Housing anchors town vision for Hampshire College campus

Mill District welcomes Salt Flower, new Amherst flower shop and gift store

AMHERST — A table in the studio workroom is covered with empty glassware and vases as numerous flowers, such as asters, snapdragons and amaranth, are being conditioned in water, waiting to be turned into arrangements for an upcoming wedding. In time, Laura Mae Pfeffer will unpack the flowers, strip leaves from them and prepare the […]

Planners review proposal to turn old Friendly's in Hadley into Citizens Bank

HADLEY — A Citizens Bank branch will be coming to a former restaurant building on Route 9, close to the Amherst town line. The Planning Board Tuesday began reviewing plans for the reuse of the old Friendly’s Restaurant at 455 Russell St., which opened in the 1970s and closed in 2025. The company handling the […]

Area Property Deed Transfers, Sept. 4

AMHERST Cynthia M. Ely and Debra J. Weigel to Kenneth R. Drake and Scott J. Drake, 708 Bay Road, $250,000 Sarah Pendleton and Christina M L. Yee to Yi Ching Lee and Jessica C. Lin, 170 E. Hadley Road, Lot 27, $281,000 Harrison-Priest Joint T and Anne Harrison to E H Lay & Amy M […]

Move-in week: UMass welcomes strongest freshman class in a decade with 5,300 new students

AMHERST — Around 5,300 new students are being welcomed to the University of Massachusetts this week, with the freshmen described by UMass officials as one of the most academically strong classes in the past decade. Assisted move-in for students living on campus began Wednesday and continues through Friday, with students not needing help able to arrive Saturday, Sunday and Monday. […]

Making News in Business, Sept. 4

Nieto-Mattei becomes majority owner of Berkshire Design NORTHAMPTON — Berkshire Design Group has announced that Principal and Registered Landscape Architect Carlos Nieto-Mattei has transitioned into the role of majority owner of the firm. This milestone marks a major evolution for the award-winning regional landscape architecture, civil engineering and land surveying practice. Nieto-Mattei, who has served as […]