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Amherst Recreation revenue drops as sports league enrollment declines
AMHERST — A significant drop in revenue from sports leagues run by Amherst Recreation, and a smaller fall-off in money brought in from summer camps, is prompting the municipal department to examine…
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4mCarolyn Topor
<html><head></head><body>Carolyn (Czaja) Topor March 24, 1937 – July 16, 2026<br /><br />South Hadley, MA - Carolyn (Czaja) Topor, 89, of South Hadley, MA, passed away peacefully on July 16, 2026, after a short illness.<br /><br />Born in Springf ...
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5mGreenfield man gets 18 to 20 years in 2024 slaying
A Greenfield man was sentenced to 18 to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to voluntary manslaughter in the death of Christopher Hairston.
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7mNo more lone responders: Amherst adds four firefighters, plans to increase minimum staffing levels year-round
AMHERST — An Amherst firefighter driving an engine to a fire or other emergency ensures a prompt response, but once on scene, a single responder has to wait until other members of the career, on-call or student force arrive. “You can’t effectively do anything at a fire with a single person,” said Sarah Forsaith, president of the Amherst Firefighters Local 1764. But the occasional challenge of having a solitary firefighter on board an engine should soon go away. The town is adding four firefighters and eventually increasing the minimum staffing to 10 full-time firefighter-paramedics year-round, upping this from the current seven […]
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6mMy Turn: Hiring managers must rethink roles for Gen Z
As I sit down to write, my email inbox has just received two new job rejections. Since graduating from Bryn Mawr College with a dual degree in English and history this past May, I have been on the hunt for a post-grad job, hitting the two-month mark while on a visit back to western Massachusetts. […]