What's next for Hampshire College land? Amherst forums favor mixed housing, farmland protection

'$72.80 isn't enough': Northampton college student uses new podcast to advocate for vulnerable nursing home residents

NORTHAMPTON — For the past two summers, Noah Daube-Valois, a 20-year-old from Northampton, has worked at the Rockridge Retirement Community, where he has watched residents struggle to live on $72.80 a month. He’s decided it’s time for a change. That’s why the Northampton High School graduate, now a junior at Vassar College, has launched the […]

UMass football eyes most wins as FBS program against Eastern Michigan

An already surprising season has the chance to leave its mark in the record books when the UMass football team hosts Eastern Michigan at McGuirk Alumni Stadium on Saturday. After beating Sacramento State for its fourth-straight win to open the season, a win over the Eagles would give the Minutemen their most wins in a season as a FBS team. The last time they won five-games as a program was in 2011. “ I think it’s the best coached team we’ve played so far, uh, on tape. It is a group that is established in this league,” UMass football head coach Joe […]

Guest columnist Ted Munter: The test of Picture Main Street

Picture Main Street is a test of how we behave as neighbors. By 2032 — or whenever this all ends — we can be ready to point fingers, declare victory, say “I told you so,” or, more likely, acknowledge that some parts of the plan turned out well and others didn’t. But if we spend […]

Amherst Recreation Commission: Town should renew efforts for pickleball complex

AMHERST — Town officials should resume efforts to construct a dedicated municipal pickleball complex, a project paused last winter, according to members of the Amherst Recreation Commission. With appeals from pickleball enthusiasts to restripe a second tennis court at Mill River Recreation Area in North Amherst as an interim solution for providing four outdoor pickleball […]

Beacon Hill Roll Call, Sept. 21-25

THE HOUSE AND SENATE: On Nov. 3, or prior to that for voters who take advantage of early voting between Oct. 17-30, all voters will have the opportunity to vote on nine ballot questions that will become law if approved by the majority of voters. To get on the ballot, the groups backing each ballot […]