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Belchertown rolls out welcome mat for businesses
Families raise concerns about assault, other incidents at Fort River School in Amherst
Federal workers, supporters demonstrate to save US Fish and Wildlife’s Northeast headquarters
Belchertown to float estimated $2.4M override for school, town budgets
Hadley officials worry about costs to transition to town-run ambulance service; fire chief makes case for idea
The Lehrer Report: March 25, 2025
Amherst council decision forces regional school district back to drawing board on next year’s budget
Ready to roll on roads: Amherst priority list tees up $4.55M to rebuild some of town’s worst stretches
AMHERST — “Rough road” signs along West Bay Road, at the edge of the Hampshire College campus near the Eric Carle Museum, warn drivers about the worsening condition of the travel lanes, which feature broken pavement, ruts and cracks, and an endless series of potholes that have been patched, repatched and patched again.
Feedback mixed for 3-building, 140 housing units near Atkins Corner in Amherst
AMHERST — A proposal to develop three four-story, mixed-use buildings on Hampshire College land near Atkins Corner is receiving mostly praise from members of the Planning Board, even as some residents who live nearby worry about the height of the buildings and the possibility that the apartments will be occupied by college students, rather than families.
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Feedback mixed for 3-building, 140 housing units near Atkins Corner in Amherst
Ready to roll on roads: Amherst priority list tees up $4.55M to rebuild some of town’s worst stretches
Bow High School senior Albushies wins first place, headed to semifinals in 4-Way Speech Contest
Belchertown rolls out welcome mat for businesses
Soft sculptures rise: High school students bring designs of kindergartners alive through ‘stuffie’ arts collaboration
Boosting a shared mission: $300K influx will expand work of Tapestry, Craig’s Doors
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Div. 3 Women’s Ice Hockey: Amherst College falls to Wisconsin-River Falls 3-1 in national title game
Soft sculptures rise: High school students bring designs of kindergartners alive through ‘stuffie’ arts collaboration
Boosting a shared mission: $300K influx will expand work of Tapestry, Craig’s Doors
Guest columnist David E. Sullivan: A duty to call out demeaning immigrants and the rule of law
Sports
“Instilling an expectation of success:” How Greg Carvel became UMass hockey program’s all time winningest coach
‘Winning’ and ‘UMass hockey’ were like oil and water before Greg Carvel arrived in Amherst.
Amherst’s 4x400-meter relay team captures title at 37th annual New England Interscholastic Indoor Track & Field Championships 
Boys basketball: Granby pulls off rally for the ages, stuns Drury in OT to capture PVIAC Class C title (PHOTOS)
Track project at Amherst Regional High School gets green light, work to begin in June
Girls basketball: Mired in losing season, Amherst remaining eternally positiveOpinion
Columnist Rev. Andrea Ayvazian: DEI is the alternative to white nationalism
I am a DEI professional.
Guest columnists Jennifer Core and Claire Morenon: Grave threats to local farmers, food
Guest column: UMass protest response review was just a whitewash
Guest columnist Sarena Neyman: Dialogue about greed long overdue
Guest column: Let’s move on from Jones Library divisions
Arts & Life
Macbeth, up close and personal: Second annual Montague Shakespeare Festival puts a new spin on the ‘psychological dark power drama’
By the pricking of my thumbs, “Macbeth” to Franklin County comes!
From the field to your screens: Two seniors take Frontier Community Access Television’s sports broadcasting to new heights
Amherst Cinema to scale back offerings amid financial deficits
Tracing a trail of names in photos: Valley photographer’s new book chronicles Appalachian Trail thru-hike
Aging With Adventure: The challenge of caring
