The Recorder - Greenfield, Massachusetts - Thu Jul 02

Chris Sulda struck out eight and allowed only three hits and two walks Thursday evening to lead the Sirum's Equipment Franklin County Cougars to a 9-1 win over Southampton in a NEYSA Connie Mack baseball game at Booster Field in Easthampton.

Daily Hampshire Gazette - Thu Jul 02

A vehicle struck and killed a bear on I-91 Wednesday night, state police said. George Claxton, of 26 High St., Easthampton was driving in the southbound lane at Mile 30 of I-91 when his vehicle struck the bear at around 11 p.m., state police said.

WWLP - Wed Jul 01

Defense Secretary Robert Gates announced Tuesday that he's looking for a "more humane" interpretation of the 1993 "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy that prohibits homosexuals from serving openly in the military.