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I read the June 1 article with the headline “Earth is ‘really Sick Now.’” It is such a troubling thought … though far from news. It brought to my mind something I feel quite concerned about as part of this university community. The annual spring couch...

AMHERST — Amherst will have three days featuring numerous events to commemorate Juneteenth, the federal holiday that recognizes the last people being emancipated in Galveston, Texas in 1865 following the Civil War.On Saturday, Ancestral Bridges is...

From the Norwottuck Rail Trail here at home to the Grand Canyon in the West, beauty abounds in the natural world. It’s found in places big and small — some well-known, others our secret respites from the modern world. Almost all are well-loved, and...

AMHERST — A partial shutdown Thursday morning of Amherst’s wastewater treatment plant led to about 75,000 gallons of unchlorinated, partially treated sewage being released into the Connecticut River as of 11 a.m., according to information provided by...

AMHERST — A $75.4 million operating budget for fiscal year 2024 that preserves most municipal and library services in Amherst, but will cause some staff reductions at the town’s three elementary schools, is approved by the Town Council.With little...

From the Norwottuck Rail Trail here at home to the Grand Canyon in the West, beauty abounds in the natural world. It’s found in places big and small — some well-known, others our secret respites from the modern world. Almost all are well-loved, and...

AMHERST — Information technology services at Hampshire College are expected to be handled by a private company, rather than college employees, beginning next month, with a full transition to be complete over the course of the fall semester.A message...

Tom Toski, a longtime fixture of the western Massachusetts golf scene who taught several famous clients how to play the game, died last month in Florida. He was 97. Toski was born in 1925 to Walenty and Mary Algustoski, immigrants from Poland, and was...

AMHERST — Even as a number of states have moved to prohibit gender-affirming medical care for transgender minors through legislation and policy changes, a University of Massachusetts Amherst economist has co-authored a report showing that hormone...

AMHERST — Human Rights Commission Youth Hero awards will be presented as part of a daylong event Sunday at Mill River Recreation Area at 95 Montague Road.The day begins with a basketball tournament, with registration at 9 a.m. and play starting at 10...