Region's tree-lined colleges confront damage from Halloween storm

SOUTH HADLEY - Two and a half months after the freak Halloween snowstorm, grounds crews at the region's colleges continue to address the damage to their tree canopies. Paul Breen of Mount Holyoke College says 90 percent of the 1,100 trees on the core campus in South Hadley sustained some damage, and just over 50 will have to be removed. Campuses around the Pioneer Valley are in various stages of recovery.

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Amherst College advances projects

AMHERST - With the upgrade of the Lord Jeffery Inn completed, Amherst College is ready to embark on the renovation of another downtown landmark.

Amherst College artist, ESPN team up on drawings for Heisman show

AMHERST - Now here are some unusual teammates.

The sports network ESPN recently hired an Amherst College artist to create drawings of 30 college football players as part of its production of the 77th Heisman trophy presentation earlier this month.

Delegation from China tours local institutions

Little Red Schoolhouse supporters seek CPA money to move Amherst building

AMHERST - A group organized to keep a 75-year-old Amherst College-based preschool in business is seeking town money to move the building off campus. Even though members of the Little Red Schoolhouse Preservation Committee don't know yet what Amherst College, which owns the building, plans to do with it, they are requesting $130,000 from the town's Community Preservation Act account to move it. More than a year ago, the college informed the Amherst Day School program, which runs the school, that it would have to leave the building as of June because a new science building will be under construction nearby over the next few years.

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