Daily Hampshire Gazette
Around Amherst: Officials plan for traffic, parking near new Amethyst Brook School
AMHERST — Town and school officials are creating a plan for dealing with the anticipated increase in traffic and parking challenges associated with the new Amethyst Brook School on South East Street.…
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4mNorthampton Planning Board rejects appeal of 91-unit King Street housing project
NORTHAMPTON — The Planning Board on Thursday rejected a resident’s appeal of the Central Business Architecture Committee’s (CBAC) permit for construction of 91 affordable housing units downtown at the former Registry of Deeds site on King Street. The CBAC, which reviews architectural guidelines of projects in the downtown district, voted unanimously in June in favor […]
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Massachusetts is second state to appoint heat resilience officer
As Massachusetts copes with the prolonged impacts of rising temperatures, the Healey administration on Thursday named Katie Schlick as the state’s first heat resilience officer. Schlick will coordinate state government agencies and work with communities to “prepare for rising temperatures, protect public health and reduce the impacts of extreme heat,” according to a press release […]
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2mRobin S. Chartier
<html><head></head><body>Robin "Rob" S. Chartier<br /><br />Belchertown, MA - Robin "Rob" S. Chartier, 64 of Belchertown, passed away unexpectedly on Friday August 7, 2026, at the Cooley Dickinson Hospital. He was born in Holyoke o ...
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3mNancy A. Banner
<html><head></head><body>Nancy A. Banner<br /><br />Hatfield, MA - Nancy A. (Zwirek) Banner, 67, of Hatfield, passed away unexpectedly at her home on Sunday August 9, 2026. She was born in Greenfield on June 18, 1959, to the late Anthony and Victoria ...