Nuclear having a moment, but hesitation is real

Guest columnist Barbara A. Rouillard: Anything but 'small potatoes'

My best friend Gini, like me, was a public school teacher. After every mass shooting, where the shooter either killed himself or had the police do it — death by cop, she used to say, “You couldn’t cut out the middleman… Why did you have to take some of us with you?” J. D. Vance […]

Leverett to hold informational sessions to gauge interest in creating a cultural district

LEVERETT — Informational sessions on creating a cultural district will be held at Town Hall twice this month. Both meetings, Tuesday and again on Oct. 20, begin at 6 p.m. with artists, musicians, authors and other cultural workers in town invited to offer their ideas and to help the Select Board gauge community interest in […]

Panel to review proposal to designate East Amherst village center a historic district

AMHERST — Even with skepticism from some members of the Town Council about whether a new Local Historic District should be created in the East Amherst village center, a subcommittee will review the proposal this fall. By an 11-1 vote last week, councilors agreed to refer the topic to the Community Resources Committee, which will […]

Schools, overrides take center stage in FACT Force hearing

NORTHAMPTON — In its second hearing since its creation this summer, a budget task force heard the public’s concerns about the city’s financial health and impending Proposition 2½ override next year, which Mayor Gina-Louise Sciarra has said is necessary to maintain services amid rising costs and uncertain state and federal funding. The 13-member Fiscal Assessment […]

UMass football: Eastern Michigan sinks Minutemen in front of sellout crowd, 38-14

AMHERST — Through four games of the season, opposing defenses had few answers to slow down UMass quarterback Pop Watson. With each week, his decision-making seemed to improve, backed by his 74.0% completion clip and a single interception to his name. Rather than stop the man himself, Eastern Michigan arrived at Amherst in front of […]