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AMHERST — Renovations and repairs to two privately owned buildings, one home to a long-running nonprofit organization and the other overseen by a condominium association, will receive financial assistance from the town.Despite extended debate about...

AMHERST — A growing number of buildings and other structures in Amherst that could be subject to the Historical Commission’s current demolition delay process is prompting town officials to revise and rename the bylaw.The idea of the retitled...

AMHERST — The Emily Dickinson Museum, as part of a fundraising drive designed to finance significant renovations on the property and expand programming, has received a big chunk of money to keep things rolling: $600,000.The gift, from John and...

AMHERST — The Emily Dickinson Museum, as part of a fundraising drive designed to finance significant renovations on the property and expand programming, has received a big chunk of money to keep things rolling: $600,000.The gift, from John and...

AMHERST — Stones, a sprig of lavender, a jam jar, alcohol nips, pencils and pens. These are just some of the things left at Emily Dickinson’s grave, but it is far from the only grave site in the Pioneer Valley where people leave mementos.“Cemeteries...

AMHERST — Respecting the original design intent of the Jones Library, and avoiding alterations to the remaining portions of the 1928 building, are priority recommendations included in a recently completed historic structure report.As library trustees...

AMHERST — Respecting the original design intent of the Jones Library, and avoiding alterations to the remaining portions of the 1928 building, are priority recommendations included in a recently completed historic structure report.As library trustees...

Municipal employees are being asked to wear better masks at Town Hall and other municipal buildings as a way of keeping the workforce safe and healthy during the latest surge of COVID-19.Town Manager Paul Bockelman said this week that the mandate for...

The Apple TV+ series “Dickinson” is donating scripts, props and other artifacts — including painstaking replicas of the poet’s manuscripts — to the Emily Dickinson Museum and Harvard University.

AMHERST — Walls of the Jones Library feature paintings from the collection of early 20th century Amherst businessman William A. Burnett, whose family donated over 100 pieces of art, including bronzes and other objects, for display at the new public...