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AMHERST — A proposed expansion of a farmhouse at 180 North Whitney St. creating a non-owner-occupied duplex will not move forward after the town’s Zoning Board of Appeals nixed the project, citing potential dangers to pedestrians from adding more...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

NORTHAMPTON — A $4 million research and education regional simulation laboratory for nursing students and $30 million to support the development of a regional food hub, both to be located on the University of Massachusetts campus in Amherst, are...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — The town’s Transportation Advisory Committee is supporting completion of the Massachusetts Central Rail Trail to improve accessibility, safety and commuting routes for bicyclists and pedestrians.The committee’s unanimous support for the...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — Another $800,000 in Community Preservation Act money is being recommended by Amherst officials so the $4.41 million plan to rebuild and reorient the Amherst Regional High School’s track and its interior field can proceed.While Amherst’s...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — A recent visit to Brookfield Farm gave Bronx, New York teens Emily Robinson and Royale Cash Panchoo an opportunity to see baby pigs, pick blueberries and make flower bouquets, one of their several excursions around town and the region while...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

In the company of young donkey friends, miniature donkey Franklin has perked up, overcoming the grief of losing his life mate of 20 years.In a similar way, Rosie, another miniature donkey, who had once been left alone and without companions after her...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — University Motor Lodge, a 1960s-era hotel at the north end of downtown near Kendrick Park, could be converted into 16 apartments for college students.Amherst Development Associates, LLC, which owns the 345 North Pleasant St. property, is...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — New Amherst, Pelham and Amherst Regional Schools Superintendent E. Xiomara Herman sees a student-centered approach to education, including leading with love, as bringing the school district stability following a period of tumult, caused in...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — Faculty members at Hampshire College say that overspending by college leaders, rather than student enrollment projections falling short, is what led to decisions by the administration to cut employee retirement benefits. They also contend...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — Some of the 134 people arrested at the pro-Palestinian encampment in May at the University of Massachusetts have been prohibited from stepping foot on the Amherst campus for two years, based on trespass notices signed by UMass Chancellor...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

HADLEY — Pioneer Valley Chinese Immersion Charter School’s planned expansion to a second campus is continuing with the acquisition of a two-story, 80,000-square-foot building at 300 Venture Way.The school recently finalized the $7.15 million deal to...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — Giving the Town Council the power to hire its own attorney, shortening the lame duck period for outgoing councilors, and better delineating the powers of the town manager are among League of Women Voters of Amherst recommendations to improve...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

By the time Elsie Fetterman attended the annual meeting of the American Home Economics Association in Detroit in 1964, where she was presented a distinguished community service award by then first lady Lady Bird Johnson, she was already raising four...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

HADLEY — In the aftermath of the Hampshire Mall selling for a fraction of its assessed value last month, the town is moving ahead with the study of a possible smart growth district for a portion of Route 9 that could allow some residential...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — A free transit program for guests at the Craig’s Place homeless shelter, initiated in March 2023, has supported their physical and mental well-being and provided assistance to those seeking to move into permanent housing, according to a...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — A nonprofit organization that has long supported efforts to provide housing for low- and moderate-income individuals, and helped launch the town’s first overnight emergency homeless shelter in 2009, is making a donation to the Amherst...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — Written and oral comments from a resident indicating she would prioritize views of abutters when decisions are made by the Planning Board, and might bring a confrontational relationship toward the University of Massachusetts, have cost her a...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — Herrell’s Ice Cream, a mainstay on Old South Street at Thorne’s Marketplace in downtown Northampton, will be opening a pop-up shop in the North Square at the Mill District in North Amherst by the end of July, with plans to have a permanent...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

HADLEY — The $26.2 million project to widen Route 9 from the town center east to the intersection of North and South Maple streets remains on track to be completed by spring 2026.The expected finish date for the work on the state highway is April...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — The North Amherst Library, which reopened to the public earlier this year, will be the new in-person polling location for voters in Precinct 1A, beginning with the state primary in September.Acting on a request from Town Clerk Susan Audette,...