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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 […]

Authority seeks 20M more gallons a day from Quabbin Reservoir

BELCHERTOWN — An additional 20 million gallons of water a day could be pulled from the Quabbin Reservoir to supply eastern Massachusetts, a request being made by the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA) even as reservoir levels are receding. The request also comes as locals are fed up, feeling shortsighted by those that rely on […]

‘We’re trying an experiment’: Crew films ‘an act of an opera’ at Boiler Bar & Grille in Orange

Talent and friendship that are scattered throughout the United States recently converged on the northern side of Orange to make a music video marrying the stories of three songs. Director Robert Patton-Spruill oversaw the production of a yet-to-be-named project at Boiler Bar & Grille, completing as much footage as possible before local extras arrived for […]

US Sen. Ed Markey fends off challenge from Moulton in Democratic primary

Sen. Ed Markey secured the Democratic nomination for a third term in the Massachusetts Senate primary, defeating challenger Seth Moulton in an election defined by debates over generational change.

Markey, Jacobs carry area towns for Dems, Minogue for GOP

Following the statewide trend, North Quabbin’s Democratic voters handed incumbent U.S. Sen. Ed Markey a sizeable win over his challenger, U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton, in the race for the party’s nomination for the U.S. Senate in Tuesday’s state primary. Voters in Athol gave Markey a 672-313 advantage; Royalston voters chose Markey over Moulton 142-69; in […]