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AMHERST — Preliminary plans for the new building to house the Newman Catholic Center on the University of Massachusetts campus will be presented to the Planning Board Wednesday.Vinsu Shah, a representative of CBT Architects of Boston, will discuss...

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AMHERST — The Newman Center, which for more than 55 years has served as the Catholic hub for students, faculty and staff at the University of Massachusetts, is being sold for $12.5 million to the UMass Building Authority.The sale by the Roman Catholic...

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WILLIAMSBURG — Attorney General Maura Healey filed a lawsuit Tuesday against a Pennsylvania developer alleging “irreparable harm” caused by polluting of the West Branch Mill River and damage to more than two acres of protected wetlands.The lawsuit...

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AMHERST — Costs associated with Amherst College’s decision to move instruction online, and sending students home for the remainder of the semester in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, could exceed $10 million, according to a memo sent to students and...

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AMHERST — After more than a half a century, The Pub, a popular downtown restaurant and bar, will be shuttering its doors as the building it occupies is slated for demolition.The Pub, which opened in 1968 in a new building at 15 East Pleasant St., and...

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HADLEY — Day in and day out for the past 31 years, through the busy spring planting and holiday seasons to the lulls of midwinter, Tom and Janine Giles have emphasized their responsibility to customers as owners of the Hadley Garden Center.“People...

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AMHERST — Olde Towne Tavern, a bar in business for nearly a decade at the northern end of downtown, recently closed after surrendering its all-alcohol liquor license to the town.Opened in spring 2011 at 1 Pray St., the 1,872-square foot site, with...

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AMHERST — Those with an affinity for sports ballcaps from yesteryear might want to check out the special hat room at Mass Vintage’s new retail store Boltwood Walk at the former Knights of Columbus Quigley Hall.The 420 cubbies that line the wall of...

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HADLEY — When Noelle Nubani and Cyrus Safizadeh open their new dental practice next month on Route 9, the couple will begin with just a handful of patients in what appears to be an increasingly competitive market for those who are in the field of...

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AMHERST — Rafters Sports Bar and Restaurant, an institution since 1991 that was often filled with patrons before and after sporting events at the University of Massachusetts, closed Wednesday to make way for a new marijuana dispensary.The Jolly...

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HADLEY — Hilda Gruber remembers making and selling ice cream to families at the public swimming hole on her family’s dairy farm in Pennsylvania in the 1930s.“We made homemade ice cream in those days,” Gruber says. “We had a farm and a swimming pool,...

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AMHERST — A longtime business owner in downtown Amherst is getting financial support to help him cope with his spouse’s illness.Friends and supporters of Robert and Dorothy Green recently launched a Go Fund Me campaign for the family, which has owned...

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NORTHAMPTON — A key player in the revitalization of downtown Northampton in the late 1970s who remained at the forefront of promoting arts in the city for 40 years has died at the age of 77.Gordon Thorne, who died June 27 at his home at Bramble Hill...

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AMHERST — A woman was arrested downtown near the Rotary Town Fair Monday afternoon after allegedly exposing herself to and cursing at several children, according to police.Melissa A. Standley, 45, of 619 South East St, was arrested at 1:47 p.m. near...

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AMHERST — A bistro serving French-style comfort food for 13 years will end its run next month, another in a line of restaurants in Amherst that have closed in recent months that have largely catered to year-round residents, visitors and...

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AMHERST — Owners of a longtime downtown bar intend to expand the establishment and add food service in early 2018.Management at The Spoke, 35 East Pleasant St., has a plan to double the size of the bar by taking over the lease from the adjacent space...

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AMHERST — Standing on the steps of the downtown Amherst church he now calls home, Lucio Perez on Thursday afternoon asked the community to provide him strength as he continues to face the possibility that he will be deported and separated from his...

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AMHERST — Holding signs with words criticizing the media, blasting feminism and slamming Hillary Clinton, Phil O’Connell has been a frequent presence on the sidewalks of downtown Amherst.Even though his political views may differ from many of those...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — Fresh pavement has been put down and new curbs are being installed as the roundabout at the northern end of downtown continues to take shape.Crews from Warner Brothers LLC, of Sunderland, and Caracas Construction Corp., of Ludlow, are at the...

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AMHERST — While improvements to the 1928 Jones Library are on hold, library officials believe the state is endorsing the expansion and renovation project by putting it on a funding waiting list. Critics of the project, however, see being wait-listed...