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McGovern, 80 lawmakers urge DHS to extend TPS for Salvadorans

WASHINGTON — Rep. Jim McGovern is leading 80 members of Congress in urging the Department of Homeland Security to extend Temporary Protected Status for Salvadorans, a designation set to expire Sept. 9 that was granted after a series of devastating earthquakes struck the country in 2001. Without an extension, 200,000 Salvadoran TPS holders may be […]

Judge weighing UMass parking policy in $60 ticket dispute

NORTHAMPTON — Sufficiency of a process used by the University of Massachusetts to prohibit parking in certain lots prior to football games will likely decide whether a former professor will have to pay a parking ticket issued in October. At Hampshire Superior Court Tuesday, where a hearing on his lawsuit continued, Rui Wang made the […]

The final curtain falls at Hampshire College: Silverthorne Theater Company marks the end of an era with 'Deep Blue Sound'

Silverthorne Theater Company’s next production isn’t just a show — it’s an occasion that marks both a director’s return to acting after a 15-year hiatus and a bittersweet conclusion to a four-year college partnership. The Amherst-based company will present its production of Abe Koogler’s “Deep Blue Sound” from Thursday, July 16, through Sunday, July 26, […]

Amherst firefighters move back to Central fire station following renovations

AMHERST — Amherst Fire Department operations have returned to town center, about six weeks after moving to the North fire station to allow both construction work at the nearby Jones Library and improvements to the 68 North Pleasant St. building. While new drainage and sewer pipes were needed for the expanded and renovated library, the […]

Town to hold info session on 800-acre Hampshire College campus zoning change

AMHERST — Nearly 800 acres that are still part of the Hampshire College campus will be the focus of an informational session next week, giving the public details about the physical characteristics of the land and possible new uses and developments that could occur through zoning changes. A virtual Zoom information session about the Hampshire […]