Hampshire County teams among state's best in first MIAA power rankings

A center of everything: Amherst College’s new hub puts campus life under one playful, sustainable roof

AMHERST — The Boston Globe’s longtime architecture critic Robert Campbell argued that successful public spaces need activity and varied uses: places to sit, eat and drink, replete with opportunities for people to interact. If that’s the criterion, the new Ford Student Center at Amherst College hits the mark. There isn’t a corner of the four-story, […]

Amherst Town Council seeks more UMass money for schools, roads in next strategic partnership

AMHERST — Town councilors want the next strategic partnership with the University of Massachusetts to include more money for public K-12 schools, town roads and public safety, continued advocacy for better payment in lieu of taxes on state-owned land and assurances that Amherst can collect some property tax revenue from campus public-private partnership developments. With […]

Western Mass. senators join Oliveira-led fight against Trump plan to cut 1,400 Head Start standards

A group of Massachusetts state senators is urging the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to withdraw proposed Head Start program rule changes that could diminish the quality of services used by thousands of children and their families across the Bay State. The federal agency announced in early August sweeping plans to remove 1,400 federal regulations and standards for the early childhood education and health program, including a reduction in required operating hours, larger child-to-teacher ratios and removal of mandated vision, hearing and developmental screenings. The Trump administration said in the Aug. 6 announcement that eliminating administrative oversight would “restore […]

Leverett resident is Warwick's new town coordinator

Lizzie Alwan is Warwick's new town coordinator, replacing David Young. She is focusing on initiatives like a five-year capital plan and supporting the town's elderly population.

Northampton Historical Commission puts one-year delay on Finn House demolition

NORTHAMPTON — The Historical Commission voted unanimously Monday night to impose a yearlong demolition delay on the “Louise Finn” house at 1 Denniston Place, a roughly 175-year-old home that Cooley Dickinson Hospital wants to tear down. The home, which Cooley Dickinson dedicated in 2009 to longtime midwife Louise Finn, is believed to have ties to […]