Daily Hampshire Gazette

10/11/2025

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10/11/2025

https://gazettenet.com/2025/10/11/h-s-football-amherst-dominates-putnam-48-18-in-suburban-south-league-clash/

AMHERST — The Amherst Regional football team returned to the win column in emphatic fashion on Friday night, steamrolling over Putnam, 48-18, in a Suburban South league contest at Amherst’s Community Field. Brady Klaes cashed in with three rushing scores to lead the Hurricanes offense on a trio ...

10/11/2025

https://gazettenet.com/2025/10/10/vaclav-nestrasils-hat-trick-leads-umass-hockey-to-4-1-victory-over-stonehill/

Freshman forward Vaclav Nestrasil’s hat trick catapulted the No. 14 UMass hockey team past Stonehill, 4-1, at Warrior Ice Arena on Friday. Nestrasil, a 2025 first-round draft pick of the Chicago Blackhawks, opened the scoring for the Minutemen on the power play in the first period, then netted two...

10/11/2025

https://gazettenet.com/2025/10/10/frontier-stays-undefeated-with-22-6-win-over-chicopee/

CHICOPEE — It certainly was not an ideal start for the Frontier Regional football team. The Red Hawks lost three fumbles and trailed Chicopee after just four possessions at Szot Park. Frontier coach Scott Dredge called timeout at one point during the stretch to let his team know how he felt. Senio...

10/11/2025

https://gazettenet.com/2025/10/10/h-s-football-trenton-clarks-scoop-and-score-seals-vikings-victory-hands-belchertown-first-loss/

The Smith Vocational football team defeated Belchertown 26-14 on Friday night, handing the Orioles their first loss. Vikings junior Trenton Clark returned a fumble for a touchdown in the final minutes to seal the win.

10/10/2025

https://gazettenet.com/2025/10/10/maple-farm-foods-in-hadley-shuts-down-after-two-decades/

10/10/2025

https://gazettenet.com/2025/10/10/rising-crypto-atm-scams-raises-alarm-on-beacon-hill-as-south-hadley-moves-to-ban-machines/

SOUTH HADLEY — One South Hadley business owner put a cryptocurrency ATM in his store to serve as a source of passive income. They get $200 a month as a rental fee and a cut of each withdrawal. It seemed like a simple revenue stream to offset a bad sales day. Until one of his […]

10/10/2025

https://gazettenet.com/2025/10/10/mass-brothers-return-home-after-gaza-aid-arrest/

WASHINGTON — Adnaan and Torleif Stumo hugged family and friends in the terminal of Washington Dulles International Airport for the first time in over a month on Friday morning, having returned to the United States following their arrest as part of a flotilla attempting to bring humanitarian aid to...

10/10/2025

https://gazettenet.com/2025/10/10/towering-tribute-an-inside-look-at-massive-new-veterans-home-rising-in-holyoke/

HOLYOKE — At 150 feet in height and with a floor plan of 350,000 square feet, the new Veterans Home in Holyoke would tower above the spires of most European cathedrals, including Notre Dame in Paris and Cologne Cathedral in Germany, and has the spaciousness of early-modern skyscrapers. The imposin...

10/10/2025

https://gazettenet.com/2025/10/10/h-s-football-larsons-late-goal-line-stand-helps-easthampton-take-down-holyoke-24-22/

Easthampton's Pat Larson made a game-winning defensive stop to preserve the Eagles' late 24-22 lead over Holyoke. They would run the rest of the clock out en route to their fourth consecutive victory.

10/10/2025

https://gazettenet.com/2025/10/09/h-s-roundup-smith-academy-girls-soccer-outlasts-athol/

In its final road game of the regular season, the Smith Academy girls soccer team upended Athol, 3-1, at O’Brien Field. Anna Scagel, Emily Pearl and Nina Place netted goals for the Falcons, while Grace Gauthier got the Bears’ single strike. The goalies saw plenty of action as Smith’s Jalianny ...

10/10/2025

https://gazettenet.com/2025/10/09/h-s-sports-frontier-boys-soccer-fights-back-to-earn-1-1-draw-with-central/

SPRINGFIELD — The Frontier boys soccer team battled to a 1-1 tie against the Springfield Central Golden Eagles on Thursday evening at Fred Berte Field. The two teams last played on Sept. 9, with Central defeating Frontier, 1-0.  After an early Central goal, Frontier responded late on a tuck from ...