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Belt-tightening continues at UMass amid federal funding cuts
‘Generational damage’: The fallout of cutting climate science research
Amherst Finance Committee backs plan for steep water, sewer rate hikes
Amherst advocates decry budget freeze for community responders
Hadley Select Board halts search for town administrator
Sunderland zoning board says it prefers new Dollar General design
Amherst-Pelham schools land $500K to build on its electric bus program
Rainbow flags, big smiles: Amherst’s inaugural pride parade draws hundreds
AMHERST — Rainbow flags flew in the air, music by queer pop artists played in the background and children giggled as they popped bubbles streaming from a bubble machine on a hot Sunday afternoon. Pride had come to Amherst for the first time.
UMass climate scientists reeling as Trump administration slashes funding for research
AMHERST — Graduate student Josie Pilchik’s career plans dissolved with just one email.
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City considers proposal for sanctioned homeless encampment
Hillclimbs, nightlife and cruising: Enthusiasts flock to 102nd Laconia Motorcycle Week
Emmett Barcalow: Trump, Harvard and international students
Hopkinton graduates leaned on each other to get through high school
Acting officer in charge of Shutesbury PD; police budget prominent discussion at recent Town Meeting
Amherst-Pelham union: Schools facing crisis over racism against Black employees, renew call for 10-point action plan
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Rebirth of Revolutionary-era sawmill in Leverett: Park, nature trail opens, restoration efforts continue for historic building
Around Amherst: Outdoor swim season in full swing
UMass basketball: Minutemen players peel back layers of farm life at Hadley’s Barnwood Valley (PHOTOS)
Hadley retains Action EMS to handle service for two more years
Sports
Amherst girls’ 4x400 relay team cruises to title at MIAA Meet of Champions
Day 2 of the MIAA Track & Field Meet of Champions was pushed 24 hours due to inclement weather, yet Amherst Regional still managed multiple medals in the meet earlier this month at Fitchburg State University.
Join the Ultimate Celebration: SULA’s 30th Season Takes Flight
Tavo Vincent-Warner closes Frontier volleyball career by eclipsing 2,000 career assists
Double duty, triple bond: Amherst’s Ferro savors time with sons on the field and ice
Dream Season Rolls On: Amherst girls’ 4x400 relay team wins New England championship, sets WMass recordOpinion
Gerald Weiss: Genocide by any other word
Ever since Israel began it’s assault in Gaza following the Hamas attack on Oct 7, 2023, the word genocide has been used by supporters of Palestine, human rights activists, and/or detractors of Israel’s government. Supporters of Israel’s actions have decried the use of the word, maintaining that using the word genocide was antisemitic. Now, can there be little doubt what Netanyahu’s government’s plan is for Gaza and the West Bank?
Guest columnist Marietta Pritchard: Talking to Ukraine
What happens next at our community farm in North Amherst?
Guest columnist Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell: Know your rights when it comes to ICE
Columnist Johanna Neumann: Let Americans choose clean energy
Arts & Life
‘Meant to only last the summer’: Amherst artist’s wheatpaste murals among those now decorating Montague
Earlier this year, three Massachusetts artists were chosen to create six wheatpaste murals total to decorate the town of Montague, a public art project funded by a $15,000 grant. The most local of the three – graphic designer and illustrator Sophie Foulkes – recently installed her murals at Montague Town Hall and 20 Masonic St. in Montague.
Alum Andrew Tuetken publishing history books chronicling UMass athletics during the 2000s and 2010s
‘A Tangible Dream’: Belchertown student’s artwork chosen for US Capitol display
Around and About with Richard McCarthy: No direction known: Remembering the days of giving and receiving directions
Profiling ‘The Raider’: New book by UMass history professor Stephen Platt explores the life of a celebrated but unconventional Marine