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AMHERST — Reducing or modifying what Amherst spends on its capital improvement program, adjusting the town’s contribution to Other Post Employment Benefits and taking a closer look at the Community Responders for Equity, Safety and Service operations...
By SCOTT MERZBACH
HADLEY — The Planning Board will not make a recommendation to special Town Meeting this fall about a proposal to significantly expand the senior housing overlay district, to include a 30-acre property near the corner of Rocky Hill Road and North Maple...
By SCOTT MERZBACH
AMHERST — Concern for the well being of immigrants to the United States, and how those who have come to the country may be affected by a second Donald Trump administration, will be discussed as part of a Tashlich ceremony Sunday afternoon.Being held...
By SCOTT MERZBACH
AMHERST — A general contractor to undertake the expansion and renovation of the Jones Library building is again being sought by the town, with a bid advertisement recently posted for an estimated construction cost of $36 million.The legal ad comes...
By SCOTT MERZBACH
AMHERST — A new bullying reporting system is on the websites for the Amherst, Pelham and Amherst-Pelham Regional Public Schools, providing an improved process for notifying school officials about possible incidents and ensuring prompt investigations....
By SCOTT MERZBACH
HADLEY — A 38-year career as a municipal assessor will come to a close in January for Daniel H. Zdonek Jr., who has been Hadley’s assessor since July 1990.The Easthampton resident who worked for the city for four years prior to coming to Hadley...
By SCOTT MERZBACH
AMHERST — Town officials are exploring development of the former VFW site on Main Street into a new 40-bed homeless shelter with associated services and a four-story, 30-unit single-room occupancy apartment complex.At a recent presentation to update...
By SCOTT MERZBACH
“We were trying to find someone who represents the multitudes of who we are as a school community. … Whatever Waleska brings to the building, it’s vast.” — Principal Derek Shea AMHERST — Art from Indigenous tribes, Hawaii, Nepal, Mexico and Chile,...
By SCOTT MERZBACH
AMHERST — A Pelham resident with experience in economic development, event management and advocating for businesses in roles at both the University of Massachusetts and the Amherst Area Chamber of Commerce becomes the Amherst Business Improvement...
By SCOTT MERZBACH
AMHERST — A pantry for University of Massachusetts students and employees who are experiencing food insecurity, representing a long-term partnership between the university and the Amherst Survival Center, will open next fall at the former Newman...
By SCOTT MERZBACH
AMHERST — A significant deficit anticipated in the fiscal year 2026 budget for the Amherst-Pelham Regional Schools, amid continued enrollment declines in grades 7-12, is prompting Superintendent E. Xiomara Herman to propose consolidating all secondary...
By SCOTT MERZBACH
SHUTESBURY — An open-air gazebo is being proposed to protect the town common’s historic guideboard, an artifact that dates to 1837 and continues to be refurbished and restored at the Williamstown Art Conservation Center.While the Historical Commission...
By SCOTT MERZBACH
HATFIELD — A Northampton native with municipal management experience in Pennsylvania, a chief of staff for the city of Newburyport, and two Hatfield residents, including one who is currently town coordinator in Westhampton and another who is a former...
By SCOTT MERZBACH
AMHERST — Mostly vacant since fall 2018 when an alternative program for teens moved from the 1001 South East St. site to Amherst Regional High School, South Amherst School’s future could be determined by recommendations from a consultant.Amherst...
By SCOTT MERZBACH
HADLEY — School officials are considering the installation of a high-tech tool to possibly identify anyone carrying a firearm into Hopkins Academy, though School Committee members are wary of moving forward with the idea without more information.The...
By SCOTT MERZBACH
AMHERST — Amherst Media Executive Director Jim Lescault is out at the cable access nonprofit after almost 17 years in the role, though those associated with the organization, and Lescault himself, are tight-lipped about his departure.While confirming...
By SCOTT MERZBACH
AMHERST — Town officials are in the midst of updating the town’s housing production plan for the first time since 2013.On Tuesday, two 90-minute, in-person sessions will be held at the Woodbury Room at the Jones Library, 43 Amity St., led by Greg...
By SCOTT MERZBACH
AMHERST — Should the four towns in the Amherst-Pelham Regional School District limit their assessment increases next year, 35 middle and high school staffers, or 10% of the 350-member workforce, could lose their jobs, leading to what Superintendent E....
By SCOTT MERZBACH
AMHERST — Several mixed-use buildings in downtown Amherst constructed over the past decade are enhancing the town’s tax base, providing both housing options for families and individuals and revenue needed to support municipal services and public...
By SCOTT MERZBACH
HADLEY — A silver sculpture, replicating a treaty between the Tibetan Empire and the Tang Dynasty in China more than 1,400 years ago, will be presented by the Regional Tibetan Association of Massachusetts to U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern on Saturday.At a...
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