News
ACTV losing its College Street home
August 27, 2010
Amherst Community Television will lose its longtime home on College Street at the end of next August as Western Massachusetts Electric Co. reclaims the space in the two-story building it owns.
Green Valley: Area towns push sustainability efforts with varied projects
August 27, 2010
SHUTESBURY -- A visitor to the town hall here would be hard pressed to avoid the four solar panels installed in the rear of the building, such is the pride that residents of this environmentally conscious hamlet have for their new 10-kilowatt photovoltaic system.
New blog aims for 'positive' presence
August 27, 2010
Amherst's increasingly crowded constellation of blogs grew by one last week, as a group of residents moved to establish an online forum dedicated to promoting "positive" discourse surrounding the town's education policy.
Fire Department mourns comrade, 41, taken by illness
August 27, 2010
Black bunting on the brick facade of the downtown fire station and the mourning badge covers being worn by firefighters signify the department's grieving for one of its own.
Jones Library trustees ease back on cell phone use
August 27, 2010
Jones Library trustees have relaxed the policy on cell phone use in the library. It is now allowed in most parts of the building.
Amherst children head back to school, many to new digs
August 27, 2010
Many elementary-age children will be attending new schools this fall because of the redrawing of the district lines following the closure of Mark's Meadow School. There are many activities planned to welcome students to school and celebrate the start of the academic year.
Elementary classrooms go high-tech
August 27, 2010
DEERFIELD -- Shiny new blackboards will be the defining feature in nearly all of this four-town district's classrooms this year, but students and teachers can forget the chalk. These are not your parents' blackboards.
Donated backpacks adding up in Amherst
August 27, 2010
The campaign to provide free backpacks and school supplies to children from low-income families has been more successful than organizers thought possible.
Medical examiner rules Belchertown death a homicide
August 27, 2010
BELCHERTOWN -- The death of a Belchertown man who died in a parking lot in June has been ruled a homicide by the state medical examiner's office.
Some Hadley officials dubious of regional dispatch service
August 27, 2010
When you have a medical emergency or need police assistance, some feel it's reassuring to be able to pick up the phone and talk to someone who's in your town and can recognize the name of the street you live on.
Belchertown chief: moving forward, not just treading water
August 27, 2010
BELCHERTOWN -- In her first year, Belchertown Superintendent Judith Houle has been seeking ways to help the district do more with less.
Picturing Laos: A book by Amherst anthropologist Joel Halpern aims to promote literacy in Southeast Asia
August 27, 2010
His photographs can be found in collections at Cornell University, at the W.E.B. Du Bois Library at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and online at the University of Wisconsin. They've been reproduced in publications of the American Museum of Natural History in New York City and at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. But the most recent display of shots by Amherst anthropologist Joel M. Halpern appears in a book published for children in Laos, many of whom have rarely held a book in their hands.
With donations for exercise, fitness a focus at regional school in South Deerfield
August 27, 2010
SOUTH DEERFIELD -- Health will be the theme when the Frontier Regional School opens on Aug. 31 with a new Wellness Center.
Around Town: Young professionals, grad students target of new eatery
August 27, 2010
A new restaurant and lounge geared toward young professionals and graduate students is expected to open this fall at 41 Boltwood Walk.
News Briefs
August 27, 2010
American Legion in Hadley starts up pitch league
HADLEY -- The Old Hadley American Legion Post 271 will being its pitch league September 22 at 7 p.m. at the Post's building on 162 Russell Street. The league is co-ed and available to the public. Participants must bring their own partners. Questions about the league can be directed to Tom Stolarski at 549-6996 or the to post at 586-9699.