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Amherst accepting proposals for $850K in CDBG money
CPA panel OKs $500K for new bathhouse
Dream theater to become reality at Happier Valley Comedy in Hadley
The Lehrer Report: Jan. 9, 2025
Trump staff accuse Gov. Healey of ‘lawlessness’ on immigration
Around Amherst: School calendar could push start date to August
500 acres of Sunderland forestland returned to Nipmuc tribe by W.D. Cowls
AMHERST — A 500-acre section of forested land connected to Mount Toby in Sunderland, west of Route 63, is being returned to the Hassanamisco Nipmuc Band as a gift from W.D. Cowls Inc.
In $20M deal with W.D. Cowls, New Hampshire timber company buys, will preserve 2,400 acres in 7 communities
AMHERST — A New Hampshire timber company has closed on a massive land buy of nearly 2,400 acres in seven communities in Hampshire and Franklin counties, acquiring five parcels for more than $20 million from Amherst-based W.D. Cowls Inc.
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‘Not your mama’s ‘Newsies’’: Amherst Community Theater production updates the musical with women and nonbinary characters
Girls basketball: Mired in losing season, Amherst remaining eternally positive
Shutesbury officer lauded for lifesaving intervention
Love is in the airwaves: Queer dating radio show creates connections and community
Sports
Boys basketball preview: New Belchertown coach has high expectations for Orioles
After spending the last several years as head coach of the Hopkins Academy boys basketball team, Jim Hart is now in charge of a different Hampshire County program just up the road. Hart accepted the Belchertown job in the offseason, and after speaking...
NATIONAL CHAMPS! Amherst College men’s soccer takes down Connecticut College in PKs to claim D3 title
UMass athletics: Men’s soccer, field hockey tourney runs highlighting final A-10 seasons
UMass football: Amid coaching search, pair of blunders has athletic department in the spotlight
UMass AD Ryan Bamford speaks on football coach Don Brown’s firing: “We just didn’t feel like we were able to turn the corner competitively”Opinion
Guest column: Let’s move on from Jones Library divisions
Let’s move on from Jones Library divisions
Jan Norris: From UFC to NFL, everybody’s happy again
Anne Burton: Vote was on roads and sidewalks, not schools
Cynthia Brubaker: Support The Jones Library
Cyd Reiman: University Drive rezoning proposal a danger to local businesses
Arts & Life
Franklin County YMCA water fitness class all in on cheeky calendar
A rollicking group of women who bonded through a class at Franklin County’s YMCA in Greenfield have produced a calendar for 2025 that celebrates beautiful humans in their 60s, 70s, 80s, and 90s. Let’s meet some water nymphs who could grace your wall if you get your hands on one of these fabulous calendars.
Giving the gift of Christmases past: Deerfield children’s letters to Santa resurface after decades
Play in a gamer’s paradise: A plethora of classic video games, mini-golf and tournaments bring community to Prodigy in Easthampton
Around and About with Richard McCarthy: A small act of great love: A story of strollers and waiting rooms
‘The magic that existed back then’: Academy of Music to screen time capsule film of New Year’s Eve 1984 concert at The Rusty Nail