I was a participating member of the UMass Faculty Senate vote of no-confidence in the Chancellor Javier Reyes on Monday. I entered the meeting with an open mind and a desire to hear from both sides of ...

Members of the ad hoc LGBTQIA+, Black and Latinx caucuses of Amherst have recently had the opportunity to welcome Dr. Xiomara Herman as the district’s new superintendent. We feel very encouraged about ...

Editor’s note: This is the last of a three-part series chronicling the current state of the Connecticut River as it runs through Massachusetts, in light of the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision to ...

Recently I read an article about the country’s most popular dog toy — Lamb Chop. According to the article in The New York Times, dog owners “throw Lamb Chop-themed parties and photo shoots.” They find ...

Ted Morgan is a retired professor of political science living in Tamworth. This spring’s town meeting season saw what is becoming a regular showdown between irate, tax-burdened citizens and school ...

HADLEY — An initial phase of stabilizing the early 19th-century Phelps Farm, a farmhouse that became part of the Porter-Phelps-Huntington House Museum in 2022, could depend on support from the town’s ...

AMHERST — New school traffic zones for both the Amherst Regional Middle and High schools are being established by the Town Council. At the middle school, 20 mph signs will installed be on the south ...

In these tumultuous times, it is more important than ever that we safeguard and support our civic institutions. In Amherst, one of our most beloved and democratic institutions is the Jones Library. It ...

The Republican State Committee is the board of directors of the party. It operates like any organizational board; determining policies, direction, approving finances, and electing officers, ...

Amherst poet and children’s author Richard Michelson has often delved into history in some of his books for young readers, such as “The Language of Angels,” the story of how Hebrew became a modern ...

Valley Players, a local volunteer theater group formed earlier this year, will perform their first full production in Amherst this weekend. The show, “Constellations,” by playwright Nick Payne, opened ...

The five seniors from Concord on the St. Paul’s School girls’ lacrosse team know they only have a handful of games left together, which has put a heightened focus on their talent and connection on and ...