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John Varner: ‘Leverett is not Florida’
12-18-2023 4:24 PM

In Florida, it is common for developers to plan and build entire new communities. A few political favors are done, a new exit ramp springs off the closest highway, and regulatory concerns are bulldozed along with the land.Within the span of a few...


Preliminary budget for Amherst-Pelham Regional Schools shows $1.9M gap
12-18-2023 1:55 PM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — Various adjustments and cost savings totaling $1.9 million may be necessary before a fiscal year 2025 operating budget for the Amherst-Pelham Regional Schools can be adopted by the four member towns, according to school officials.“It is...


Amherst middle school science teacher gone without explanation
12-17-2023 2:00 PM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — An Amherst Regional Middle School science teacher placed on leave in November, putting instruction of her students in limbo, appears to have lost her job, even after appeals from parents and the teachers union that she be allowed to...


Area briefs: Pop-Up Holiday Fair Sunday in Leverett; Comerford lands Beacon of Justice recognition
12-15-2023 4:49 PM

Pop-Up Holiday Fair set for Sunday in LeverettLEVERETT — A Pop-Up Holiday Fair takes place at the Leverett Co-op, 180 Rattlesnake Gutter Road, Sunday from 2 to 5 p.m. The fair, which coincides with the ongoing holiday shoppe where people can buy gifts...


Amherst Regional School Committee punts track decision to new year, new members
12-15-2023 1:35 PM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — Artificial turf will remain the mandated surface for a new playing field inside a renovated track at Amherst Regional High School, even as debate continues in the four regional towns about whether such a requirement should be dropped.The...


Expansive housing vision unveiled for Leverett estate
12-14-2023 2:57 PM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

LEVERETT — Should the redevelopment of Juggler Meadow, the estate built for late Yankee Candle Founder Michael Kittredge, move forward with possibly hundreds of homes, those living in those future homes and apartments could access amenities including...


Bank donates $20K to rehab sawmill building in Leverett
12-11-2023 1:02 PM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

LEVERETT — A future overhaul of the historic North Leverett Sawmill, possibly into a museum of 18th to 21st century industry, is receiving a multiyear grant in support of the project.Greenfield Cooperative Bank announced this week that it is donating...


Amherst’s interim superintendent defends HR consultant after union calls for resignation
12-08-2023 12:37 PM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — The regional school district’s interim superintendent is defending the work of a human resources department consultant as critical for the district during a tumultous time, responding to a demand from the school union that she resign. On...


Leverett moves to discontinue Rattlesnake Gutter Road
12-07-2023 12:17 PM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

LEVERETT — Despite an appeal from the town’s fire and police chiefs to reopen a section of a long-closed gravel road, the Select Board is moving forward with permanently discontinuing much of Rattlesnake Gutter Road as a public way.Acting on a request...


Huge housing complex eyed for Yankee Candle founder’s Leverett estate
12-05-2023 5:34 PM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

LEVERETT — A large-scale housing development, potentially with hundreds of homes and apartments, is being considered for the Kittredge Estate, the home of the late Yankee Candle founder that has been on the real estate market for $23 million since the...


Amherst Regional School Committee restarting middle school principal search
12-05-2023 4:52 PM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — A search process for a permanent Amherst Regional Middle School principal that failed last spring when both finalists withdrew, including a candidate who had completed a public interview and was invited for a site visit, will resume in the...


Amherst school union calls on HR staffer to resign
12-04-2023 5:36 PM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — The school district’s largest union is calling on a part-time member of the district’s human resources department to resign, alleging that her investigations into offensive conduct at Amherst Regional Middle School were “highly...


Guest columnist Gene Stamell: Out of the mouths of babes
12-04-2023 10:00 AM

By GENE STAMELL

My teaching career has spanned well over four decades. I recall staining and ruining many perfectly good shirts and sweaters while hand-cranking copies of math papers on ditto machines. Yes, back then, teaching sometimes resulted in strong biceps and...


Amherst Regional may revisit synthetic turf for its track and field project
12-01-2023 10:34 AM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — With designs and precise cost estimates for a new track and field at Amherst-Pelham Regional High School possibly still six to nine months from being completed, members of the Regional School Committee are considering revisiting a 2022 vote...


Belchertown dog rescue group buys Dakin site in Leverett
11-30-2023 10:26 AM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

LEVERETT — For almost 25 years, a property at 163 Montague Road has served as a sanctuary for dogs, cats and other small animals, ensuring that otherwise unwanted and homeless pets would get love and attention, and eventually be adopted.Now, more than...


Amherst regional district getting staff aligned on gender, sexual orientation
11-23-2023 11:00 AM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — Two trainings focused on improving staff knowledge of gender identity and sexual orientation, including a full day of professional development with presentations and workshops, are part of the Amherst-Pelham Regional school district’s...


Guest columnist Gene Stamell: Every day, a genius!
11-13-2023 4:14 PM

By GENE STAMELL

During the course of our lives, each of us is ascribed many titles and roles. A few of mine, in chronological order, include son, cousin, brother, friend, boyfriend, husband, uncle, father, songwriter, teacher and grandfather. It is fun and humbling...


Bridge replacement, CPA projects to highlight Tuesday’s special Town Meeting in Leverett
11-12-2023 3:26 PM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

LEVERETT — Leverett voters are being asked to accept a series of road layouts and pursue permanent easements to accommodate a $2.71 million state project to rebuild a bridge over the Roaring Brook at a special Town Meeting on Tuesday.The session,...


Union 28 begins search for new school superintendent
11-12-2023 3:25 PM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

SHUTESBURY — A search is underway for a new superintendent to oversee the Erving School Union 28, a district that includes four elementary schools serving preschool through sixth-grade students in Shutesbury, Leverett, Erving, Wendell and New...


Sarena Neyman: Which side are you on? False binary of the Israel-Hamas war
11-10-2023 6:00 PM

By SARENA NEYMAN

As a child of two Holocaust survivors and a product of Jewish day schools and Zionist summer camps, I was brought up to love Israel unconditionally.My great-grandmother moved to Palestine from Poland in the 1930s because she recognized the dangerous...

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