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AMHERST — Giving the Demonstration Response and Safety Team at the University of Massachusetts an expanded role in promoting safety, education and deescalation at protests, clarifying the campus land-use policy by defining structures according to...
By SCOTT MERZBACH
A nearly $700,000 grant from the National Park Service, awarded in advance of the country’s 250th birthday in 2026, will help the nonprofit Friends of North Leverett Sawmill continue to restore the town’s pre-Revolutionary War sawmill.The $683,500...
By SCOTT MERZBACH
AMHERST — A five-member committee that will regularly consult with the Black community in Amherst, making recommendations for how reparations money is disbursed, could soon be established by the Town Council.The charge for the Amherst Black...
By SCOTT MERZBACH
LEVERETT — The Blueberry Patch, a former Christmas tree farm where beef cattle were raised many years ago, is a popular place to walk, pick blueberries and enjoy nature and birding — and for years visitors have done just that, taking advantage of easy...
By SCOTT MERZBACH
AMHERST — All students living in the 22-story Coolidge Hall in the Southwest Area of the University of Massachusetts campus were safely evacuated for three hours Sunday night into early Monday morning after an unattended candle caused a small fire in...
By SCOTT MERZBACH
HADLEY — Hadley Town Administrator Carolyn Brennan is poised to retire in December after more than four years serving in the role.Brennan last week submitted a retirement letter to the board, citing “recent medical issues” as a factor in departing.In...
By SCOTT MERZBACH
AMHERST — Hike for Hunger, a fundraiser being held for the fifth time, is the the Amherst Survival Center’s major event for Hunger Action Month, underway throughout September.Beginning this week, people are encouraged to register their hikes, paying a...
By SCOTT MERZBACH
AMHERST — Over the objections of some Town Council members with concerns about the process leading to his appointment, a new member is joining Amherst’s Planning Board.A divided Town Council confirmed Lawrence Kluttz of Dana Street on Aug. 19 to serve...
By SCOTT MERZBACH
AMHERST — After a spring semester that came to a close with the arrests of 134 students, faculty and community members at a pro-Palestinian encampment, and nearly 500 faculty members and librarians subsequently taking a no-confidence in Chancellor...
By SCOTT MERZBACH
AMHERST — In a town like Amherst, where a significant number of rentals are offered for local college students, accessory apartments, featuring a kitchen, bath and sleeping quarters, have long been allowed by a matter of right, so long as one of the...
By SCOTT MERZBACH
AMHERST — As long as two windows in the existing building are preserved and reused and the original 1928 building is protected from damage, the demolition of the 1990s addition to the Jones Library can proceed, based on a recent Amherst Historical...
By SCOTT MERZBACH
AMHERST — Senior citizens participating in the Senior Tax Work-off Program will have the opportunity for a 33% boost in the abatement they receive on their property taxes.Town officials recently announced that the maximum earnings from the program for...
By SCOTT MERZBACH
Every Tuesday morning over the course of the warm weather months, during a time when taking a dip at Puffer’s Pond is a popular pastime, a town conservation staff member arrives to collect water from both the north and south beaches, placing samples...
By SCOTT MERZBACH
LEVERETT — Every child should be able to thrive educationally, develop socially and emotionally and benefit from inclusive practices at Leverett Elementary School, according to the school’s new principal.For Siby Adina, who began her tenure in early...
By SCOTT MERZBACH
HADLEY — Internet usage by Hadley residents is being surveyed by the town’s Digital Equity Steering Committee, a first step in developing a digital equity plan.With an aim of all townspeople having access to digital devices and the Internet, along...
By SCOTT MERZBACH
AMHERST — Inspired by meals their mothers prepared for them while growing up, the owners of a new restaurant in the Mill District in North Amherst are bringing Caribbean-infused Mexican cuisine to a wider community.“We have the best dishes from Puerto...
By SCOTT MERZBACH
HADLEY — Repairs to the asphalt shingle roof at the Hadley Public Library, a building that was constructed in the midst of the pandemic and opened on Middle Street four years ago, could cost up to $1 million, according to a report provided to the...
By SCOTT MERZBACH
AMHERST — A storefront for the University of Massachusetts that will serve as both a place to welcome students and families and stage microevents such as lectures, readings and workshops, will be coming to Amherst center during the new academic...
By SCOTT MERZBACH
AMHERST — Planning for a youth empowerment and cultural center, a recommendation from the Community Safety Working Group in a report delivered to the Town Council three years ago, remains a work in in progress, the successor committee to the former...
By SCOTT MERZBACH
AMHERST — A federal lawsuit brought against the Amherst-Pelham Regional school district, as well as several current and former staff members, by a former middle school counselor contends that she and other counselors were targeted by colleagues and...
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