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AMHERST — As hundreds of green-clad college-age people filled streets and lawns in town Saturday morning and afternoon, one party-goer suffered serious injuries when he was impaled while trying to climb a fence at a North Amherst apartment...

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HADLEY — Demolition of a former auto repair shop and trees being cut down will be among the first signs that a $25 million project to widen a section of Route 9 between town center and the shopping malls is underway.Town Administrator Carolyn Brennan...

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AMHERST — Construction of 28 small studio apartments for low-income individuals, including more than a third that will be set aside for those who have recently been homeless, is expected to begin by mid-March.The Valley Community Development project...

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HADLEY — A vodka company founded and based in Hadley, which has made its line of drinks in a 136-year-old distillery in Poland, is looking to begin some production in the community.Paul Kozub, V-One Vodka’s owner and founder, told the Planning Board...

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AMHERST — A bone from a dinosaur that roamed the region up to 201 million years ago has been discovered by a Mount Holyoke College geology professor, who found the apparent fossil among stones brought to his South Hadley home for an ornamental...

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AMHERST — A mother black bear and her three cubs roaming through neighborhoods south of the University of Massachusetts campus have made themselves a constant presence for the past several weeks.The bears’ foray into a Blue Hills Road backyard in late...

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AMHERST — A new academic building for Amherst College will break ground this spring on South Pleasant Street, south of the President’s House.To be known as the Aliki Perroti and Seth Frank Lyceum, the 18,500-square-foot building includes the...

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AMHERST — A loaded handgun, wrapped packages of cocaine and a significant quantity of marijuana led to the arrest of a Portland, Maine man, and former Amherst resident, early Saturday morning, according to Amherst Police.Justin C. Satterfield, 30, was...

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BELCHERTOWN — A Brooklyn, New York man arrested Wednesday for his role in growing close to 1,400 marijuana plants inside a Granby home will be held at Hampshire Jail and House of Correction on $30,000 cash bail.Haolin Yu, 30, pleaded not guilty to...

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AMHERST — A temporary moratorium on developing large-scale, ground-mounted solar projects, defined as ones that generate at least 250 kilowatts of power, is winning support from residents.At a Community Resources Committee public hearing Monday, many...

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AMHERST — For more than half a century, the Jolly family has run Amherst restaurants where people can drop in to get a burger and beer in a casual environment.In Savannas Amherst Bar & Bistro, owner Aaron Jolly is creating a place that he hopes will...

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AMHERST — After acquiring wooded land near her medical office building for additional parking, Dr. Kate Atkinson wasn’t expecting that a large metal lifeboat, similar to those on the ill-fated Titanic, would be hidden within the overgrown...

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NORTHAMPTON — Positioned between the stall with miniature horses and the reptile experience, a few alpacas received plenty of attention from families visiting the Baby Barnyard barn at the Three County Fair Sunday morning.“Lots of people want to know...

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HADLEY – A three-story storage building proposed to be built on 4.2 acres of farmland on South Maple Street is nearing approval from the Planning Board.For Ideal Movers and Storage to construct the 96,500-square-foot temperature-controlled building,...

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AMHERST — Two Vermont men in possession of heroin and cocaine, including one allegedly trafficking the drugs, were arrested in South Amherst early Saturday morning, according to police.Chaz E. Sobolewski, 29, of Bellows Falls, was arrested at 12:38...

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AMHERST — A vast library of science fiction books and other materials available to students, alumni, and the public has been part of the University of Massachusetts campus since 1964, but was recently given the heave-ho from its longtime space.Whether...

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AMHERST — The Lone Wolf, a 17-year restaurant in downtown Amherst, will not be reopening as the COVID-19 pandemic eases.Owner and chef Rob Watson announced in a letter to customers on the restaurant’s Facebook page that he has decided not to resume...

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HADLEY — A banquet hall and convention center on Route 9 near the Coolidge Bridge, closed during most of the COVID-19 pandemic due to restrictions on gatherings, will not be reopening.The Pioneer Valley Hotel Group recently announced the permanent...

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LEVERETT — Despite Leverett police officers and firefighters and State Police completing another extensive search of Richard Drury’s property in late March, the missing man’s whereabouts remain unknown nearly four months after his disappearance.Police...

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AMHERST — Students at Amherst Regional middle and high schools will begin their school days later in the mornings when the next school year begins in the fall, when most of them will return for in-person education for the first time since last March.A...