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By SCOTT MERZBACH
AMHERST — Over the years, Jennifer Moyston’s jobs have included being the pantry coordinator at the Amherst Survival Center and serving as a community participation officer for the town of Amherst.Having marked her 10th anniversary of employment at...
AMHERST — Portions of Route 9 in both Amherst and Hadley will be reduced to one lane in alternating directions through May 19.In Amherst, the lane closure will take place on the section of Northampton Road from University Drive east to South Pleasant...
By SCOTT MERZBACH
AMHERST — As a teenager, Peter Kaslauskas helped his father build a home on Summer Street in the Factory Hollow section of North Amherst, a place then known as Little Lithuania due to the Eastern European immigrant families, like his own, living...
Ryan Leonard carried the puck across the blue line and slammed on his left edge to move between the circles and two Swedish defenders.Playing in his second IIHF U18 world championships, the Amherst native picked his spot to end a six-year gold medal...
By SUSAN J. TRACY
In addition to the recent carnage in Nashville, last spring 18-year-old shooters in separate incidents killed 10 adults in Buffalo, New York, and 19 children and two adults in Uvalde, Texas, 10 days apart. Both shooters were using semiautomatic...
By JACOB NELSON
This week at Brookfield Farm, a community supported agriculture (CSA) farm in Amherst, spring crops continue to take root in freshly tilled fields, gratefully soaking up last week’s rain. Just as they grow — slowly at first, then exploding with life...
By SCOTT MERZBACH
AMHERST — Even though Springfield Catholic Bishop William D. Byrne celebrated a Mass and dedicated the chapel inside the new Newman Catholic Center building on the University of Massachusetts campus last Sunday, regular Masses and other functions will...
By SCOTT MERZBACH
AMHERST — Several zoning priorities enacted by the Town Council more than two years ago, designed to motivate developers to pursue more housing projects in downtown and village centers, are being scrapped by the Town Council.But the council’s...
I am writing in support of building the new elementary school. It is a good opportunity to do something that will benefit many people over time. As a community we are known for our commitment to education. We have a creative, hard-working, dedicated,...
I am writing to express the strongest support possible for a “yes” vote on May 2 in favor of local debt-exclusion override to build a new elementary school in Amherst.Support for public education is a core value in our town and there is no doubt that...
By LYNN GRIESEMERand ANDY STEINBERG
On May 2, Amherst voters are being asked to approve a debt exclusion as part of the cost of building our first new elementary school in 50 years, replacing Fort River and Wildwood schools. Many questions have been asked and most are answered here:...
By SCOTT MERZBACH
AMHERST — The cultural, social, economic and environmental impact on the community and the town’s story by individuals and families who are Black, Indigenous and people of color will be the focus of an art installation at Kendrick Park.The Amherst...
I’m voting “yes” for a new school! Why?1. The need for better physical space for our children and teachers is well established. The current buildings cannot provide the quiet, airy, well-lit classrooms students need. 2.It makes good financial sense....
We the undersigned are retired Amherst Public Schools educators and residents of the town of Amherst. We urge fellow community members to join us on Election Day, May 2, to vote “yes” in support of funding the new consolidated Amherst elementary...
By SCOTT MERZBACH
AMHERST — A member of the Amherst and Amherst-Pelham Regional school committees is offering a public apology for bringing a perceived reprimand against a colleague last fall.At Tuesday’s Regional School Committee meeting, Peter Demling, one of five...
By SCOTT MERZBACH
AMHERST — Alleged homophobic and transphobic comments toward children at Amherst Regional Middle School, and the possibility that LGBTQ+ students are being told to deny their gender identity and sexual orientation, are issues of concern for several...
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AMHERST — Both Amherst College and the town’s Public Shade Tree Committee will join together to mark Arbor Day with events on Friday.The celebration will have tree enthusiasts and green industry professionals over the course of the day.Arbor Day comes...
Back in 2016 and 2017, the town voted to build a new school building for our elementary students. You don’t have to dig too deep to gain an understanding of how poor the conditions and designs are at both Wildwood and Fort River [schools]. If you are...
As former School Committee members, we know that our educators work tirelessly to provide excellent educational experiences for our students at Fort River and Wildwood [schools] each day, but the facilities are failing. Educationally, the open floor...
Amherst homeowners already face paying the ninth highest property tax rate of all 300-plus towns in the state. Now the same homeowners are being asked to nearly double their annual property tax rate increase. Really? Homeowners are already struggling...
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