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UMass students stuck with $1,500 fee increase
The Board of Trustee Administration and Finance Committee voted to keep tuition and fees unchanged. The Republican / John Suchocki Updates a story posted at 6:45 p.m. BOSTON - University of...
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Your comments: Readers react to 'UMass students stuck with $1,500 fee increase'
The UMass Board of Trustees Administration and Finance Committee voted unanimously Wednesday to maintain $1,500 in mandatory fees. What do our readers think? The Republican / John SuchockiThe UMass...
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State gets closer to starting work on reconstruction of Atkins Corner in...
Town officials recently laid new sewer and water lines beneath what will be a new section of Route 116. Photo by Diane Lederman / The RepublicanGuilford B. Mooring, Amherst public works...
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Former UMass student Jason Vassell gets 2.5 years probation in stabbings
Charges against him will be dismissed if he successfully completes probation, a judge ruled. Photo by Greg Saulmon / The RepublicanMalcolm Chu speaks over a bullhorn as supporters of Jason Vassell...
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Amherst Regional High School Class of 2010 includes 4 valedictorians, 2...
Charles Kannel, Surya Murthy, Hannah Varner, and Chloe Zimmerman all had 4.0 GPAs for 4 years. Photo by Jeff BrownGavin M. Nachbar, left, and Niroshan S. Amarasiriwardena, of Amherst, are ready for...
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UMass basketball coach Derek Kellogg to be keynote speaker at George Williams...
The event will mark the 10th anniversary of the dinner recognizing the legacy of Anthony Brown, Springfield’s first black physician and surgeon. File photo / The RepublicanUniversity of Massachusetts...
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Amherst Arizona boycott resolution approved by Select Board
The resolution also asks residents to consider changing plans to travel to or through Arizona. AMHERST - Joining a growing list of communities across the state and country, Amherst will no longer...
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Massachusetts Soldiers Legacy Fund, started by former UMass hockey captain...
Trovato's project, started as a senior thesis, helps children of veterans killed in war. Associated PressFormer UMass hockey captain Peter Trovato celebrates a goal. His post-hockey career goal is to...
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President Barack Obama pitches health care overhaul to seniors, including...
Rosemary Kofler, a volunteer at the Amherst Senior Center, said the center, notified of its invitation on Friday, didn't have much time to notify seniors. The Republican / Diane LedermanAmherst...
View ArticleUMass trustees vote to maintain in-state tuition, fees at current levels
The vote by trustees keeps, for now, tuition and fees for in-state undergraduates at the Amherst campus at $11,732. LOWELL – Trustees for the University of Massachusetts on Wednesday voted to keep...
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School Committees seek Open Meeting Law ruling regarding online forums
Elected officials who blog need to know whether they may be improperly conducting public business. Greg Saulmon / The Republican"Amherst School Talk" is a blog written by school committee member Rick...
View ArticleAmherst's Arizona boycott: Reactions to the Select Board's resolution [video]
The resolution was proposed by Town Meeting member Vladimir Morales, in response to the passage of a new Arizona immigration law. Earlier this month, Amherst’s Select Board unanimously supported...
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Candidates from Agawam, Northampton among those graduating from Massachusetts...
Some 46 students are scheduled to graduate. Stephen Coan MARLBOROUGH – The Massachusetts Firefighting Academy is holding a graduation ceremony for 46 new graduates. The ceremony Friday at Assabet...
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Floris Wilma Ortiz-Marrero of Amherst honored as Massachusetts' teacher of year
Also honored was Easthampton High School social studies teacher Kelley Brown, named the state’s history teacher of the year. Associated Press photoFloris Wilma Ortiz-Marrero, front, 2011 Massachusetts...
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Alumni returning to Amherst to celebrate 40th anniversary of Hampshire College
The college was founded as an experiment in alternative education as a complement to the three other area colleges – Amherst, Smith and Mount Holyoke – and the University of Massachusetts. Photo by...
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PM News Links: Guantanamo detainee invited to Amherst cleared for release,...
In town meetings, both Amherst and Leverett invited detainees who had been cleared of any wrongdoing. Associated PressPreschooler Cooper Sottile examines his flag as students, staff and parents at...
View ArticleGranby fire damages vacant house on East State Street
The Monday afternoon fire at 209 East State St. was in vacant two-story home. The house was unoccupied while the owners tried to sell it, according to officials. View Larger MapGRANBY - Area...
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Pioneer Valley Chinese Immersion Charter school parents concerned by proposal...
If hired, applicant Richard Alcorn, who is chairman of the school’s board of trustees, would supervise his wife, Kathleen Wang, the principal. File photo / The RepublicanRichard Alcorn, center rear,...
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UMass gets emergency planning grants to help communities in times of disaster
The university has received $368,000 in emergency planning grants from the state and federal governments, and some of that money will pay for two trailers full of sheltering supplies to serve at least...
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Western Mass. officials lobby for restoration of rail service through Palmer
Passenger train service in town ended 40 years ago. File photo / Associated PressWhen high-speed rail service comes to Western Massachusetts, plans call for Amtrak's Vermonter train service to move...
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