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Jo-Ann Fabric in Hampshire Mall faces closure as chain preps for sale
02-13-2025 3:36 PM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

HADLEY — A fabric, yarn and craft supply store that has been part of the Hampshire Mall since the Route 9 shopping center opened in 1978 is likely to close as part of a corporate restructuring.

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Amherst-Pelham union factions spar as school committees take up Herman accusations
02-13-2025 5:40 PM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — Members of the Amherst Pelham Education Association remain divided over whether to offer support to Superintendent E. Xiomara Herman in the face of an ongoing investigation, led by the Regional and Union 26 school committees, into accusations of mismanagement and abusive behavior in the central office.


Embracing used clothing: UMass students finding success with new thrift, consignment shop
02-13-2025 3:24 PM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — A consignment store to serve college campuses, offering inexpensive clothes and low-priced household items, was an idea hatched by students in a University of Massachusetts classroom.


Track project at Amherst Regional High School gets green light, work to begin in June
02-13-2025 11:42 AM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — Construction on a new track and field at Amherst Regional High School, at a cost of $4.11 million, should begin in late June.


Around Amherst: Eight days of WinterFest kicks off in North Amherst
02-13-2025 11:25 AM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — WinterFest Amherst, being called eight days of frosty fun, is beginning with cold-weather games and activities at Mill River Recreation Area and the Mill District in North Amherst on Saturday afternoon.


$2.8M Amherst Bangs Center building upgrades leave seniors short
02-12-2025 11:29 AM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — New sprinkler and fire alarm systems, upgraded heating, ventilation and air conditioning, and accessibility enhancements are among $2.8 million in improvements planned for the Bangs Community Center — upgrades that fall short of addressing calls from members of the Council on Aging and senior residents to improve Senior Center facilities and immediately provide more space for activities.


Sen. Velis-led panel on antisemitism tangles with teachers union reps over pro-Palestinian resources
02-11-2025 4:49 PM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

NORTHAMPTON — Over the course of two hours Monday at the State House in Boston, legislators sitting on the Special Commission on Combating Antisemitism presented numerous pro-Palestinian exhibits — resources that educators might use in their classroom — drawn from a members-only section of the Massachusetts Teachers Association website.


Families alerted about middle school student’s Nazi salute
02-11-2025 4:47 PM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — Families of students at Amherst Regional Middle School are being notified about an antisemitic incident that occurred Monday when a student gave a Nazi salute during class — the latest in a series of incidents that have occurred at area schools in recent years.


Amherst school budget best-case scenario: 17 positions gone
02-10-2025 4:21 PM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — Unless state aid increases, other sources of funding are found or member towns can contribute more, a fiscal year 2026 budget that eliminates around 17 positions may be the best-case scenario for the Amherst-Pelham Regional Schools, according to information presented at a “Four Towns Meeting” Saturday.


Amherst schools’ rank-and-file elementary union members break with leaders over support of superintendent
02-10-2025 4:17 PM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — A significant majority of elementary school teachers, paraprofessionals and clerical staff are disavowing a recent statement, released by the executive board for the Amherst-Pelham Education Association, offering support to Superintendent E. Xiomara Herman in the face of allegations made by 12 administrators whose identities have not been made public.


Hadley boards settle on parcel for pickleball next to Hopkins Academy
02-10-2025 12:20 PM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

HADLEY — Approvals from the Select Board and School Committee to use a portion of land along Route 9 next to Hopkins Academy could set the stage for the construction of up to four outdoor pickleball courts and a full-size basketball court.


Praise, criticism for proposed tobacco changes in Amherst; some want town to adopt nicotine-free generation
02-09-2025 1:01 PM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — Revised regulations on the sale of tobacco products in Amherst drafted by the Board of Health, including restricting oral nicotine pouches to adults-only tobacco stores, is winning both praise and criticism from the public, with advocates for curtailing access to tobacco calling for the town to bolster the rules by adopting a nicotine-free generation measure.


Hadley nixes all-way stop at Bay Road-South Maple intersection
02-09-2025 10:01 AM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

HADLEY — A possible reconfiguration of the intersection of Bay Road and South Maple Street, identified by the state’s Department of Transportation as an appropriate location for an all-way stop, will not be pursued by the Select Board.


WMass legislators pan study of ways towns could tap Quabbin water
02-07-2025 2:25 PM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

PELHAM — A preliminary report showing how the 12 communities in the Quabbin Reservoir watershed might be able to get potable water from the resource falls short of a comprehensive study being sought by legislators representing the Quabbin region.


Amherst man pleads guilty to child porn charges
02-07-2025 2:14 PM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — An Amherst man pleaded guilty in federal court in Boston on Wednesday to distribution and possession of child sexual abuse material, according to the U.S. attorney’s office for the District of Massachusetts.


Around Amherst: Historical Society salutes people behind Cambodian exhibit
02-07-2025 1:02 PM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — Organizers of the “Cambodians in Amherst: A History of the Khmer Community” exhibit in 2024 at the Strong House are earning the Amherst Historical Society’s annual Arthur F. Kinney Conch Shell award.


Hadley backs completion of 104-mile rail trial to Boston
02-07-2025 1:00 PM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

HADLEY — Hadley officials are endorsing the complete build-out of the Mass Central Rail Trail, a 104-mile long trail that would link 26 communities across the state, extending the 11-mile Norwottuck Rail Trail that already connects the town with Northampton, Amherst and Belchertown.


Amherst College giving $2.5M to the town over next three years
02-06-2025 4:22 PM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — A $2.5 million donation from Amherst College will support the Amherst and regional schools, the town’s emergency services, and infrastructure work downtown over the next three years, as well as one of two municipal building projects the town is undertaking.


Hadley planners restart work toward affordable housing zone
02-06-2025 11:48 AM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

HADLEY — The town’s Planning Board is asking the Pioneer Valley Planning Commission to resume its work plan that could lead to creating a so-called smart growth zoning district along the Route 9 corridor.


Amherst town manager sounds alarm over looming 20% insurance hike
02-05-2025 4:30 PM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — Amherst is facing a much larger than anticipated increase in health insurance costs for fiscal year 2026, with a projected jump of almost 20%, at the top range allowed for the town’s insurer, the Massachusetts Interlocal Insurance Association.


Amherst hires inspector as it ramps up rental oversight program
02-04-2025 3:57 PM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — After more than a decade of rental housing oversight in Amherst being complaint-driven, with no regular evaluations of the habitability of rental properties, a more rigorous process that will lead to all apartments being inspected every five years starts July 1.

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