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Amherst finance board backs finding money to give regional schools 6% boost
Pro-Palestinian protesters shut down Amherst College Alumni Weekend keystone
Retired UMass prof picked for Melinda French Gates’ $240M women empowerment project
Around and About with Richard McCarthy: ‘You’re a strong man to do that’: Observations from this side of the shuffleboard court
Richard S. Bogartz: Biden v. Trump, the tale of the tape
Guest columnist Marietta Pritchard: Birthdays to remember
Around Amherst: Race Amity Day celebrates togetherness
The Lehrer Report: June 7, 2024
Amtrak expands Valley Flyer service with evening runs to and from Valley to NYC
Hadley asks state to probe shopping cart structure along bank of Connecticut River
HADLEY — The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection is investigating the legality of a makeshift riverbank and retaining wall using dozens of carefully arranged shopping carts alongside the Connecticut River behind a home on Honey Pot...
Amherst council rejects pulling plug on Jones Library project
AMHERST — A process to seek new general contracting bids for the expansion and renovation of the Jones Library by the end of the year is continuing after the Town Council narrowly rejected an advisory calling on the town manager to immediately halt...
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The Lehrer Report: May 31, 2024
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Kayaker’s delight: Best day-paddles along the Connecticut River in Massachusetts
Class B girls lacrosse: Talia Sadiq’s OT goal lifts Amherst past Belchertown for 1st-ever WMass title
44 grads carry the torch at Hopkins Academy
For 20 graduates, time to move on from PVCICS ‘family’
Sports
Amherst’s Moriah Luetjen (400 meters), Logan Alfandari (shot put) capture titles at MIAA Div. 4 Track & Field Championships (PHOTOS)
WESTFIELD — Logan Alfandari sat by the shot put circle, crossed his legs and leaned his back on the fence. It was the middle of the shot put final at the MIAA Division 4 Outdoor Track & Field Championships last Saturday, and Amherst’s mammoth thrower...
Amherst’s Moriah Luetjen, Logan Alfandari each win 2 titles, Northampton girls dominate en route to team title at Western Mass. Division 1 Track & Field Championships (PHOTOS)
UMass basketball: Matt Cross announces he’s transferring to SMU for final year of eligibility
The Real Score: Curveballs and casinos rarely save cities
Defying the odds: Hadley’s Owen Earle back competing less than two years removed from horrific accidentOpinion
Guest columnist Rudy Perkins: Dangerous resolution pins ‘aggression’ on Iran
Both the Iranian government’s bombing of Israel and the Israeli government’s bombing of Iran are extremely perilous for the Middle East and the United States. That is why the dangerously one-sided U.S. congressional resolution, H.Res. 1143,...
Richard S. Bogartz: What the ghosts of Warsaw Ghetto know
Guest columnist Dr. David Gottsegen: Age issue not so key as question of marbles
Guest columnist Martha Hanner: Spirit of philanthropy can uplift so many others
Guest columnist Ali Wicks-Lim: Racism is in our way
Arts & Life
‘A generational healing experience’: Exhibit documents the struggles of Cambodian families fleeing the Khmer Rouge who found refuge and a new community in Amherst
Not long after 20 years of war finally ended in Vietnam in 1975, another wave of horrendous violence erupted just to the west.The Khmer Rouge, the Communist party of Cambodia, seized control of the country and began a brutal “reeducation” campaign...
A DIY approach to flying: Local pilots build and help build their own aircraft
You’re up next: Western Mass open mic scene heats up post-pandemic
One upon a story slam: This year’s Valley Voices winners head to a final competition
Preserving a key part of Emily Dickinson’s legacy: Historic Evergreens house reopens at the Emily Dickinson Museum