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I am grateful to the Hampshire Mosque in Hadley for their recent open house (Oct. 26). The atmosphere was warm and welcoming, the food was outstanding, and most of all the program with Sabeel Ahmed from the GainPeace Project was excellent.It is so...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — A historic home at 162 South East St., next to Colonial Village Apartments, will be moved to 130 Harkness Road via Belchertown Road on Tuesday evening.The move is being coordinated by the Roberts Group and its contractor Payne Construction...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — Beginning in 2021 with a home school cooperative where young children could be taught to both appreciate their natural surroundings and better understand racial justice, 80 Acres is looking to expand its presence in the area’s educational...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — An employee at a downtown restaurant struck in the head with a beer bottle, and a supermarket employee attacked by a customer were both victims of assaults that occurred in Amherst over the weekend, according to Amherst police.Among the 272...

The Amherst Committee for A Better Chance (ABC) would like to express profound gratitude to the community for their overwhelming support of our traditional annual fundraising event, the Fall Foliage & Cider Run, held on Oct. 19. With almost 500...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

NORTHAMPTON — Pedestrian safety and utility infrastructure improvements totaling $4.4 million for an affordable housing development in Easthampton, $1.94 million to build a new roundabout in Amherst at the edge of the University of Massachusetts...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — Anti-bias training throughout the Amherst, Pelham and Amherst-Pelham Regional schools, under the Welcoming Schools Seal of Excellence Track, will soon be getting underway, continuing an effort to create a safe, positive and more inclusive...

Public support is strong for Jones Library renovation and expansion project. Here’s why: The project remains a singular opportunity to provide the library and community center that area residents want and need. With new bids due at the end of October,...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — Designating new school zones on roads near the Amherst Regional Middle and High schools, and installing associated signs and flashing beacons as has been done for the town’s elementary schools, will require more time to go through a Town...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — Massachusetts’ three resort casinos are largely having a positive impact on the state’s economy, even as a downturn in business for restaurants and bars in and around Springfield may be attributed to visitors who are playing the slot...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — A three-year plan aimed at expanding the town’s commitment to human rights through education and data collection, while sponsoring fewer cultural events for the community, is being proposed by the Human Rights Commission.In its annual report...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — Children and adults, as well as canine companions, will all get in on Halloween fun over the weekend, first with an event at the Amherst Dog Park on Old Belchertown Road on Saturday afternoon and then in downtown Amherst the following...

I work as a server at Notch 8 in Northampton, and I, like all of the servers I know, oppose Question 5.When you walk into a restaurant, you’re greeted by the host. This is typically a young person working their first restaurant job. Hosts make minimum...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — A charge for the municipal committee that will determine how best to make reparations for harms caused to people and their descendants by slavery in the United States will continue to be studied by a Town Council committee.The Town Council...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — A challenge against the low bidder for the $97.5 million elementary school project, filed with the state attorney general’s Fair Labor Division, is prompting town officials to hold off on executing a contract with that company.Town Manager...

Benefit gallery showAs part of November’s Arts Night Out Northampton, The New England Visionary Artists Museum/Anchor House of Artists at 518 Pleasant St. will hold a benefit gallery show of works by the late Northampton artist Charlie Miller on...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — On Sunday afternoon, for the first time in well over 100 years, Amherst’s two African American churches will join in a Service of Worship and Fellowship.Starting at 4 p.m. at Hope Community Church, 16 Gaylord St., the congregations of...

We wholeheartedly support Amherst-Pelham Regional School District Superintendent Xiamara Herman’s proposal to close the middle school and have the district’s seventh and eighth graders taught in the high school building.We have it on excellent...

By NAOMI SCULLY-BRISTOL

AMHERST — As they navigated the steep and rocky terrain of Mount Abraham, members of the UMass Amherst Outing Club struggled together as they carried a 150-pound dog down the mountain on a makeshift stretcher of blankets.It was a beautiful fall day in...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — An Amherst developer’s intent to turn a five-story mixed-use building under construction into housing exclusively for 63 Amherst College students is raising concerns for some observers.While the Planning Board at its Oct. 16 meeting approved...