Work at the Amherst shelter should be finished by early December
A permit for a temporary shelter allows the shelter to operate for a total of 35 days, no more than seven in a row, according to state regulations. A permit for a permanent shelter imposes no such...
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Jones Library schedules good-bye party for retiring director Bonnie Isman
The Jones Library is planning a Dec. 7 open house from 4-7 p.m. to give people a chance to say good-bye to Director Bonnie J. Isman who is retiring Republican file photoRetiring Jones Library Director...
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New textbook law might help students, but it hurts independent bookstores
At Food for Thought, textbook buyer Mitch Gaslin said there's been about a 40% drop in textbook sales. The Republican file photoFood for Thought Books in downtown Amherst. AMHERST - A new federal law...
View ArticleCandidates for the Jones Library interim position have withdrawn
Both candidates had full-time jobs and didn't feel they could leave them for a temporary position. AMHERST – The two candidates who were to be interviewed Tuesay night for the Jones Library interim...
View ArticleFormer Amherst manager finalist for second job in Michigan
Shaffer retired as manager in Amherst Sept. 30 after four years in the position because of personal changes in his life. AMHERST - Former Town Manager Laurence R. Shaffer is a finalist for City...
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Patricia Naimey of Springfield identified as driver who plowed into Chicopee...
Naimey was driving west on School Street when she struck two street lights, a sign, a fire hydrant and a stop sign, police said. Watch video George Graham / The RepublicanA crowd of onlookers and...
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Amherst police identify man suspected of claiming Bob Dylan affiliation and...
Amherst police still determining whether criminal charges will be sought. The Republican file photoA man claiming to be with a Bob Dylan backstage pass ordered 178 pizzas at Antonio's in Amherst last...
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Amherst town officials discuss the fiscal 2012 budget process
State aid is expected to be cut by 5 to 10 percent, "but it doesn't mean every cut is uniform," Town Manager John Musante said. The Republican photo AMHERST – Late last year, town officials were...
View ArticleSecond winter market opens in Amherst Saturday
The market will offer more than 100 different products from prepared food as well as herbs vegetables, fruits, meat, cheese and eggs, yogurt juices as well as wool and fiber products. AMHERST –...
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Neal and Olver will seek re-election to Congress in 2012
Democratic Congressmen John W. Olver of Amherst and Richard E. Neal of Springfield both plan to seek re-election to new terms in 2012, when the state likely will have only nine congressmen instead of...
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'Bait car' placed in UMass-Amherst parking lot yields arrests of 15-year-old...
The suspects were charged with breaking and entering and attempting to commit a crime Republican file photo AMHERST - A “bait car” placed by University of Massachusetts Police in a campus parking lot...
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Timetable set for Amherst superintendent search
The Amherst Regional School Committee and Union 26 from Pelham met with the consultants last week to finalize dates and hear what the community wants in its leader AMHERST – With the timetable set, an...
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UMass unveils expansion plan that would add over 200 faculty members
The proposal calls for expanding the number of faculty members from 974 to 1,200 by 2020. The Republican file photo by John SuchockiThe University of Massachusetts Amherst campus AMHERST - University...
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Bus rolls over on I-91 in Vermont; UMass students on board
According to reports, 6 students are in critical condition and nearly 40 were injured on the bus chartered by the UMass Ski and Board Club. Associated PressRescue workers place an injured passenger on...
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Holyoke, Chicopee and other communities light the Christmas trees and welcome...
The event stretched to Holyoke Heritage State Park and included visits with Santa Claus on a train. The Republican / Michael S. GordonLooking at the just-illuminated Christmas tree Friday night at the...
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Vermont I-91 bus crash involving UMass students involves fewer injuries than...
Police said 17 people were injured, and one person, a non-student, was taken to a trauma center in New Hampshire. Associated PressEmergency workers respond to a bus rollover involving University of...
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Bus carrying UMass students crashes on I-91 in Vermont; 17 injured, no...
The bus was one of 3 taking UMass Ski and Board Club members on a weekend ski trip to Quebec. Associated PressEmergency workers respond to a bus rollover on Friday, Dec. 3, 2010 in Putney, Vt. Vermont...
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Vermont state police continuing to investigate bus crash involving UMass...
The crash occurred on Interstate 91 southbound at mile marker 22. AP PhotoRescue workers place an injured passenger on a stretcher at the scene of a bus rollover on Interstate 91 in Putney, Vt. Friday...
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Gov. Deval Patrick thanks his supporters at event in Springfield
State Rep. Sean F. Curran credited Patrick’s “positive campaign” as one of the reasons for his win. Springfield, Photo by Neil A. Hawley, From left, Jack Sinico of Southwick looks on as Governor Deval...
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Amherst makes plans for use of block grant money
The recommended projects include affordable housing, emergency aid and the food pantry at the Amherst Survival Center. Photo by Greg Saulmon / The Republican. | Amherst Town Hall, May 2009. AMHERST -...
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