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By RYAN AMES

AMHERST – The No. 16 UMass hockey team let a two-goal third-period lead slip away in its 2-2 tie against No. 5 Maine on Saturday night at the Mullins Center.

By GARRETT COTE

AMHERST — When the final buzzer sounded to signal the end of the UMass men’s basketball team’s regular season, which ended in a 74-51 loss to Loyola Chicago on Saturday afternoon at Mullins Center, the arena’s staff immediately began tearing up the floorboards of Jack Leaman Court to get ready for the Minutemen’s hockey game at 7:30 p.m.

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — The Natural Resources Conservation Service office located at 451 West St. since 1980 could close as part of 748 lease terminations posted online last week by the Trump administration.

By ALEXA LEWIS

A virtual briefing on immigrant and refugee rights and protections hosted by state Rep. Mindy Domb and state Sen. Jo Comerford drew a crowd of more than 200 participants earlier this week.

CONWAY — The Conway Historical Society will welcome Leslie Chaison, director of The People’s Medicine Project, on Tuesday, March 11, for a discussion on how plant medicine was used by both Native Americans and European colonists.

By CHRIS LARABEE

WHATELY — Union 38 officials presented Whately Elementary School’s largest budget request in recent years Thursday night, as required special education costs have been stacked upon the typical year-over-year increases.

By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — The Frontier Regional School District School Committee unanimously approved its fiscal year 2026 $13.29 million general budget Thursday evening following a sparsely attended public hearing earlier in the week.

By CHRIS LARABEE

If you take a look at the spreadsheets on Mason Smith and Tyler Wolkowicz’s computer screens, you might think they’re undertaking an extensive math project.

ATHOL — A Franklin County Superior Court judge on Wednesday sentenced a man to serve 4 to 4½ years in state prison in connection with the 2023 rape of a child in Athol, according to the Northwestern District Attorney’s Office.

Buddy Basketball: This new program on Mondays from 5:45 to 6:45 p.m. through April 7 incorporates adaptive techniques into basketball to create an inclusive experience for players of all abilities. Modifications will be made for dribbling, shooting or passing, thus opening doors for participation and skill development and empowering everyone to play the game. The program, open to anyone ages 6 and up, will be held at the Discovery School at Four Corners. Visit magreenfieldweb.myvscloud.com/webtrac/web to register.

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

HEATH — As the Selectboard and Finance Committee develop the town’s budget for fiscal year 2026 and plan capital purchases for future years, Highway Superintendent Tyson Howard wants them to keep in mind that the town desperately needs a new dump truck, which could cost as much as $110,927.

Thomas V. Nartowicz Jr. and Sandra Weaver sold to Mark J. Kulas, 4 Pine St. $265,000.

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — The 2024 District Report Card from the state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education shows the Greenfield School Department was behind state averages in students’ completion of core curriculum, placement in advanced courses and ninth grade passing rates.

By GARRETT COTE

After defeating George Washington in their regular season finale on Feb. 26, the UMass women’s basketball team completed a turnaround for the ages and earned the No. 7 seed in the Atlantic 10 Conference tournament.

By SHERYL HUNTER

Peace, love and protest will be the theme of this year’s Mud Season festival. Presented by the Shea Theater and the Dave Bulley Band, the all-day, family-friendly festival will be held at the Shea Theater in Turners Falls on Saturday, March 15, from noon to 11 p.m. There will be crafts, food, craft beverages, and plenty of music, with 11 acts performing on two stages.

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

MONTAGUE — State Sen. Jo Comerford and state Rep. Natalie Blais met with the Selectboard on Monday to discuss a range of legislative priorities and concerns, such as regionalization of services, rural school challenges and economic development projects that would benefit Montague.

By ZEKE MILLER and MICHELLE L. PRICE

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump vowed to keep up his campaign of “swift and unrelenting action” in reorienting the nation’s economy, immigration and foreign policy in an unyielding address before Congress that left Democratic legislators to register their dissent with stone faces, placards calling out “lies,” and one legislator’s ejection.