Daily Hampshire Gazette
The bones of history: Amherst History Museum renovations expose centuries-old craftmanship
AMHERST — On the main floor of the Simeon Strong House, long, thick pieces of rough-cut wood, many of which date back to the home’s 1750s construction, rest on short pillars made from both large and…
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4mPorter Phelps museum in Hadley among 26 national recipients of preservation grants
HADLEY — A $224,855 semiquincentennial federal grant will provide support for the Porter-Phelps-Huntington Foundation’s ongoing rehabilitation of a 1752 house known as Forty Acres. The museum, at 130 River Drive, announced Wednesday that it was one of 26 grant recipients nationwide. The $11.9 million in grants coincide with the 250th anniversary of the United States […]
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4mAmherst Halloween weekend: 70 treated for intoxication, 49 arrested or summoned
AMHERST — Amherst Fire Department paramedics, aided by crews on four ambulances brought in from other agencies, treated 70 intoxicated people over Halloween weekend. Fire Chief Lindsay Stromgren said the department anticipated a busy weekend and increased staffing Thursday and Friday nights. On Saturday, it brought in significantly more help, including hiring ambulances from other […]
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2mGranby police investigate vehicle crash on Batchelor Street
GRANBY — Batchelor Street closed for four hours on Sunday after a vehicle left the road and struck nearby trees, according to Granby police. The Granby police and fire departments, supported by state police officers, responded to 300 Amherst St. at 5:46 p.m. after receiving a call about a vehicle crash. A preliminary investigation found […]
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Guest columnist Richard Szlosek: Court-martialed by Coolidge
The 1920s featured many famous trials such as Sacco/Vanzetti in Massachusetts and the Scopes trial in Tennessee. But none of them caught the public’s attention or influenced governmental policy as did the court-martial of Billy Mitchell. Mitchell came from a wealthy Wisconsin family and enjoyed many privileges. He was a flamboyant personality who owned horses, […]
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5mFit to Play with Jim Johnson: More is not better
When is enough, enough? Somehow, we seem to think that if something is good, more is better. Do you really need the never-ending pasta bowl, the 1,000-calorie burger, so big you can’t even put your mouth around? We need food to live but disproportionate eating results in obesity. Exercise is good for you but is […]