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By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — A possible reconstruction of the War Memorial Pool bathhouse, a centerpiece of a larger overhaul of downtown’s Community Field, is in line to get an additional $500,000 from the town’s Community Preservation Act account.The CPA Committee in...

By RYAN AMES

AMHERST — The Amherst swimming and diving teams both earned wins against Monson on Friday afternoon at the Amherst Middle School pool.The Hurricanes’ girls squad improved to 2-2 on the season with a 132-44 win while the boys picked up win No. 1 on the...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — The town is accepting proposals for $850,000 in Community Development Block Grant funding available to support the mission of social service agencies and complete capital projects benefiting low- and moderate-income families and...

By CAROLYN BROWN

Most people don’t see local bars as venues for classical music, but a concert series at The Drake in Amherst is helping redefine and expand where classical music belongs.Chamber@The Drake, the venue’s classical music series, brings performers to play...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — Water damage caused by frozen pipes at a fraternity and sorority at the University of Massachusetts have left both homes temporarily uninhabitable, with the possibility that those living at the fraternity house may not be able to move in...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — The town’s conservation areas and trails could get new signs that will bring some consistency to the appearance of those sites and mirror the branding of what is known as the downtown wayfinding system.With a request for up to $100,000 in...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — Embracing change through an equity lens, putting new protocols in place that don’t rely only on past practices, and improving communication while also speaking hard truths are at the heart of Superintendent E. Xiomara Herman’s approach to...

On Jan. 6, 2025, Vice President Kamala Harris will preside over the counting of the electoral votes for Donald Trump, just as four years earlier VP Mike Pence presided over the counting of the electoral votes for Joe Biden.It would be fitting for...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — A rear two-story addition to an historic Lessey Street home, which is in the Emily Dickinson Local Historic District, could be demolished and rebuilt.The Historical Commission will hold a hearing Monday at 7 p.m. under the Preservation of...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — An illustrated strip of her life story shows her cats, the cello she practices, and an imaginative dragon, but commences with a depiction of woods.“I really like nature and being outside, so that’s why it starts with trees,” says Crocker...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — Nearly half of residents completing a survey focused on ways Amherst can produce more housing, especially for low- and moderate-income families and individuals, say they intend to leave town over the next five years, with a majority citing...

AMHERST — As people begin taking down and removing Christmas trees from their homes, an Amherst farm is accepting donations of the evergreens to feed a herd of goats.Trees, devoid of tinsel, ornaments and other decorations, can be dropped in the yard...

By RYAN AMES

AMHERST — The wait continues for the Amherst Regional boys basketball team.The Hurricanes fell to 0-4 on the season following their 46-42 loss to Taconic on Monday.Tied 40-40 with less than two minutes to go in regulation, the Braves (4-1) began to...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — Work crews with CTA Construction Managers, LLC, of Waltham, will begin constructing Amherst’s $97.5 elementary school on South East Street during the week of Jan. 13, with occupancy of the building for students and staff remaining on track...

Matt Gaetz possesses several traits that could make him the front runner as the Republican nominee for the 2028 presidential election. First, he is both white and a man. These two characteristics have been routinely associated with violence,...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — Major changes to Amherst’s council-manager form of government, which has been in place since December 2018, would likely require establishment of a new Charter Commission, townwide votes and possibly approval from the state Legislature.Yet...

By RYAN AMES

SPRINGFIELD – The Amherst boys hockey team picked up its first win of the season in a 3-2 victory over Minnechaug on Friday afternoon at the MassMutual Center.Freshman Nate Desbian deposited two goals for the Hurricanes (1-2-1) while senior goalie...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — New school traffic zones for both the Amherst Regional Middle and High schools are being established by the Town Council.At the middle school, 20 mph signs will installed be on the south side of Chestnut Street and the east side of High...

Thanks to Raymond Fontaine for his wonderful recollections of public radio past from WGBH and WFCR 88.5FM [”Memories of public radio past still glow,” Gazette, Dec. 21]. I was at GBH when most of those shows were produced. And I’m proud of those...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — Friends of the Jones Libraries are making a $500,000 donation to the expansion and renovation of the 43 Amity St. building, drawing the money from what is known as the Woodbury Fund.Trustees for the Jones Library unanimously accepted the...