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By JULIAN MENDOZA

LEVERETT — Outraged by videos she described as “horrific,” state Rep. Natalie Blais joined state Sen. Jo Comerford at a family’s Leverett home Tuesday to draw attention to the importance of school bus safety. Wes and Audra Goscenski, who live on Long...

By MICHAEL DOVER

Dear President Biden:I congratulate and support you on your decision to run for reelection. The legislation and policies you have implemented are already strengthening the country economically, environmentally and morally.However, the extremist MAGA...

By BELLA LEVAVI

LEVERETT — A request for Community Preservation Act money to park and nature trail narrowly won approval at Saturday’s annual Town Meeting, where 150 residents passed all 30 articles on the warrant. In addition to the controversial CPA request, voters...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — Alleged homophobic and transphobic comments toward children at Amherst Regional Middle School, and the possibility that LGBTQ+ students are being told to deny their gender identity and sexual orientation, are issues of concern for several...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

LEVERETT — A legislative petition seeking to allow permanent noncitizen residents in Leverett to help make local government decisions, a requirement that all future Town Meeting sessions begin with an acknowledgment of the community’s Indigenous...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — The union representing teachers is calling on Superintendent Michael Morris to do more to promote a culture of tolerance and inclusivity at the Amherst and Amherst-Pelham regional schools, including showing support for individuals who...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — An operating budget that will cause the elimination of more than 14 positions at the Amherst-Pelham Regional public schools is being recommended by the Amherst Finance Committee, even with worry from some town officials that revenues are...

As a former school committee member who follows the news of our state and local politics carefully hoping that funding allows our schools to educate our children broadly through public education, I have been disappointed at the headlines and content...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — More hands-on experience in manufacturing for Amherst Regional High School students, along with the expansion of engineering and technology courses and modernizing engineering labs and classrooms, are projects being supported through the...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

LEVERETT — A.J. Hastings stationery and newsstand helped to anchor downtown Amherst for 108 years before closing last year. Wilson’s department store was a centerpiece of Greenfield’s retail scene for 137 years until it shuttered in early 2020.While...

By GENE STAMELL

I need a new cellphone. My iPhone 8 is more than just six generations old; it is cracked and crotchety, begging to be replaced. And, unfortunately, I am wedded to purchasing iPhones. I have used Apple products, exclusively, throughout my...

If Dr. Vito Perrone did not, as he claims, realize that he was launching grade-A culture-war ammunition when he went public with only a sliver of the many reasons his job offer for Easthampton school superintendent was withdrawn, then he has been...

I’m reading with interest about the Easthampton superintendent problem. To keep it simple, the gender of any School Committee member is not relevant. Using the term [ladies] in this situation is inappropriate and is a microaggression. I applaud what...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — A search for a new Amherst Regional Middle School principal may have to start over after the lone remaining finalist for the position withdrew from consideration, even though she had been invited for a site visit.Gabrielle Jackson, resident...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — Only one finalist to serve as the next principal at the Amherst Regional Middle School met virtually with the public at a recent public conversation, but it is uncertain if she will be named the school’s next leader.Gabrielle Jackson,...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — Representatives for the Amherst Pelham Education Association and the Amherst and Regional school committees are confirming that a contract mediation session lasted about five hours on Friday.But there doesn’t appear to be any similar...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — A short time after the school day ends on Friday, members of the Amherst-Pelham Education Association are staging a rally outside the Amherst Regional Middle School calling for a fair contract.With teachers, counselors, paraeducators and...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

LEVERETT — Funding for a new nature trail and park associated with the historic North Leverett Sawmill will be decided at annual Town Meeting this spring, but no money will yet go toward a rehabilitation planning grant for the 200-year-old Moore’s...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — About $1.16 million in staff reductions, including cutting two classroom teachers at the middle school and five paraeducators at the regional schools, are included in the budget proposal the Amherst-Pelham Regional School Committee is...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — Two finalists to become the next principal at Amherst Regional Middle School will meet the community at virtual forums Tuesday, while Allison Estes, Wildwood School’s assistant principal, will assume the principalship at that elementary...