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Chamber, UMass event veteran Page named to lead downtown business boosters
Amherst Media director departs after 17 years
UMass, Amherst Survival Center to open food pantry on campus in fall of 2025
Granby moves to tighten leash, nuisance laws for animals
UMass Police investigating 5 Peeping Tom incidents on campus
Pioneer Valley Chinese Immersion Charter School seeks 100-student expansion
Around Amherst: Bids again sought for Jones Library project
Culture quest: Wallace Teaching Award winner WaleskaSantiago-Centeno leverages the power of the library to bring the traditions and arts of people the world over to her students
“We were trying to find someone who represents the multitudes of who we are as a school community. … Whatever Waleska brings to the building, it’s vast.” — Principal Derek Shea AMHERST — Art from Indigenous tribes, Hawaii, Nepal, Mexico and Chile,...
Harvesting food, nourishing knowledge: Hampshire College Farm harnesses student energy while adapting to climate change
As college and university farms go, Hampshire College Farm is not a big one. What they do have in abundance is student energy, and true to the Hampshire philosophy, they’ve celebrated and empowered it.So far, the results have been fruitful. And,...
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Plumber Frank Marchand’s real job: Lifting others up until the end
Tenants face fines for party in Amherst that drew 500 partygoers
New super pitches merging Amherst-Pelham Regional Schools in face of shortfall
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Major League breakthrough: Amherst’s Melissa Ludtke relates overcoming obstacles to access in ‘Locker Room Talk’
Making planning personal: Brestrup to retire after two decades with Amherst Planning Department, including about 9 as director
Guest columnist Molly Merrett: Co-op deshelving campaign part of global anti-apartheid movement
Guest columnist Barry Hirsch: No peace, no future with Hamas still a factor
Sports
Amherst native Vanessa Chakour brings women’s boxing classes to Franklin County's YMCA
Vanessa Chakour didn’t always want to be a boxer. If you asked the Amherst native what she wanted to be when she grew up, she may have said a National Geographic photographer, an author or an illustrator, but never once did being a professional...
MLB Draft: Tampa Bay first-round pick Theo Gillen traces his baseball roots back to Amherst
Gazette Girls Track & Field Athlete of the Year: Moriah Luetjen, Amherst
Gazette Boys Track and Field Athlete of the Year: Logan Alfandari, Amherst
A ‘Refuse to Lose’ reunion: UMass stars gather to talk about Final Four run for new documentaryOpinion
Darcy Dumont: Valley Green Energy flowing soon to three towns
Those of us who live in Northampton, Amherst or Pelham will soon experience the benefits of community bulk purchasing of electricity.More than 150 other municipalities in Massachusetts are already participating in the type of “community choice...
Guest columnist Marietta Pritchard: Opening things a common vexation
Mickey Rathbun: Not forthcoming about Jones project’s historical toll
Guest columnist Bruce J. Stedman: Bells will toll for all on Aug. 6
Guest columnist Brian Cooper: Fearful of autocracy? We are well protected
Arts & Life
An old garden’s revival: Path at former Belchertown State School a labor of love for the volunteers who maintain it
The only structure that appeared still intact from the first superintendent’s home at the Belchertown State School was a century-old stone wall outlining a small grassy plot at 47 State St.At least that’s what residents believed until three years ago,...
Chance Encounters with Bob Flaherty: Tobacco road — Harvest time at Hadley farm like a family reunion every day
Fests to feel good attending: River Roads Festival, Sept. 7, and Arcadia Folk Festival, Aug. 23-24, center on environmental causes
‘The ice cream is just better here’: New Massachusetts Ice Cream Trail features many Hampshire County shops
Something for everyone: UMass Fine Arts Center announces robust 2024-2025 season lineup