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What’s Law Got to Do With It? How Amherst’s Disregard of Historic Preservation Law Has Already Forfeited $1,800,000 and Jeopardizes Millions More in Federal Grants
When I retired back to Massachusetts in 1999, one of my first conversations with an Amherst resident started like this: “Have you seen our Jones Library?” The woman’s voice said that the Jones Library was something special. My answer was nonetheless “No.” But over my 22 years in Amherst, I came to appreciate how special the historic Jones Library is, and how it weaves through Amherst’s stories.
As UMass football opens its final independent season, the schedule is a glimpse into the future
“We’ve been working all summer for this, and it’s finally here.”. The 2024 season is the end of an era for UMass football, which will play its ninth and final season as an FBS independent ahead of a 2025 return to the Mid-American Conference. Those nine years have...
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Erving awaiting word on I.P. Mill demotion money
ERVING, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — Erving officials are awaiting word from MassDevelopment on a plan for partial demolition of the International Paper Mill. Town Administrator Bryan Smith says MassDevelopment had some questions about the plan before the grant money is released. Scott Bastarache of the Selectboard explained that...
Maine Field Hockey Beats UMass 2-1 in OT for 1st Win
The UMaine Field Hockey Team beat UMass 2-1 in overtime on Saturday morning, in Evanston, Illinois for their 1st win of the season. Saylor Kuefler scored her 1st goal of the season with 3:26 gone to put UMaine on top 1-0. But it took just 6:16 for the Lady Minutemen...
Public Comment: Moving Trash Bylaw Forward, Council Should Heed Advice from Mass DEP
The following public comment was presented at the meeting of the Town Services and Outreach Committed on August 29,2024. Following that meeting, the author appended comments on the meeting. My name is Darcy DuMont and I’m speaking on behalf of Zero Waste Amherst. We are very gratified that the waste...
Healing the wounds of failed management in a Mass. nursing home (Editorial)
The people performing an essential service of rehabilitation inside a South Hadley nursing home aren’t who you’d expect. If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation. By using this site, you consent to our User Agreement and agree that your clicks, interactions, and personal information may be collected, recorded, and/or stored by us and social media and other third-party partners in accordance with our Privacy Policy.
Vineyard plan to tax $1M-plus real estate transactions gets a boost from Mass. House
The Massachusetts House advanced one of the most hot-button housing policies of the session on Thursday -- but only for six towns and at a session attended by fewer than 10 state representatives. The chamber gave initial approval to a bill sponsored by Rep. Dylan A. Fernandes’, D-Barnstable/Dukes/Nantucket, allowing Martha’s...
Tamarack Hollow Breaks Ground on Long-Anticipated Nature Center
WINDSOR, Mass. — Aimee Gelinas and Daniel Cohen have led hikes and other programming at Tamarack Hollow Nature and Cultural Center for more than a decade. Now an upcoming educational center will create new opportunities to connect people with the natural world and the folklore traditions that honor it.
Volleyball Secures First Win of 2024 Over St. Joesphs Long Island
NEW YORK CITY, N.Y (August 31, 2024) – The UMass Boston Volleyball Team picks up the first win of the 2024 campaign on the road against Saint Josephs University Long Island in three straight sets from the NYU Tournament in New York City, New York. The Basics:. UMass Boston...
CBP Let a Man Whose Bag Tested Positive For a Highly Sensitive Homemade Explosive at Boston Logan Airport Leave the United States… He’s Now Wanted For Bomb-Making Activities
The Department of Homeland Security allowed a man whose checked-in luggage tested positive for a highly sensitive and dangerous homemade explosive at Boston Logan International Airport to get on an international flight to Paris. The man is now wanted by the FBI for bomb-making activities. Aram Brunson from Newton, Massachusetts,...
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