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Shutesbury officer lauded for lifesaving intervention
01-16-2025 7:48 PM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

SHUTESBURY — Moments before a Danvers resident appeared ready to end his own life on the morning of Jan. 1, a Shutesbury police sergeant located the man’s vehicle parked off Route 202 and engaged in a conversation that convinced him to remain alive, and then be brought to a hospital for needed physical and mental help.


Girls basketball: Mired in losing season, Amherst remaining eternally positive
01-16-2025 7:46 PM

By GARRETT COTE

AMHERST — Anthony Quinones rarely ever sits down during games. The competitive nature that ripples through his veins simply doesn’t allow him to.


Survey shows Amherst residents burdened by high costs of housing
01-09-2025 9:29 PM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — Nearly half of residents completing a survey focused on ways Amherst can produce more housing, especially for low- and moderate-income families and individuals, say they intend to leave town over the next five years, with a majority citing the high cost of buying or renting residential properties.


Amherst accepting proposals for $850K in CDBG money
01-09-2025 9:29 PM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — The town is accepting proposals for $850,000 in Community Development Block Grant funding available to support the mission of social service agencies and complete capital projects benefiting low- and moderate-income families and neighborhoods.


Dream theater to become reality at Happier Valley Comedy in Hadley
01-09-2025 9:29 PM

By EMILEE KLEIN

Pam Victor had exhausted every fundraising idea she could imagine to raise $115,000 for Happier Valley Comedy’s new theater, and after a year and a half of balancing this job with her other roles teaching, performing and running the improv comedy nonprofit, she was starting to wonder whether her dream theater would be a reality.


Around Amherst: School calendar could push start date to August
01-09-2025 9:27 PM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — A final 2025-2026 school calendar that likely will see public schools open before Labor Day could be brought before the Amherst, Pelham and Amherst-Pelham Regional school committees later this winter.


Trump staff accuse Gov. Healey of ‘lawlessness’ on immigration
01-09-2025 9:27 PM

By SAMUEL GELINAS

BOSTON — Pro-immigrant nonprofits, organizers, and politicians from across the state are bracing for a second Trump presidency as they seek to protect the state’s undocumented population — and a letter recently addressed to Gov. Maura Healey may give glimpses into the reality of challenges ahead, which may include lawsuits and jail time for those disregarding federal immigration laws.


Amherst regional superintendent lays out framework for sweeping change
01-09-2025 9:27 PM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — Embracing change through an equity lens, putting new protocols in place that don’t rely only on past practices, and improving communication while also speaking hard truths are at the heart of Superintendent E. Xiomara Herman’s approach to improving education for students in the Amherst, Pelham and Amherst-Pelham Regional schools.


Frozen pipes burst at UMass fraternity, sorority
01-09-2025 9:27 PM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — Water damage caused by frozen pipes at a fraternity and sorority at the University of Massachusetts left both homes temporarily uninhabitable, with the possibility that those living at the fraternity house may not be able to move in before classes resume for the spring semester, according to the Amherst Fire Department.


Love is in the airwaves: Queer dating radio show creates connections and community
01-09-2025 9:24 PM

By CAROLYN BROWN

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.


Classical at the club: Series at The Drake makes new room for chamber music
01-09-2025 9:23 PM

By CAROLYN BROWN

Most people don’t see local bars as venues for classical music, but a concert series at The Drake in Amherst is helping redefine and expand where classical music belongs.


State historical agency frowns on synthetic roof for Jones Library
01-09-2025 9:22 PM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — Before the Jones Library’s expansion and renovation gets underway, the Massachusetts Historical Commission is requesting that library officials reconsider use of synthetic shingles in replacing the existing slate roof, and to not cut into the front of the 1928 building for installing a book drop.


Safety net weaver steps down: Over 44 years, ServiceNet CEO Sue Stubbs has overseen tremendous expansion of social supports
01-09-2025 9:21 PM

By EMILEE KLEIN

NORTHAMPTON — Sue Stubbs isn’t afraid of taking risks — in fact, she welcomes it.


Comerford, Saunders amplify Shutesbury objections to DCR’s Quabbin cutting plans
01-06-2025 11:08 AM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

SHUTESBURY — Residents, town officials and the legislative delegation are raising concerns about a proposed forest management plan for land at the edge of the Quabbin Reservoir that could involve removing many tall white pines using large equipment...


Around Amherst: Town aims to get its rec, trail signs in order
01-06-2025 11:08 AM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — The town’s conservation areas and trails could get new signs that will bring some consistency to the appearance of those sites and mirror the branding of what is known as the downtown wayfinding system.With a request for up to $100,000 in...


Hadley preps for leaner budget year
01-06-2025 11:05 AM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

HADLEY — A smaller increase in municipal revenues, while the ambulance fund is being incorporated into the town’s operating budget for the first time, are among challenges Hadley officials anticipate as they prepare a fiscal year 2026 spending...


Granby Select Board approves Wine Haus licenses, despite questions about noise and zoning
01-06-2025 11:05 AM

By EMILEE KLEIN

GRANBY — The Select Board approved entertainment and common victualler licenses for neighborhood winery Wine Haus in a 2-1 vote, with the chair dissenting due to ongoing discussions around noise and zoning.Over the past month, residents have come...


Amherst aims to secure ARPA funds from D.C. clawback
12-24-2024 1:16 PM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — Town officials are undertaking a plan to ensure the remaining $3.8 million in American Rescue Plan Act funds yet to be spent are not lost during a change in presidential administrations in Washington, D.C., and possible punitive actions...


Hadley officials review library roofing woes
12-24-2024 1:16 PM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

HADLEY — Putting a standing seam sheet metal roof or synthetic slate on the roof of the Hadley Public Library, or making significant modifications of the roof’s perimeter to allow better venting, could address problems in the four-year-old building,...


50 years of ‘Free to Be’: New exhibition at Eric Carle Museum celebrates thinking beyond gender stereotypes
12-24-2024 1:13 PM

By CAROLYN BROWN

The album “Free to Be… You and Me,” released by Marlo Thomas in 1972, inspired a generation to think beyond gender stereotypes. Now, the Eric Carle Museum in Amherst is celebrating the “Free to Be...” project’s lasting legacy and impact in a new...

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