Daily Hampshire Gazette
Amherst committee presses town to act on racial equity goals
AMHERST — Members of the Community Safety and Social Justice Committee are renewing their appeals for town officials to take concrete steps to promote racial equity for Black residents and to do more…
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4mFree Run Your City program returns to UMass for fall session starting Aug. 30
After a successful inaugural season this past spring, the Run Your City Amherst-UMass program is making its return. Starting on Sunday, Aug. 30, local children in grades K-8 will be able to participate in a six-week running program designed to introduce the sport to kids through activities led by UMass student-athletes. Run Your City is […]
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Guest columnist Max Hartshorne: How Link413 finally connects three counties
If you spend any time in Franklin County, you start to notice something that rarely gets mentioned when people talk about life in rural New England: a lot of people here don’t drive. You see it in Greenfield early in the morning, when the FRTA buses begin their loops and riders gather at the transit […]
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5mAmherst-area theater companies in hunt for shared new venue
AMHERST — Four Amherst-area performing arts companies that together present 45 productions a year and put more than 800 community members in the spotlight and behind the scenes each season are joining forces to search for a single, permanent home. Amherst Community Theater, Valley Light Opera, Starlight’s Youth Theatre and The Rainbow Players/Empowerment Through the […]
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6mPolice: Man stabbed acquaintance in alleged self-defense dispute in Northampton's downtown park
NORTHAMPTON — A city man who was stabbed in Pulaski Park on Saturday refused to utter his assailant’s name as he bled and nearly lost consciousness, according to court documents. Bradley Davis, 37, was taken into custody shortly after the downtown incident after he allegedly admitted to stabbing 38-year-old Brandon Williamson, according to a statement […]
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2mPlainfield man arraigned on multiple child sexual abuse charges
NORTHAMPTON — A Plainfield man was ordered held on $100,000 bail Friday by Judge Shelley-Ann Sankar after being arraigned on more than a dozen child sex crime charges in Northampton District Court. Shawn Stebbins, 41, was charged with six counts of aggravated rape and abuse of a child, four counts of indecent assault and battery […]