By SCOTT MERZBACH
AMHERST — Amherst’s Planning Board will have a full complement of seven members starting Saturday after the Town Council rejected a subcommittee’s recommendation against reappointing an incumbent member seeking a second term.Despite advice from the...
By SCOTT MERZBACH
AMHERST — A $75.4 million operating budget for fiscal year 2024 that preserves most municipal and library services in Amherst, but will cause some staff reductions at the town’s three elementary schools, has been approved by the Town Council.With...
By SCOTT MERZBACH
AMHERST — Fort River Elementary School parents and caregivers, joined by members of the union representing teachers, are crying foul over a plan to move the building’s assistant principal to Amherst Regional Middle School, citing the loss of a voice...
By CHRIS LARABEE
SOUTH DEERFIELD — Two brothers are seeking to knock the dust off the vacant Cumberland Farms across from the South Deerfield Common, provided they can secure a state grant to kick-start the purchase and redevelopment of the site.James and Jason...
By JULIAN MENDOZA
ERVING — School officials have confirmed that both Erving School Union 28 Superintendent Jennifer Culkeen and Erving Elementary School Principal Lisa Candito are on what they described as approved leave.Union 28 Director of Student Support Services...
By MELISSA KAREN SANCES
When it was time for the hip hop tribute at this year’s Grammys, Black Thought took center stage to introduce his girl:“Fifty years ago, a street princess was born to be an icon. The art form took the entire world by storm. How’d she do it? Her...
By SCOTT MERZBACH
An infusion of $320,000 from the state’s MassTrails Grant Program will bring the design and engineering phase for a new 3½-mile rail trail in Southampton another step closer to completion.Meanwhile, a $60,000 grant will improve the Robert Frost Trail...
By SCOTT MERZBACH
AMHERST — An educational project to inform the public about how a low-carb diet can improve the quality of life for those with Type 1 diabetes is earning an Amherst Girl Scout both the highest achievement in Scouting and a citation from the Town...
Happy birthday to the United States.Please note the change in date for the festivities. Amherst will hold its Independence Day celebrations Saturday, July 1 at 5:30 p.m. at the UMass stadium. There will be activities and food. The Amherst Community...
By JOHANNA NEUMANN
In the wee hours of the morning of April 14, when it was forecast to be a record-crushing 95 degrees, I met my intern Erica in the parking lot of the Big Y in Palmer. Together, we carpooled to Somerset, on Massachusetts’ south coast for a 9 a.m....
By LAWRENCE PARELES
I am writing to offer a new and innovative solution to address the housing crisis, particularly in college towns and cities: encouraging and assisting colleges and universities with building more dormitories to accommodate their students. With the...
By CHRIS LARABEE
Native American history is a standard element of the fourth grade curriculum. However, with Deerfield celebrating its 350th anniversary this year, Jennifer Smith’s class went one step further.Throughout the year, Smith’s students at Deerfield...
By CHRIS LARABEE
SOUTH DEERFIELD — After nearly a decade at the helm and more than 20 years working for the town, South County EMS’ first and only chief will step down from the role at the end of the month.Zoe Smith, the longtime head of South County EMS, is resigning...
By JULIAN MENDOZA
Under pressure from years of supply chain issues and a volatile market, the dairy industry has seen countless farms sink over the past few years. In the case of some Pioneer Valley producers, though, the cream rises to the top.“Dairy is certainly...
By SCOTT MERZBACH
AMHERST — Nearly one in five students in the incoming class at Amherst College will be the first members of their family to attend a four-year institution of higher education.In an early look at the 480 students expected to arrive in the fall to begin...
By KYLE GRABOWSKI
AMHERST — John Leonard calls his youngest son Ryan “goal-oriented.”As much as Amherst’s Ryan Leonard excels at putting the hockey puck in the net, his father is referring to aspirations and desired achievements.“He keeps a lot of the goals to himself,...
By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL
An Amherst-based organization is behind a newly proposed constitutional amendment put forth by U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern that would reduce the influence wealthy donors and large corporations have on elections in the United States. The proposed joint...
By SCOTT MERZBACH
AMHERST — The Amherst Regional School Committee sought to reassure the school community Tuesday that it intends to act on the results of ongoing investigations, including a Title IX complaint, into the alleged mistreatment of trans and nonbinary...
By ERIC WELD
Stepping foot on the summit of Springer Mountain, Georgia, was a moment of mixed emotions.It was on May 16, at about 12:30 p.m., an unexpectedly gorgeous, blue-sky day in Georgia. The Springer summit signified the successful end of my Appalachian...
The authors of a recent letter to the Gazette say that only professional educators should determine school curricula and which books should be in school libraries, and that the rest of us should just shut up and mind our own business [“Why let anyone...
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