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Jason Vassell probation ends after 2½ years; supporters rally in Northampton
Vassell had been charged as a result of a 2008 incident in his UMass dorm. The Republican / Greg Saulmon08.03.2010 | NORTHAMPTON - Jason Vassell speaks at a rally celebrating the end of his probation....
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John Calver of Chicopee charged with UMass car break, attempting to run down...
Police said Calver removed a laptop and other electronics plainly visible in a "bait car." AMHERST – A 37-year-old Chicopee man was arrested on burglary and assault charges Monday after he broke into...
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$40 million in out-of-state tuition will be restored to UMass, if Gov. Deval...
The legislation was quickly put together after Patrick vetoed a previous bill that inadvertently subtracted the money from the UMass-Amherst allocation. BOSTON – Legislation that would restore some...
View ArticleFormer Jones Library trustees file petition asking current trustees to...
Evaluation committee members have said they have done everything right and are following the state laws that govern library trustees. AMHERST - A group of former trustees of the Jones Library and...
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Sidewalk axed from Sand Hill Road project in Amherst
Amherst selectmen approved plans this week for the first phase of the Sand Hill Road improvements project. AMHERST - Everyone agreed that Sand Hill Road with its potholes and curves needed some help...
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Work begins on new playground at Amherst's Crocker Farm Elementary School
Volunteers will be at the Crocker Farm Elementary School Friday starting installation work. Diane Lederman / The RepublicanAnthony C. Novak, left, and Jon C. Macomber, both of Granville, install the...
View ArticleGateway Regional School District to share American history grant with other...
The multi-year project includes school systems in West Springfield, Westfield, Chicopee and Pittsfield, as well as the Hampshire and Gateway regional school districts. HUNTINGTON – The Gateway...
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Amherst considers standardizing policy on reserved parking spaces
Board members hope to reduce confusion about the procedure. AMHERST – From now on any organization or group seeking to reserve parking spaces in town for an event will have to apply to the Select...
View ArticleGunshots fired outside Silk City Tap Room in Florence lead to arrest of...
Police arrested the suspect after a brief foot chase in Florence. View Larger Map NORTHAMPTON –Two shots fired into the air outside a bar in the Florence section of the city early Sunday led to the...
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Williams No. 1, Amherst No. 2 - again - in U.S. News & World Report Best...
UMass-Amherst was ranked 99th among national universities, and Westfield State was 112th among regional universities. Williams College in Williamstown again obtained the No. 1 ranking in the 2011...
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Easthampton Police Chief Bruce McMahon wants authority to arrest people for...
Although McMahon does not believe that drinking in public is on the rise, he said it has become more noticeable since the completion of the Manhan Rail Trail. File photo / The RepublicanEasthampton...
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Poems of Emily Dickinson brought back to life with help of new DVD
“Seeing New Englandly,” is the second DVD in the series, Angles of a Landscape, created in association with the museum that bears her name in Amherst. Photo by Cori UrbanEmily Dickinson composed her...
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Amherst-Pelham Regional School District residents launch new website to...
People from Amherst, Leverett, Shutesbury and Pelham have created Community Supported Education, which features a blog for conversations. View full sizeThis is the home page of Community Supported...
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AM News Links: Western Mass. Republicans energized, Amherst increases prices...
With primaries just a few weeks away, Western. Mass. Republicans see opportunites. Associated PressJohn Supan, a marine biologist with the Louisiana Sea Grant of Louisiana State University, who...
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Hampshire College philosophy professor Marlene Fried named acting president
Fried is also director of the Civil Liberties and Public Policy program at the college. AMHERST - Marlene Gerber Fried has been named acting president at Hampshire College, replacing Ralph Hexter....
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Marlene Gerber Fried tapped as acting president for Hampshire College
Hampshire professor of philosophy Marlene Gerber Fried was selected to serve as acting president while the Board of Trustees search for a successor to Ralph Hexter, who will depart at the conclusion...
View ArticleAmherst's ACTV loses its studio space; officials looking for new location
Amherst Community Television has until next August to find a new location after Western Massachusetts Electric Co. informed the organization it would not renew its lease for the College Street...
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Amherst, Northampton, Westfield, West Springfield searching for new school...
Westfield Superintendent Shirley Alvira is retiring at the end of the 2010-11 school year. The Republican file photo / John SuchockiShirley Alvira Westfield's School Committee will set the agenda next...
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UMass student wins Miss Polonia Pageant in Holyoke Sunday
Pamela J. Migalska moved with her family from Poland when she was 4-years-old. Photo by Neil A. HawleyPamela J. Migalska of Randolph is crowned Miss Polonia Massachusetts 2011, by last year's winner...
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Amherst considers relaxing rules governing possession of backyard chickens
University of Massachusetts professor John Gerber said he thinks it is unreasonable for people to have to pay $210 for a permit to keep six chickens on his property. Photo by Diane Lederman / The...
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