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UMass students praise university's response to alleged Theta Chi assault
AMHERST — For many UMass students, the arrest of a Theta Chi fraternity member charged with strangling a female student last month has been a sobering moment, but one they say the university has…
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8m‘Rural schools have been left behind’: At summit, educators push for more rural school aid amid rising costs
HADLEY — At a recent Rural Schools Summit with state education leaders, Hadley Superintendent Anne McKenzie and other rural school officials pressed for consistent funding of rural school aid and a formula that no longer ties state aid almost entirely to enrollment. McKenzie said the western Massachusetts legislative delegation will play a critical role in […]
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7mUMass presses Amherst to shut down Theta Chi fraternity house
AMHERST — The University of Massachusetts is urging the town to bar the unrecognized Theta Chi fraternity from operating at its North Pleasant Street house, arguing it violates town zoning, as protests at the house continue over an alleged assault there last month. In a Nov. 2 letter to town officials, Shelly Perdomo-Ahmed, UMass vice […]
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4mLawsuit alleges Northampton police officer punched injured man for two minutes on bike path
NORTHAMPTON — A man is suing the city, the Northampton Police Department and four officers, alleging that one officer beat him for about two minutes and that police violated his constitutional rights during a 2023 response to a call about an injured man. On Nov. 6, 2023, a passerby on the bike path in Northampton […]
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5mA higher court of learning: Massachusetts Appeals Court brings real cases to UMass Amherst
AMHERST — In an effort to expose scores of future lawyers, judges and legal minds directly to the state’s judicial system, the Massachusetts Appeals Court took its show on the road this week, holding a session in the University of Massachusetts Amherst Campus Center. Students listened as Appeals Court justices heard arguments in six cases […]
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4mAmherst resident contends Jones Library trustees violated state Open Meeting Law
AMHERST — A resident who has questioned aspects of the Jones Library’s expansion and renovation project is bringing an Open Meeting Law complaint against the library’s elected trustees, contending the board improperly went into executive session at two meetings last month. Jeff Lee of South East Street, a writer for The Amherst Indy blog, argues […]