to prevent a likely reduction of services next year.

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — CRESS Connections, a new program of the Community Responders for Equity, Safety and Service, is bringing together the unarmed public safety professionals with local youths to build more meaningful relationships.

By GARRETT COTE

NORTHAMPTON — When the Northampton and Longmeadow boys tennis teams met for the first time this season, the Lancers grabbed a 4-1 victory back on April 10. Three weeks ago, the two sides matched up again – this time the Blue Devils earning a 5-0 win. The rubber match just so happened to be in the Western Mass. Class A finals at Smith College on Wednesday afternoon that felt more like fall than spring.

By RYAN AMES

BELCHERTOWN — In less than ideal weather conditions, the Belchertown girls tennis team successfully defended its Class B Western Massachusetts title with a 5-0 victory over Frontier on Wednesday in the championship match. Second doubles was the only match to go three sets as the Orioles proved its place as the top-ranked team in Class B, who kept the second-seeded Redhawks pointless for the first time this season.

By SCOTT MERZBACH

HADLEY — A sewer backup that caused wastewater to enter a Hadley apartment building on Greenleaves Drive Wednesday morning temporarily displaced more than 30 residents, and likely will force most first-floor tenants to seek other living arrangements for several days.

By CAROLYN BROWN

Holyoke artist Rosemary Barrett has worked in many mediums, but her upcoming show in Easthampton will highlight a collection of oil paintings. Barrett’s show, “The Awakening,” will be featured at Big Red Frame in Easthampton from Saturday, June 7, through Saturday, June 28, and will be featured in Easthampton’s June Art Walk on Saturday, June 7, from 4 to 7 p.m.

By DOMENIC POLI

WENDELL — Residents voiced concerns about recent U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement apprehensions and deportations, and support for a Medicare-for-All system and land conservation, during a town hall-style meeting with the Democrat representing the 7th Hampden District on Monday afternoon.

By RYAN AMES

SOUTH DEERFIELD — It all came down to one match.

By SCOTT MERZBACH

HADLEY — An ongoing effort to modify town zoning, possibly along a section of Route 9, to encourage more affordable housing and possible mixed-use developments, will be the subject of a community forum Thursday.

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — Mayor Gina-Louise Sciarra has officially debuted her $145 million fiscal year 2026 budget for the city, continuing to defend her plan for the school district while warning of possible instability from federal cuts.

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — Baystate Franklin Medical Center went on lockdown for roughly an hour Tuesday morning after a switchboard operator received numerous calls from a former patient warning that “the hospital’s going to blow up,” according to Police Chief Todd Dodge.

By SAMUEL GELINAS

HOLYOKE — Teams of emergency personnel were scouring the Connecticut River Tuesday in search of 27-year-old Niklas Delisle, who was carried away by the current Monday night after his kayak capsized.

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

SOUTH DEERFIELD — The current No. 2 and No. 3 ranked softball teams in the Western Mass. Class B tournament met at Zabek Field on Monday to close out the regular season.

By RYAN AMES

AMHERST — The Amherst girls tennis team outlasted Ludlow, 4-1, in a marathon match on Monday at the Amherst Middle School Courts during the Class A semifinals of the girls tennis Western Mass. Tournament. The second-seeded Hurricanes took two pivotal points against the No. 3 Lions with match wins in second singles and first doubles — matches that took about two hours — to advance to the Class A championship against top-seeded Longmeadow.

By SAMUEL GELINAS

HOLYOKE — For decades, millions of gallons of the city’s sewage have flowed into the Connecticut River on a regular basis during periods of heavy rain.

By EMILEE KLEIN

SOUTH HADLEY — Mount Holyoke College’s proposed site for a new Energy Center on Woodbridge Street — a key piece of a long-range plan to install a new geothermal heating and cooling system to serve campus — is drawing criticism from residents who worry that noise and potential gasoline fumes from the power plant will impact their health and quality of life.

By GARRETT COTE

NORTHAMPTON — Two weeks removed from their dramatic victory at the Amherst Invitational, the Amherst Regional girls varsity ultimate team added another accomplishment to their terrific spring season on Sunday.