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WMass legislators pan study of ways towns could tap Quabbin water
02-07-2025 2:25 PM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

PELHAM — A preliminary report showing how the 12 communities in the Quabbin Reservoir watershed might be able to get potable water from the resource falls short of a comprehensive study being sought by legislators representing the Quabbin region.

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Amherst school budget best-case scenario: 17 positions gone
02-10-2025 4:21 PM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — Unless state aid increases, other sources of funding are found or member towns can contribute more, a fiscal year 2026 budget that eliminates around 17 positions may be the best-case scenario for the Amherst-Pelham Regional Schools, according to information presented at a “Four Towns Meeting” Saturday.


Amherst schools’ rank-and-file elementary union members break with leaders over support of superintendent
02-10-2025 4:17 PM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — A significant majority of elementary school teachers, paraprofessionals and clerical staff are disavowing a recent statement, released by the executive board for the Amherst-Pelham Education Association, offering support to Superintendent E. Xiomara Herman in the face of allegations made by 12 administrators whose identities have not been made public.


Hadley boards settle on parcel for pickleball next to Hopkins Academy
02-10-2025 12:20 PM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

HADLEY — Approvals from the Select Board and School Committee to use a portion of land along Route 9 next to Hopkins Academy could set the stage for the construction of up to four outdoor pickleball courts and a full-size basketball court.


Praise, criticism for proposed tobacco changes in Amherst; some want town to adopt nicotine-free generation
02-09-2025 1:01 PM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — Revised regulations on the sale of tobacco products in Amherst drafted by the Board of Health, including restricting oral nicotine pouches to adults-only tobacco stores, is winning both praise and criticism from the public, with advocates for curtailing access to tobacco calling for the town to bolster the rules by adopting a nicotine-free generation measure.


Hadley nixes all-way stop at Bay Road-South Maple intersection
02-09-2025 10:01 AM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

HADLEY — A possible reconfiguration of the intersection of Bay Road and South Maple Street, identified by the state’s Department of Transportation as an appropriate location for an all-way stop, will not be pursued by the Select Board.


Amherst man pleads guilty to child porn charges
02-07-2025 2:14 PM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — An Amherst man pleaded guilty in federal court in Boston on Wednesday to distribution and possession of child sexual abuse material, according to the U.S. attorney’s office for the District of Massachusetts.


Around Amherst: Historical Society salutes people behind Cambodian exhibit
02-07-2025 1:02 PM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — Organizers of the “Cambodians in Amherst: A History of the Khmer Community” exhibit in 2024 at the Strong House are earning the Amherst Historical Society’s annual Arthur F. Kinney Conch Shell award.


Hadley backs completion of 104-mile rail trial to Boston
02-07-2025 1:00 PM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

HADLEY — Hadley officials are endorsing the complete build-out of the Mass Central Rail Trail, a 104-mile long trail that would link 26 communities across the state, extending the 11-mile Norwottuck Rail Trail that already connects the town with Northampton, Amherst and Belchertown.


Amherst College giving $2.5M to the town over next three years
02-06-2025 4:22 PM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — A $2.5 million donation from Amherst College will support the Amherst and regional schools, the town’s emergency services, and infrastructure work downtown over the next three years, as well as one of two municipal building projects the town is undertaking.


Hadley planners restart work toward affordable housing zone
02-06-2025 11:48 AM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

HADLEY — The town’s Planning Board is asking the Pioneer Valley Planning Commission to resume its work plan that could lead to creating a so-called smart growth zoning district along the Route 9 corridor.


Amherst town manager sounds alarm over looming 20% insurance hike
02-05-2025 4:30 PM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — Amherst is facing a much larger than anticipated increase in health insurance costs for fiscal year 2026, with a projected jump of almost 20%, at the top range allowed for the town’s insurer, the Massachusetts Interlocal Insurance Association.


Amherst hires inspector as it ramps up rental oversight program
02-04-2025 3:57 PM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — After more than a decade of rental housing oversight in Amherst being complaint-driven, with no regular evaluations of the habitability of rental properties, a more rigorous process that will lead to all apartments being inspected every five years starts July 1.


A fire to remember: 50 years on, firefighters recall bad Amherst College fraternity blaze
02-03-2025 1:29 PM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — Printed the day after an early morning fire gutted an Amherst College fraternity house, a headline in the Feb. 3, 1975 Daily Hampshire Gazette quoted the Amherst fire chief describing the incident as the “worst Amherst blaze in 15 years.”


UMass launches federal actions webpage to inform community of Trump administration actions
02-02-2025 1:01 PM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — A briefly considered White House federal funding freeze order and other possible changes in how federal money is disbursed, including for grants related to diversity, equity and inclusion projects, is prompting University of Massachusetts leaders to keep researchers regularly updated about possible funding shortfalls and disruptions to their ongoing work.


‘Renewable diesel’ use at UMass runs into climate-based opposition
01-31-2025 8:36 PM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — The use of a fuel known as “renewable diesel” being at the central heating plant at the University of Massachusetts on the coldest days of the year, in place of liquefied natural gas and ultra-low-sulfur diesel, is raising worries for some faculty members and other campus leaders about compromising the UMass Carbon Zero plan unveiled on Earth Day 2022.


Amherst Regional school board contesting town’s spending cap
01-31-2025 1:01 PM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — A letter being drafted by members of the Amherst-Pelham Regional School Committee to the Amherst Town Council is challenging the idea that the school officials’ annual budget requests have been fiscally irresponsible, while at the same time seeking ways to gain more financial support in the face of up to 24 staff reductions projected for next year.


Hadley’s geothermal plans for Hopkins Academy spike in cost to $9.5M
01-31-2025 12:01 PM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

HADLEY — A geothermal project to provide renewable energy to Hopkins Academy and improve the heating and cooling for the 1950s era building by replacing the existing boilers could cost around $9.5 million, with the schools picking up about $5.5 million of this cost, based on a report presented by consultants this week.


Around Amherst: Seniors renew push for more usable Senior Center
01-31-2025 11:00 AM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — Senior citizens active with the Council on Aging are renewing appeals for town assistance to modernize and improve the Bangs Community Center.


Commenters spring to Amherst superintendent’s defense before school board
01-30-2025 5:18 PM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — Superintendent E. Xiomara Herman’s work to promote diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging, and to combat a status quo in the schools that has been harmful to students, is winning praise from some in the community.


Taylor Davis Landscaping & Construction faces $42K in fines from MassDEP
01-30-2025 1:24 PM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection has fined a South Amherst landscaping and construction company for various hazardous waste and wetlands violations at its facility.

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