Cyclists hit high gear for cancer research
July 3, 2009
Jonathan Souweine - a well known Northampton attorney and longtime Amherst resident - spent some of his happiest moments in the seat of a bicycle. Souweine died in April after a five-year battle with leukemia, a cancer of the bone marrow, and Judith Souweine, his high school sweetheart and wife of 40 years, said she is riding in this year's Pan-Mass Challenge to raise money for cancer research, but also to remember her husband's love of athletics and the outdoors.
Cuts spur Jones closure on Fridays after TM turns back budget request
July 3, 2009
Jones Library trustees are implementing a series of cuts, which include closing on Friday afternoons, after Town Meeting rejected the fiscal year 2010 budget they had requested for the system.
Jones Library adjusts services to cuts
July 3, 2009
Closing the Jones Library on Friday afternoons will be the most visible impact of the reduced budget for library operations this budget year.
State forces UMass' hand in paying taxes to town
July 3, 2009
Starting next month, the Campus Center Hotel at the University of Massachusetts will start paying taxes to the town, ending a town-gown debate that's gone on for at least 15 years.
Dickinson fence, hedge rehab nears completion
July 3, 2009
Views along Main Street near the Emily Dickinson Museum are getting close to matching those that existed during the lifetime of the famed poet.
Insecticide spill ties up responders
July 3, 2009
Sixteen hazardous waste technicians worked 41/2 hours to clean up a quart of insecticide that spilled at a South Amherst home Monday morning.
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