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HADLEY — Pioneer Valley Chinese Immersion Charter School’s planned expansion to a second campus is continuing with the acquisition of a two-story, 80,000-square-foot building at 300 Venture Way.The school recently finalized the $7.15 million deal to...

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AMHERST — By the time Elsie Fetterman attended the annual meeting of the American Home Economics Association in Detroit in 1964, where she was presented a distinguished community service award by then first lady Lady Bird Johnson, she was already...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

HATFIELD — Assistance for military veterans and their families, to ensure they are getting the benefits to which they are entitled, will be handled by the Central Hampshire Veteran Services in Northampton through next June.With the recent resignation...

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AMHERST — Continued fallout from the approved $35.27 million fiscal year 2025 budget for the Amherst-Pelham Regional Schools, which exceeded financial guidelines set by the town of Amherst while falling short of maintaining all existing staff and...

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AMHERST — Site plans for an 85-apartment development at the corner of Amity Street and University Drive, spread across two, four-story buildings totaling 14,000 square feet, will be examined by the Planning Board on Aug. 7.The site plan review hearing...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — A nonprofit organization that has long supported efforts to provide housing for low- and moderate-income individuals, and helped launch the town’s first overnight emergency homeless shelter in 2009, is making a donation to the Amherst...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

Canceled non-urgent surgeries, procedures and medical visits at Cooley Dickinson Hospital in Northampton, postponed cases in the Massachusetts court system and delayed in-person services at Registry of Motor Vehicles locations were among impacts area...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — Changes to the $46.1 million plans for the expanded and renovated Jones Library, largely driven by an attempt to reduce costs when the building project goes back out to bid later this year, will be examined by town boards and committees...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — The North Amherst Library, which reopened to the public earlier this year, will be the new in-person polling location for voters in Precinct 1A, beginning with the state primary in September.Acting on a request from Town Clerk Susan Audette,...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — More than 37% of annual global greenhouse gas emissions are produced by the billions of tons of concrete, asphalt, steel, glass and other construction materials used in buildings and other infrastructure projects, according to U.S....

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HADLEY — Hadley’s capped landfill along the Connecticut River off Cemetery Road continues to be the focus for a potential 2-megawatt solar array project, even with uncertainty about how the town will cover the costs to submit an application to...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

HADLEY — In the aftermath of the Hampshire Mall selling for a fraction of its assessed value last month, the town is moving ahead with the study of a possible smart growth district for a portion of Route 9 that could allow some residential...

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AMHERST — As a revised trash hauler bylaw requiring a pay-as-you-throw system and curbside composting continues to be discussed by town officials, the Town Council could soon ask the town manager to determine whether companies will be interested in...

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AMHERST — Written and oral comments from a resident indicating she would prioritize views of abutters when decisions are made by the Planning Board, and might bring a confrontational relationship toward the University of Massachusetts, have cost her a...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — A working group may soon be formed to examine the future of a public golf course in North Amherst that has long relied on municipal funding to remain solvent, even though memberships, greens fees and assorted other revenues are supposed to...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

HADLEY — The $26.2 million project to widen Route 9 from the town center east to the intersection of North and South Maple streets remains on track to be completed by spring 2026.The expected finish date for the work on the state highway is April...

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AMHERST — A free transit program for guests at the Craig’s Place homeless shelter, initiated in March 2023, has supported their physical and mental well-being and provided assistance to those seeking to move into permanent housing, according to a...

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AMHERST — Herrell’s Ice Cream, a mainstay on Old South Street at Thorne’s Marketplace in downtown Northampton, will be opening a pop-up shop in the North Square at the Mill District in North Amherst by the end of July, with plans to have a permanent...

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AMHERST — Crocker Farm School’s Amherst Early Education Center recently became one of 35 schools across the country to earn the Human Rights Campaign’s Welcoming Schools Seal of Excellence, where work over the past three years is honoring family...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — Upon completion of the $46.1 million expansion and renovation of the Jones Library in 2026, the building’s main entrance, with the formal staircase rising three floors and Philippine walnut and mahogany woodwork gracing the walls, would...