Location for new skate park in Athol chosen

Nearly $49K grant aims to help build student character at GCC

Greenfield Community College received a $48,741 grant from Wake Forest University's Educating Character Initiative to study ways to improve student character and civic engagement, while also expanding its technology lending library through a separate grant from the Massachusetts Broadband Institute.

UMass touts momentum, community ties at 59th annual breakfast

At the 59th annual Community Breakfast, UMass Amherst Chancellor Javier Reyes highlighted the university's continued growth, significant fundraising success and strong regional connections despite national challenges.

UMass football snaps longest FBS losing streak with 37-21 win at Rutgers

The UMass football team kicked off its 2026 season with a shocking 37-21 upset against Rutgers on Thursday night at SHI Stadium in Piscataway, New Jersey. The victory snapped the Minutemen’s 16-game losing streak — the longest active streak in all of FBS football at the time — plus counted as it’s first win against […]

UMass football snaps longest FBS losing streak with 37-21 win at Rutgers

The UMass football team kicked off its 2026 season with a shocking 37-21 upset against Rutgers on Thursday night at SHI Stadium in Piscataway, New Jersey. The victory snapped the Minutemen’s 16-game losing streak — the longest active streak in all of FBS football at the time — plus counted as it’s first win against […]

UMass implements pedestrian-only zone

AMHERST — A main section of the University of Massachusetts Amherst campus will be off-limits for people riding bicycles, e-bikes, scooters and skateboards as a pilot safety initiative begins Tuesday. With a growing concern for the well-being of those walking through the core campus, defined as bound by North Pleasant Street to the east, Hicks […]