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UMass geologists: New England may be facing higher risk of flooding as...
Study co-author Kaitlyn Weider: "I would say more flooded basements are on the way." File photo | The RepublicanFILE | 06.23.2008, Chicopee – Mary M. Regan vacuums water in her home at 23 Brooks Ave.,...
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2 Northampton police officers injured following disturbance that led to...
Police required pepper spray and in one case, batons, to subdue and arrest the suspects. 03.09.11 | Photo by Julian Feller-Cohen – A Northampton Police Department cruiser. NORTHAMPTON - Two police...
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Amherst needs to repair War Memorial Pool before it can reopen
Town Manager John Musante said both leisure services and public works staff have looked at the pool and believe providing a temporary fix is "throwing good money after bad." Republican file...
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UMass-Amherst chancellor Robert Holub discusses his future with UMass...
Some have criticized Holub for not letting people in on what he was thinking – including commissioning a study exploring the possibility of creating a medical school in partnership with Baystate...
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Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick decries fee increase for students at the...
A fee increase for in-state undergraduates at the Amherst campus of the University of Massachusetts could be between $587 and $938 a year. BOSTON – Gov. Deval L. Patrick on Monday said a planned...
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The Boston Celtics will play a preseason game against the Philadelphia 76ers...
If 2008's soldout game between the Celts and Sixers at the Mullins Center is an indicator, this October's matchup should be equally popular with hoops fans from around the Pioneer Valley. Republican...
View ArticleAmherst will install speed bumps to slow traffic on busy streets near UMass
Speed bumps will be installed on three roads in Amherst as roads are repaved. AMHERST – Motorists traveling from down to the University of Massachusetts will have to go slower after the Select Board...
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Glenn Caffery running cross country to raise money for Alzheimer's disease
Glenn Caffery hopes to raise $25,000 for Alzheimer's research on his cross country run. Photo by Diane Lederman / The RepublicanUniversity of Massachusetts lecturer Glenn Caffery is running 3,312...
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Amherst College trustees name Gregory Call acting president
Amherst College President Anthony Marx is leaving his job at the end of June. Courtesy Amherst CollegeGregory Call AMHERST — The Amherst College Board of Trustees has named Gregory S. Call, the Dean...
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Farmers' market to be held at Kendrick Park in Amherst
Organizers expect the midweek market to bring in a different crowd than the weekend market. File photo / The RepublicanEasthampton sculptor Mark Evald Johnson's work pictured here was on display at...
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Amherst Town Meeting agrees to bylaw changes making it easier to raise...
Amherst residents will be able to keep up to 12 backyard chickens and or rabbits. Photo by Diane Lederman/RepublicanUMass professor John Gerber with some of his backyard chickens. AMHERST - It took...
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Construction begins on new UMass honors college dorm
The $177 million dorm-classroom project is being fast-tracked with a completion date of July 2013. This is a look at the new $177 million Commonwealth College dorm and classroom building to be built...
View ArticleAmherst plans to install speedbumps on 3 roads to slow down cars taking...
Neighbors have complained for years that motorists use Lincoln and Sunset avenues and McClellan Street as shortcuts from downtown to UMass. AMHERST – Motorists traveling from downtown to the...
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Amherst Day School's 'Little Red Schoolhouse' must find new home
Amherst College, which has long hosted and subsidized the well-regarded preschool, has asked the school to vacate the premises by June 2012 to make way for a construction project. Photo by M.MoritaThe...
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Western Massachusetts communities list meetings for the week
Here is a list of major municipal meetings for the coming week: Amherst Tues.-Amherst Housing Authority, 4:30 p.m., 33 Kellogg Ave. Amherst Redevelopment Authority, 5 p.m., Town Hall. Wed.-Committee...
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Hundreds remember departed veterans at Amherst Memorial Day ceremony
For Florence veteran Thomas J. Coogan Memorial Day brings back bad memories of combat in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Photo by Diane Lederman/RepublicanThomas J. Coogan, left, of Florence...
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Amherst officials want Chancellor Robert C. Holub to remain in the position
Tony Maroulis, the executive director of the Amherst area Chamber of Commerce, sent a letter in support of Holub to UMass president Jack Wilson. Republican file photoUMass chancellor Robert C. Holub...
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Western Massachusetts' communities pause to think of sacrifices made by...
Some parades were canceled because of the rain, but remarks honoring veterans and ceremonies such as wreath placements and taps were held. Republican Photo by Mark M. Murray Kenneth Tenney, left and...
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Developing: Freight train derails on Station Road in Amherst
Officials are on the scene of a freight train derailment in South Amherst along Station Road. Staff photo by Diane LedermanThe scene of a freight train derailment Tuesday afternoon on Station Road in...
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Freight train derailment causes heavy damage to train tracks in Amherst
No one was injured, but several yards of train track were torn up, an official said. Watch video Photo by Diane LedermanA photo showing two derailed train cars and the damage to the tracks following a...
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