Erin Jacque News Today

AMHERST — A series of conditions aimed at protecting groundwater and a buffer zone for bordering vegetated wetlands will allow Amherst’s first stand-alone battery storage to move forward.The Conservation Commission at its Jan. 11 meeting unanimously...

AMHERST — A movie being written and directed by playwright Annie Baker, filming in the region this summer, shoots at Mount Pollux Conservation Area for two days next month.But even when the film crew is at the South Amherst site, tentatively on the...

AMHERST — A state Department of Environmental Protection decision that overruled Conservation Commission findings about wetlands on properties at the corner of Fearing and North Pleasant streets is being appealed by Amherst officials.Through attorney...

AMHERST — Revisions to Amherst’s wetlands bylaw, including potentially reducing a burden on applicants by eliminating a requirement to notify abutters for certain projects, are being considered for adoption by the Conservation Commission this week.The...

AMHERST — A South Hadley developer who cleared numerous trees from two building lots in an Amherst subdivision, possibly compromising a wetlands area, will be required to undertake a series of corrective actions before homes are constructed.The...

AMHERST — A large-scale solar project is being proposed for a portion of 100 acres of land owned by W.D. Cowls, Inc. off Shutesbury Road.A notice of intent was recently filed with the Conservation Commission by ASD Shutesbury MA Solar LLC for the...

Combining emergency medical services and vital statistics data, a new study led by researchers from Tufts University School of Medicine provides a unique view of the opioid overdose epidemic in an urban area.

AMHERST — With unanimous approval from the Conservation Commission, a series of wetlands violations at a South Amherst property will soon be fixed.Commissioners at their Sept. 22 meeting unanimously authorized the corrective actions for a Pondview...