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Amherst bus route plan draws parent pushback ahead of Nov. 30 rollout
AMHERST — Revised bus routes meant to get Amherst’s elementary students to school on time could launch Nov. 30, the superintendent told the School Committee last week, as parents push back on…
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5mGuest columnist J.M. Sorrell: What then must we do?
The western world seems much more troubled than it was 10 years ago. At the end of October in 2016, I took a solo trip — spending three days with my friends in Reykjavik and a week in Paris in a rented flat. Hope was in the air. Magazine covers in newsstands all over Paris […]
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3mAntisemitic sticker found in child's Halloween candy bag in Southampton
SOUTHAMPTON — A parent reported to police Monday that she found an antisemitic sticker in her child’s candy bag after trick-or-treating in town on Halloween. Southampton Police Chief Ian Illingsworth said the parent came to the Police Department in person Monday to report the incident. Police have not determined who distributed the sticker or how it […]
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8mEasthampton tenants band together to fight rent hikes at Pleasant View apartments
EASTHAMPTON — Two years ago, the owners of the Pleasant View apartment complex dealt $400 rent increases to multiple tenants. In August, another increase arrived after a change in ownership: Multiple residents received notices ranging from $100 to $200. They were notified of these rent hikes through an online property management app as they were […]
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4mNearly 1.17 million Bay Staters voted before Election Day
By the time polls opened at 7 a.m. Tuesday, almost 1.17 million Bay Staters had already cast their ballots — a 22.3% turnout rate for early in-person and mail-in voting in this year’s statewide contests. Secretary of State William Galvin’s office said 1,168,590 ballots had been submitted early — 821,244 (70.3%) of them came in […]
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5mGuest columnist Tristram W. Metcalfe III: Don't demolish the Gare garage — Reuse it
Northampton is about to make a costly decision that cannot be undone: tearing down the E.J. Gare Parking Garage. Before the city commits, I urge the mayor and City Council to take a harder look at reuse. I have practiced architecture for more than 50 years, mainly renovating, rehabilitating and preserving historic and existing buildings. […]