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Amherst aims to secure ARPA funds from D.C. clawback
Hadley officials review library roofing woes
Tax rate down, assessments up in Deerfield
Around Amherst: Traffic zones being expanded for regional high, middle schools
The Lehrer Report: Dec. 26, 2024
Warwick farmer chosen as new executive director for CISA
Amherst Shopping Center owner supports U-Drive overlay district, says Big Y will stay intact
Shutesbury residents want commission to pass enforcement regulations for new wetlands protection bylaw
50 years of ‘Free to Be’: New exhibition at Eric Carle Museum celebrates thinking beyond gender stereotypes
Consultants helping Amherst explore new downtown design standards
AMHERST — Over the past 15 years, five mixed-use buildings, each rising to five stories, have been constructed in downtown Amherst, developments that have significantly affected the look and feel of the town’s commercial center.After a 40-year or so...
Giving the gift of Christmases past: Deerfield children’s letters to Santa resurface after decades
From 1952 to 2008, children in Deerfield had an opportunity to write letters to Santa Claus and, after some time, a letter from the big man himself would be sent back to the child.Now, decades later after many of the letters were likely forgotten, a...
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Hampshire County sheriff: Not heeding ICE detainer requests is the law
Amherst forum explores fears and perspectives on coming immigration crackdown
Get Growing with Mickey Rathbun: A garden in winter need not be dreary: Plants that will enliven your garden in winter
Boys basketball preview: New Belchertown coach has high expectations for Orioles
Sports
NATIONAL CHAMPS! Amherst College men’s soccer takes down Connecticut College in PKs to claim D3 title
Hollywood script writers couldn’t have come up with a more perfect story for the Amherst College men’s soccer team on Saturday afternoon in Las Vegas.After 110 minutes of soccer wasn’t enough to decide a winner (0-0) between the Mammoths and...
UMass athletics: Men’s soccer, field hockey tourney runs highlighting final A-10 seasons
UMass football: Amid coaching search, pair of blunders has athletic department in the spotlight
UMass AD Ryan Bamford speaks on football coach Don Brown’s firing: “We just didn’t feel like we were able to turn the corner competitively”
UMass fires head football coach Don Brown after nearly 3 seasonsOpinion
Guest column: Let’s move on from Jones Library divisions
Let’s move on from Jones Library divisions
Jan Norris: From UFC to NFL, everybody’s happy again
Anne Burton: Vote was on roads and sidewalks, not schools
Cynthia Brubaker: Support The Jones Library
Cyd Reiman: University Drive rezoning proposal a danger to local businesses
Arts & Life
Play in a gamer’s paradise: A plethora of classic video games, mini-golf and tournaments bring community to Prodigy in Easthampton
Tucked behind the large former factory building that makes up the Eastworks retail complex lies the entrance to Prodigy, signs indicating that only those ages 13 and up may enter, with those under 17 requiring adult supervision. After going through...
Around and About with Richard McCarthy: A small act of great love: A story of strollers and waiting rooms
‘The magic that existed back then’: Academy of Music to screen time capsule film of New Year’s Eve 1984 concert at The Rusty Nail
Earth Matters with Monya Relles: Self-reliance vs. connectedness on the Appalachian Trail
Highlands operetta: Valley Light Opera staging Gilbert and Sullivan classic ‘Mikado,’ Scottish-style