Rainbow flags, big smiles: Amherst’s inaugural pride parade draws hundreds

06-23-2025 11:20 PM

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

06-23-2025 11:20 PM

AMHERST — Graduate student Josie Pilchik’s career plans dissolved with just one email.


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Sports


Amherst girls’ 4x400 relay team cruises to title at MIAA Meet of Champions
06-23-2025 11:22 PM

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.

Opinion


Gerald Weiss: Genocide by any other word
06-19-2025 11:08 PM

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?

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Arts & Life


‘Meant to only last the summer’: Amherst artist’s wheatpaste murals among those now decorating Montague
06-19-2025 11:07 PM

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.

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