Southampton News

EASTHAMPTON -- Police urge residents here and in surrounding communities to be vigilant as they continue to probe a recent rash of residential break-ins. Sgt.

The second annual Holyoke Soldiers' Home motorcycle run is scheduled for Saturday, June 1, commencing at the Soldiers' Home, 110 Cherry St., and ending at the Moose Lodge, 244 Fuller Road, Chicopee.

Within the next few weeks, hordes of insects will awaken from a 17-year slumber, crawl out of the earth, shed their skins, and set the entire East Coast abuzz in an plague-like event enthusiasts have dubbed the "Cicadapocalypse" after the bugs' name, cicadas.

Thinking of taking a class to expand your quilting skills?Maybe you have always wanted to learn to machine quilt or applique.Whether you are a beginner or an expert quilter, Southampton Quilts in Southampton, Massachusetts has a variety of quilting and applique classes to choose from.

The Western Massachusetts-based " UnionJack British Invasion Band" was invited to be one of 23 Beatles' tribute bands from throughout the world to participate in a video project celebrating the 50th anniversary of the release of The Beatles' "From Me To You." "We were very honored, obviously, to be a part of it," said UnionJack drummer Dave Lempke ... (more)

Westfield State University student Steven Rejniak studied brook trout populations in the Manhan River below Southampton's Tighe Carmody Reservoir.