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Amherst Regional High School discipline changes, Saturday detention draw scrutiny from School Committee

AMHERST — The Amherst-Pelham Regional School Committee has ordered a review of new disciplinary practices at Amherst Regional High School, including after-school and Saturday detention, after members said the changes were made without input from families or the committee. In a 6-0 vote Tuesday, with two abstentions and one member absent, the committee directed Superintendent […]

College football: Amherst clinches share of NESCAC title with win over rival Williams

WILLIAMSTOWN — The Amherst College football team did all it could do Saturday afternoon. “A lot of people have been talking about would have, should have, this, this. I said guys, it doesn’t matter,” Amherst coach E.J. Mills said after the Mammoths knocked off their biggest rivals in the 140th edition of the Biggest Little […]

MIAA cross country: Hampshire girls repeat, Evan Hedlund finishes first for Frontier at Divisional championships (VIDEO)

NORTHFIELD — Living in a hill town certainly has some distinct advantages for athletes. For the Hampshire Regional girls cross country team, a home course in Westhampton that features some elevation prepared the squad for the MIAA Divisional 3A-3B-3C championships on Saturday. The Raiders used the preparation to capture their second straight Division 3B championship […]

Amherst evaluates $3.1 million in proposals for affordable housing and parks

AMHERST — More than $800,000 in Community Preservation Act money could support development of affordable housing and provide financial support for low- and moderate-income individuals and families who rent their homes. The CPA Committee is beginning to evaluate 15 proposals that total almost $3.1 million in spending. Outside of $1.72 million in applications for five […]

Amherst CPA recreation requests include Groff Park pickleball

AMHERST — Amherst’s first pickleball courts, which would be constructed at Groff Park, 83 Mill Lane, and a bathroom for the Plum Brook soccer fields, are among six active recreation projects seeking $1.72 million from the Community Preservation Act account. Amherst Recreation Director Rey Harp, supported by the Department of Public Works, recently submitted an […]