Around the Hamptons: Easthampton sets hearing on 3 key projects

A Look Back, Sept. 30

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H.S. Roundup: Amherst cross country sweeps Northampton on Senior Day

AMHERST — After a weekend of nonstop rain, the weather held out for two of Western Massachusetts’ top cross country teams to hit the course at Amherst Regional High School on Tuesday. The Hurricanes hosted the rival Northampton Blue Devils during their senior day race. Last season Amherst won the Western Mass. title in the […]

Hampshire County teams among state's best in first MIAA power rankings

The Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA) released its first power rankings on Tuesday. While every team in the state makes the lists, several Hampshire County teams ranked high in their divisions across different sports. The top 32 teams plus any team with a .500 record or better qualify for the MIAA playoffs. Two teams in […]

A center of everything: Amherst College’s new hub puts campus life under one playful, sustainable roof

AMHERST — The Boston Globe’s longtime architecture critic Robert Campbell argued that successful public spaces need activity and varied uses: places to sit, eat and drink, replete with opportunities for people to interact. If that’s the criterion, the new Ford Student Center at Amherst College hits the mark. There isn’t a corner of the four-story, […]

Amherst Town Council seeks more UMass money for schools, roads in next strategic partnership

AMHERST — Town councilors want the next strategic partnership with the University of Massachusetts to include more money for public K-12 schools, town roads and public safety, continued advocacy for better payment in lieu of taxes on state-owned land and assurances that Amherst can collect some property tax revenue from campus public-private partnership developments. With […]