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‘One sentence can change the course of a relationship’: Valley Players stage first full production, ‘Constellations,’ this weekend and next
10-09-2024 3:09 PM

By CAROLYN BROWN

Valley Players, a local volunteer theater group formed earlier this year, will perform their first full production in Amherst this weekend and next.The show, “Constellations,” by playwright Nick Payne, will be at Munson Memorial Library in Amherst...

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Amherst library chief gets salary boost to $130K
10-08-2024 12:58 PM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — In recognition of what elected trustees say is her exemplary work overseeing the Jones Library system, and the planned expansion and renovation project at the main branch, Director Sharon Sharry is earning a significant salary boost.Trustees...


Easthampton Public Library breaks ground on new annex at old bank building off rotary
10-02-2024 3:37 PM

By ALEXA LEWIS

EASTHAMPTON — The Easthampton Public Library will soon offer the community a new, renovated annex space that will host community meetings, events, computer classes, and fully accessible children’s activities thanks to the donation by bankESB of a...


Jones Library director earns glowing review in Amherst
09-10-2024 3:47 PM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — Jones Library Director Sharon Sharry’s dedication to the Jones Library, its staff and patrons, and her continued planning for a renovated and expanded main branch, is being recognized with an exemplary annual performance review from the...


PHOTO: Making their mark
09-05-2024 9:41 AM


Amherst Historical Commission gives final OK to Jones project; bids to be readvertised
09-04-2024 3:47 PM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — The Amherst Historical Commission is accepting cost-saving measures in the plans for the expanded and renovated Jones Library, including removal of a skylight from the roof, use of synthetic slate shingles and streamlined landscaping.The...


Demolition approved for Amherst’s Jones Library project
08-27-2024 11:45 AM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — As long as two windows in the existing building are preserved and reused and the original 1928 building is protected from damage, the demolition of the 1990s addition to the Jones Library can proceed, based on a recent Amherst Historical...


‘Every family has a unique set of puzzles’: Sunderland Public Library to host Intro to Genealogy series
08-22-2024 1:01 PM

By CHRIS LARABEE

Have you ever wanted to figure out your family’s lineage but didn’t know where, or how, to start? If so, you may be in luck with the Sunderland Public Library’s upcoming Introduction to Genealogy series.Beginning Sept. 10, the library is partnering...


Jones Library changes up for review by Amherst Historical Commission Thursday
08-20-2024 3:28 PM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — Proposed cost-cutting changes for the Jones Library’s expansion and renovation project will be reviewed by the Historical Commission Thursday evening, a final step before advertisements are placed, for a second time, seeking general...


Trustees mull back-up plans for Jones Library expansion in Amherst
08-10-2024 8:30 PM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — Abandoning plans to expand and renovate the Jones Library would necessitate pursuing a backup project that would be more costly and would take longer to modernize the Amity Street building, while leaving the library without needed amenities...


‘More than just a building’: Construction begins on new Shutesbury library
08-05-2024 11:31 AM

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

SHUTESBURY — A decadeslong goal came one step closer to fruition with the recent groundbreaking ceremony for a new 4,400-square-foot library at 66 Leverett Road. “Some people say it takes a village. I say it takes a plan, and it’s taken 28 years of...


South Hadley’s Imagination Library gives youngsters free books
08-04-2024 9:52 AM

By EMILEE KLEIN

SOUTH HADLEY — Access to books in the early years of a child’s life have proven time and again to boost literacy and ensure proficiency in reading.One two-decade study found that having 500 books at home advanced a child an average of 3.2 years...


Jones Library project changes are run past Planning Board
08-01-2024 3:36 PM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — Various changes to the plans for the Jones Library expansion and renovation project, aimed at reducing costs before general contracting bids are sought for a second time later this year, are being approved by the Planning Board.With members...


Petition seeks end to Jones Library project in Amherst
07-31-2024 3:44 PM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — An online petition is appealing to the Town Council to put an end to the Jones Library expansion and renovation project, citing the growing price tag, the possible impacts on the original 1928 portion of the Amity Street building and...


Library project changes to go under microscope
07-19-2024 11:08 AM

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...


$2M in historic tax credits for Jones Library expansion off the table
07-11-2024 8:19 AM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — Around $2 million in historic tax credits sought for the $46.1 million expansion and renovation of the Jones Library will not be available after the project was deemed ineligible by the Massachusetts Historical Commission, whose staff are...


Amherst council backs $551K savings study for Jones expansion project
06-25-2024 2:51 PM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — A Boston architect will develop various cost savings for the $46.1 million planned expansion and renovation of the Jones Library, in advance of the project going back out to bid for a general contractor later this year.At its June 17...


‘Join Or Die’ screening, discussion to take place Tuesday at Forbes Library
06-14-2024 4:34 PM

By ALEXA LEWIS

NORTHAMPTON — Loneliness impacts everyone, but the cure could be as simple as joining a local organization.Trauma-Informed Hampshire County will host a screening of “Join Or Die,” a film chronicling the work of renowned social scientist Robert Putnam...


Amherst library dips into endowment to pay architects up to $551K to pare Jones project cost
06-10-2024 4:02 PM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — More than $500,000 from the Jones Inc. endowment will be used to pay Finegold Alexander Architects for an additional 12 weeks of work, during which its team will aim to reduce the costs of the proposed expansion and renovation of the Jones...


State library board extends window for Jones project to land affordable bid
06-06-2024 4:24 PM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — Trustees for the Jones Library and the Library Building Committee will have another six months to identify a general contractor to handle the estimated $46.1 million project to expand and renovate the 43 Amity St. building by the end of...


A half-century of photography: Forbes Library exhibit showcases the vintage work and world views of photographer and digital printmaker Stan Sherer
06-06-2024 3:43 PM

By STEVE PFARRER

When Stan Sherer was growing up in the Bronx in New York City in the 1950s, an uncle paid a visit to his family one day and brought along some World War II-era darkroom equipment.Sherer didn’t know it just then, but he was about to find his life’s...

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