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School boss gets marching orders: Committees set four main goals for new Amherst-Pelham Regional Schools superintendent to work on this academic year
09-12-2024 11:44 AM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — New Superintendent E. Xiomara Herman must strive to rebuild community trust so healing and stabilization take place this academic year in the Amherst, Pelham and Amherst-Pelham Regional schools, one of four broad goals spelled out this week...


Zulu Pods moves R&D facility from Amherst to Northampton
09-11-2024 4:45 PM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

NORTHAMPTON — A research-and-development laboratory previously in Amherst, where studies and tests were ongoing to improve lubrication systems in military jets and helicopters so they will last longer and use less oil, recently relocated to a larger...


UMass grad students turn to Amherst Town Council for help with contract
09-11-2024 3:03 PM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — Graduate students at the University of Massachusetts are asking for Town Council’s support as they seek a new contract that calls for better pay and more affordable housing options — a cost-of-living campaign that has secured 860 signatures...


PVTA pilot to expand bus service on Amherst-Sunderland line to Hadley malls
09-11-2024 12:11 PM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — A year-long trial by University of Massachusetts Transit and the Pioneer Valley Transit Authority is expanding weekend bus service on Route 31, bringing riders on the Amherst-to-Sunderland buses directly to the shopping malls in Hadley.The...


Jones Library director earns glowing review in Amherst
09-10-2024 3:47 PM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — Jones Library Director Sharon Sharry’s dedication to the Jones Library, its staff and patrons, and her continued planning for a renovated and expanded main branch, is being recognized with an exemplary annual performance review from the...


Breaking new ground: UMass begins work on $43M ‘hub’ for School of Public Health and Health Sciences
09-10-2024 3:43 PM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — As a graduate of the School of Public Health & Health Sciences Kinesiology department at the University of Massachusetts, doctoral student Petra Ypsilantis is aware of the separation and lack of cohesiveness among the school’s six...


Road work to close Rocky Hill Road in Hadley on Thursday, Friday
09-10-2024 11:09 AM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

HADLEY — Most of Rocky Hill Road, an increasingly popular route for commuters between the University of Massachusetts campus and Interstate 91, as well as a growing number of commercial vehicles, will be closed to all but a limited number of vehicles...


Spigot opens for housing authorities: County leaders excited about what $2B statewide authorization will mean for residents here
09-09-2024 3:40 PM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

NORTHAMPTON — Maintaining and improving existing public housing properties is an ongoing challenge for local housing authorities with limited resources, an issue that housing advocates and professionals are hopeful the state’s $5.16 billion housing...


$290K in CPA money sought for rubber surface at new Hadley Elementary playground
09-09-2024 2:35 PM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

HADLEY — A poured-in-place rubber surface to be installed for the improved playgrounds and new swing set at Hadley Elementary School, making for a safer space for children, may depend on successfully getting a grant from the town’s Community...


New design standards in works for downtown Amherst, workshops start Friday
09-09-2024 2:35 PM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — How the future streetscape and public and private properties will look in downtown Amherst, where so-called in-fill mixed-use projects have occurred in recent years and a new five-story building is under construction, is the focus of new...


Local colleges see effect of Supreme Court ruling
09-08-2024 12:01 PM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

A steep drop in the number of Black students in the Class of 2028 at Amherst College compared to the preceding year’s incoming class, and less racial diversity in the first-year class, is likely a result of the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2023 ruling against...


Hadley Planning Board welcomes newcomer Matthew Waldrip
09-07-2024 2:01 PM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

HADLEY — A manager of licensing and permitting for Eversource energy projects, who also brings experience chairing the Conservation Commission in Sandwich, will serve on the Planning Board through next May’s town election.In a unanimous joint vote by...


Hadley police chief takes over as administrator
09-06-2024 4:37 PM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

HADLEY — Hadley Police Chief Michael Mason is officially doing double duty, now serving as interim town administrator, with his appointment to the position this week, as he continues to oversee the police force.With Town Administrator Carolyn Brennan...


Around Amherst: Hike for Hunger feeds Survival Center needs
09-06-2024 10:54 AM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — Hike for Hunger, a fundraiser being held for the fifth time, is the the Amherst Survival Center’s major event for Hunger Action Month, underway throughout September.Beginning this week, people are encouraged to register their hikes, paying a...


Road work to cause detours in Amherst
09-05-2024 9:03 PM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — A cape seal road treatment, being applied to South Pleasant and West streets from the intersection of Snell Street south to the roundabout at Pomeroy and West Pomeroy lanes, will lead to detours for drivers on both Friday and Monday.On...


Saying goodbye to Dash: Amherst’s first K-9 laid to rest
09-05-2024 8:30 PM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — Amherst Police is paying tribute to K-9 Dash, the department’s first canine member, following his recent death from heart disease, after almost 10 years of service that ranged from helping to identify criminal suspects to locating missing...


Shutesbury Elementary School named Attendance All-Star
09-05-2024 9:42 AM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

SHUTESBURY — State education officials have recognized Shutesbury Elementary School’s success in reducing chronic absenteeism by students with the presentation of a signed, gold-colored basketball from the 18-time NBA champion Boston Celtics at a...


Jersey Mike’s eyes Route 9 in Hadley
09-05-2024 8:53 AM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

HADLEY — A Jersey Mike’s Subs shop could be coming to a Route 9 shopping plaza.The Planning Board Tuesday agreed to waive additional site plan review for a change in use proposed at the 355 Russell St. strip mall to accommodate the restaurant, which...


UMass demonstration task force tries to balance rights, rules
09-04-2024 5:43 PM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — Giving the Demonstration Response and Safety Team at the University of Massachusetts an expanded role in promoting safety, education and deescalation at protests, clarifying the campus land-use policy by defining structures according to...


Amherst Historical Commission gives final OK to Jones project; bids to be readvertised
09-04-2024 3:47 PM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — The Amherst Historical Commission is accepting cost-saving measures in the plans for the expanded and renovated Jones Library, including removal of a skylight from the roof, use of synthetic slate shingles and streamlined landscaping.The...

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