Amherst Releases Update on Hampshire College Campus Zoning Study

Amherst advances zoning plans for Hampshire College's campus as the college prepares to end academic operations after December 2026. The Town of Amherst released an update this week on its zoning study for the campus, weighing future uses of the property once classes stop. Town Manager …

Registration is open — and free — for the 2026 Ware Youth Football and Cheerleading season.

Ware Youth Football and Cheerleading has opened registration for the 2026 season, and organizers say sign-ups are free this year. The youth sports organization's website highlights its Player Safety Coordinator role alongside information on coaches and teams, and directs families with q…

Southampton Soccer Association's fall intramural program remains paused for 2025 amid a volunteer shortage, even as the club's travel teams wrap up tryouts for the season.

Southampton Soccer Association says its Fall Intramural Soccer program remains paused for 2025 as the all-volunteer club seeks coaches and commissioners for its U6, U8 and U10 age groups. Meanwhile, SSA's travel program wrapped up tryouts, fielding five teams this season: the U13 Sirens…

Northampton Soccer Club previewed its Fall 2026 travel season and rolled out a leaguewide sportsmanship crackdown, while the city's Parks and Recreation Department flagged a mandatory water ban on its website.

Northampton Soccer Club is gearing up for its Fall 2026 travel season, with games set to begin Sept. 12 and practices starting in mid-August at Florence Fields (some U11-U14 teams at JFK Middle School). The club is also emphasizing a new sportsmanship push this season, citing tripled U.…

A 5K run benefiting Belchertown's responders is set for Aug. 22, with early sign-ups earning runners a T-shirt and badge.

Belchertown's Select Board fast-tracked approval of temporary signage for a 5K run benefiting the town's responders, set for Aug. 22. The Police Department asked for the signs to go up quickly after organizers said early registrants — those who sign up before the 25th — will get a T-shi…

Amherst Royals capture 50/70 Frontier League 2026 baseball championship.

Amherst youth sports notched several championships this summer: the Amherst Royals won the 50/70 Frontier League 2026 title, the Amherst Koufax Hurricanes took the spring 2026 WMSBL crown, and the Hadley-Amherst 12u softball team finished as regular-season champions, per Amherst Basebal…

Coca-Cola to Close Northampton Bottling Plant

Coca-Cola plans to close its Northampton bottling plant, eliminating 175 jobs across Massachusetts, according to a New Boston Post report. The planned shutdown would end production at the facility, one of the more consequential local economic developments to surface this week, though th…

Amherst Launches Zoning Study for Closing Hampshire College Campus

Amherst launched a zoning study for the closing Hampshire College campus and named a new senior services director this week. Town Manager Paul Bockelman announced Daniel Garcia as the town's new director of senior services, with Garcia set to start July 20, while the town also moved to …

Obituary notices, week of July 6, 2026 through July 12, 2026

One Granby obituary appeared this week (July 6–12, 2026): LaMorder, Russell Evan, 75, of Granby, died July 6, 2026; no additional biographical detail was available from the source listing at press time. Posted on Echovita.

Obituary notices, week of July 6, 2026 through July 12, 2026

One Granby obituary appeared this week (July 6–12, 2026): LaMorder, Russell Evan, 75, of Granby, died July 6, 2026; no additional biographical detail was available from the source listing at press time. Posted on Echovita.