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Updated: 9:44 PM EST Mar 8, 2021 Hundreds of University of Massachusetts Amherst students are facing discipline for what school officials say is an "egregious violation" of the school's COVID-19 policy.In a message to students, the vice chancellor for student affairs and campus life said the Amherst Police Department was called by residents to disperse a crowd of about 200 UMass Amherst students who had gathered for a party, which coincided with the traditional pre-St. Patrick's Day "Blarney Blowout" festivities.According to Vice-Chancellor Brandi Hephner LaBanc, the crowd of mostly...

UMass Amherst issuing suspensions over ‘egregious violations’ of COVID policies; police break up weekend parties Updated Mar 08, 2021; AMHERST — The University of Massachusetts will issue interim suspensions to a number of students for “egregious violations” of COVID-19 policies after police broke up a party of about 200 people Saturday afternoon, university officials said Monday. Amherst Police Chief Scott Livingstone said police were called to the Townehouse of Amherst complex at 50 Meadow St. in North Amherst around 1 p.m. on March 6. Police made four arrests and issued 18 citat...

New UMass COVID restrictions put some students with jobs in tough spot; university offering grants up to $300 Updated Feb 10, 2021; Posted Feb 10, 2021 University of Massachusetts students working in the town of Amherst (above), or in neighboring communities, are being told the self-sequestration restrictions apply to them - which may make it impossible for some to continue working off-campus jobs, Facebook Share AMHERST — University of Massachusetts students who rely on off-campus jobs for income are being told that if they can’t work remotely, they shouldn’t work at all. A directive...