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NORTHAMPTON — Biking year-round from his Northampton home to teach at Amherst College, Nicholas Horton can face major challenges in using a nearly 5-mile section of the Norwottuck Rail Trail following snowstorms, having to detour from the dedicated...
By SCOTT MERZBACH
AMHERST — Amherst’s elementary schools are facing a potential deficit of up to $1.4 million in a $29.06 million fiscal year 2026 budget, as a budgetary freeze in the current fiscal year is being considered by school officials.Superintendent E. Xiomara...
By SCOTT MERZBACH
AMHERST — Designating new school zones on roads near the Amherst Regional Middle and High schools, and installing associated signs and flashing beacons as has been done for the town’s elementary schools, will require more time to go through a Town...
By SCOTT MERZBACH
AMHERST — Anti-bias training throughout the Amherst, Pelham and Amherst-Pelham Regional schools, under the Welcoming Schools Seal of Excellence Track, will soon be getting underway, continuing an effort to create a safe, positive and more inclusive...
By SCOTT MERZBACH
AMHERST — A continued gap in the performance between racial and ethnic subgroups in the Amherst elementary schools, as shown in recently released MCAS test scores, is raising concern for members of the Amherst School Committee and school...
By SCOTT MERZBACH
AMHERST — An employee at a downtown restaurant struck in the head with a beer bottle, and a supermarket employee attacked by a customer were both victims of assaults that occurred in Amherst over the weekend, according to Amherst police.Among the 272...
By SCOTT MERZBACH
AMHERST — Exterior renovations to Wildwood Cemetery’s Dickinson Farmhouse, historic restoration of stained glass windows at the Jewish Community of Amherst, and construction of a new bathhouse for War Memorial Pool are among projects that will be...
By SCOTT MERZBACH
HADLEY — Employees will not have an opportunity to vote on ending the two-year old union at the Trader Joe’s store at 375 Russell St. following the dismissal of a decertification petition by the National Labor Relations Board’s regional director...
By SCOTT MERZBACH
AMHERST — A triangle of perennials, small shrubs and grass in front of the North Amherst Library, surrounding the stump of a once-prominent beech tree and situated at the point where three roads meet, has long been a green oasis in the village...
By SCOTT MERZBACH
AMHERST — Beginning in 2021 with a home school cooperative where young children could be taught to both appreciate their natural surroundings and better understand racial justice, 80 Acres is looking to expand its presence in the area’s educational...
By SCOTT MERZBACH
AMHERST — Employees eating and drinking in food preparation areas, using the same sink for food and hand washing, and improperly sanitizing surfaces are among repeated health code violations that has forced the closure of Oriental Flavor, the Chinese...
By SCOTT MERZBACH
AMHERST — A challenge against the low bidder for the $97.5 million elementary school project, filed with the state attorney general’s Fair Labor Division, is prompting town officials to hold off on executing a contract with that company.Town Manager...
By SCOTT MERZBACH
Ever since Cash, a purebred black Labrador retriever, was about 8 weeks old, he has been University of Massachusetts senior Rachel Pranga’s constant companion, with her around the clock no matter where she goes or what she does.“He literally comes...
By SCOTT MERZBACH
AMHERST — Children and adults, as well as canine companions, will all get in on Halloween fun over the weekend, first with an event at the Amherst Dog Park on Old Belchertown Road on Saturday afternoon and then in downtown Amherst the following...
By SCOTT MERZBACH
LEVERETT — Rehabilitation of the discontinued portion of Rattlesnake Gutter Road, which has become the town’s most popular place for walking, hiking and bicycling, and improving the historic Moore’s Corner Schoolhouse, are among more than $500,000 in...
By SCOTT MERZBACH
AMHERST — Families with children enrolled in Caminantes, the dual language program at Fort River School, are raising concerns about whether Superintendent E. Xiomara Herman will support its continuation, after she identified a series of issues with...
By SCOTT MERZBACH
AMHERST — On Sunday afternoon, for the first time in well over 100 years, Amherst’s two African American churches will join in a Service of Worship and Fellowship.Starting at 4 p.m. at Hope Community Church, 16 Gaylord St., the congregations of...
By SCOTT MERZBACH
AMHERST — An Amherst developer’s intent to turn a five-story mixed-use building under construction into housing exclusively for 63 Amherst College students is raising concerns for some observers.While the Planning Board at its Oct. 16 meeting approved...
By SCOTT MERZBACH
AMHERST — The idea of moving seventh and eighth graders to Amherst Regional High School, potentially turning the Amherst Regional Middle School building into an innovation center, is being greeted with cautious optimism by members of the Regional...
By SCOTT MERZBACH
AMHERST — Municipal building inspectors and town police officers will soon have a mechanism for ensuring problem properties that affect the quality of life in Amherst neighborhoods, such as residences holding frequent loud parties with underage...
By SCOTT MERZBACH
AMHERST — Drilling of geothermal wells in Lot 31 off Governors Drive is set to begin next month at the University of Massachusetts, a project that will allow two large classroom buildings under construction to be powered by renewable energy when they...
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