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Trustees heed state agency, agree to slate roof for Jones Library project
WWII vets wanted for special spring event in Valley
Amherst could open door to enlarging apartment complexes
The Lehrer Report: Jan. 16, 2025
Guest columnist Sarena Neyman: Dialogue about greed long overdue
Around Amherst: Forum will explore affordable housing needs, initiatives
MDAR survey to tabulate farmers’ weather-related losses
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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500 acres of Sunderland forestland returned to Nipmuc tribe by W.D. Cowls
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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
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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
Love is in the airwaves: Queer dating radio show creates connections and community
Finding love is all about finding someone on your wavelength. A radio show at the University of Massachusetts Amherst wants to help the local queer community make romantic connections, one guest DJ at a time.
Franklin County YMCA water fitness class all in on cheeky calendar
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