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Reparations effort moves forward with Amherst council OK
Nearly $4M at risk for elementary school project in Amherst
Revised South County Senior Center agreement expands board, tweaks funding structure
Amherst superintendent: Licensed teachers considered first
Amherst teen faces fireworks, narcotics charges
Owner of Gardener’s Supply in Hadley files for bankruptcy
Around Amherst: Memorial concert honors composer, poet Fred Tillis
Neighbors wary of mixed-use housing project near Atkins Corner in Amherst
AMHERST — Vacant land on either side of Atkins Farms Country Market has long been eyed for its development potential to create a village center, where housing, along with shops and restaurants, would serve Applewood Apartments and Upper Orchard residents, as well as students, faculty and staff at Hampshire College.
Mass Audubon loses record $25M grant, vows to push on with its conservation efforts along Conn. River
The Trump administration rescinded a $25 million grant awarded to Mass Audubon — the largest federal grant the nonprofit had received in its 123-year history — to protect 10,000 acres of land along the Connecticut River and restore 100 acres of damaged habitat.
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Sports
Hometown Heroes: Hadley's Ciaglo and Elson making their mark with the Blue Sox
HOLYOKE — It’s impossible to ignore the presence of young fans attending Valley Blue Sox games throughout the summer. There are a handful of kids bouncing around from the concession stands to the patch of grass behind home plate to play catch, to the bleachers where their laser-focused glares fix in on the high-quality baseball being played at beautiful MacKenzie Stadium.
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Minutemen reload: 11 newcomers set to suit up as UMass completes 2025-26 roster
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Michael Edward Williamson: Highest property taxes, worst roads
As a 14-year resident I am astonished that we have the highest property taxes and the worst roads. Plus our library fell into such disrepair it had to close. School buildings are in bad shape. The town manager doesn't have a clue what to do.
Guest columnist Tsultrim Dolma: Dalai Lama an inspiration at 90
Columnist Dr. David Gottsegen: Human health depends on a healthy planet Earth
Guest columnist Rudy Perkins: Trump’s tariffs a stealth tax
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Arts & Life
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Different people, different perspectives, united in ink.
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Inclusion as a form of resistance: Emily List Fund supports a diverse arts world, one play, one song, one dance at a time
A novel retirement plan: Jonathan Lash’s debut work of fiction, ‘What Death Revealed,’ draws from his time as an attorney in 1970s D.C.