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UMass trustees approve $3.1B capital plan
University of Massachusetts trustees have approved a $3.1 billion, five-year, capital plan for new construction, renovations and upgrades to the system's five campuses. File photo | The...
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Proposed UMass capital plan includes $1.1 billion for Amherst campus over 5...
The full Board of Trustees is scheduled to vote on the plan in Worcester. This is an updated version of a story posted at 10:12 this morning. > AMHERST - The University of Massachusetts Board of...
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First ever Amherst block party draws hundreds upon hundreds downtown
Food, music and a closed North Pleasant Street were the draws downtown. The Republican | David MolnarAdam and Lara Lussier, owners of the women's clothing store Zanna, dance on the ledge to the music...
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UMass-Amherst chancellor Kumble Subbaswamy asks faculty and staff to rally...
Five faculty – Cynthia Baldwin, Gerald Epstein, Shona Macdonald, Andrew McCallum and Melinda Novak – were honored at 8th annual convocation. AMHERST — While University of Massachusetts Chancellor...
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Successful downtown Amherst block party will be back next year, organizers say
About 5,000 attended throughout the night. AMHERST – The first downtown block party was such a success it won’t be the last. Organizers expected 5,000 people to attend the street extravaganza Thursday...
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UMass student charged with breaking into Amherst College building, painting...
Subbaswamy said the break-in and theft were by themselves reprehensible, but the spray-painting of swastikas was most distressing. UMass Chancellor Kumble R. Subbaswamy AMHERST - Newly-appointed...
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Northwestern District Attorney's office sponsoring workshop to help cut...
The workshop will help train student leaders to respond to student drinking. David E. Sullivan AMHERST – The Northwestern District Attorney’s office is hoping to reduce college drinking by sponsoring...
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Amherst police arrest UMass student Clyde Nsiah after he allegedly threw...
Charges against the suspect include assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and inciting a riot. Clyde Nsiah AMHERST -- Police, attempting to disperse a crowd of as many as 2,000 people gathered...
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UMass student punched during daytime robbery attempt at campus parking garage
The male student claims he was punched in the face by a man who attempted to snatch is wallet in a parking garage stairwell. 03.09.11 | Photo by Julian Feller-Cohen â A University of...
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Trial of Lennox Williams, charged with manslaughter in death of Kelly...
Four witnesses testified Tuesday in Hampshire Superior Court. Amherst Police DepartmentLennox Williams NORTHAMPTON -- The case against a 20-year-old Amherst man charged with manslaughter could go to...
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Lennox Williams of Amherst cleared in death of Kelly DeMarco of Belchertown,...
Two others sill face charges in DeMarco's death. Lennox C. Williams NORTHAMPTON – A 20-year-old Amherst man was acquitted of charges in connection with the death of a Belchertown man two years ago....
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University of Massachusetts reports record number of students -- nearly...
UMass president said families are recognzing the system's value This is an updated version of a story posted at 12:56 this afternoon.. AMHERST - Enrollment at the University of Massachusetts...
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Kalim Daniels pleads guilty in Hampshire Superior Court to witness...
A manslaughter indictment against Daniels was dismissed. File Photo NORTHAMPTON - A 27-year-old Milford man pled guilty Thursday in Hampshire Superior Court to an indictment charging him with witness...
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New cases of EEE, West Nile Virus discovered in Massachusetts
Out of concern for public health, UMass is cancelling its annual sunrise and sunset observance of the autumnal equinox at the campus sunwheel on Saturday. The Republican file photo | Michael...
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Higher education graduation rates in Massachusetts exceed national average,...
The report is the first comprehensive look at where the state’s public higher education system stands in comparison to other states on a number of key indicators. Richard Freeland, left, commissioner...
View ArticleAmherst doctor sues his physicians over blindness
An Amherst doctor has sued his personal physicians, claiming their misdiagnosis led to his blindness. NORTHAMPTON, Mass. (AP) — An Amherst doctor has sued his personal physicians, claiming their...
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Convicted murderer Richard Zagranski of Chicopee seeks new trial in death of...
Zagranski was convicted for the 1988 murder of Michael Molin in Amherst. Brian Turner (Creative Commons) NORTHAMPTON – More than 20 years after his conviction for murder, Richard M. Zagranski is...
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Amherst homeless shelter to add 6 additional beds when it reopens
Town Manager John Musante agreed to the addition after repeated site visits. Kevin J. Noonan AMHERST – The winter homeless shelter will be able to add six beds to the 16-bed shelter when it opens Nov....
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Hampshire Superior Court trial of 3 charged with Amherst bank robbery begins
The robbery forced the lockdown of an Amherst school. Amherst Police DepartmentFrom left: Kimberly J. Choquette, Jamie P. Comeau, and Jason S. Comeau UPDATE, 1:15 p.m.: Jason Comeau offered a guilty...
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Jamie Comeau, third defendant in Amherst bank robbery, slated to plead guilty
Two others charged in the robbery plead guilty eariler Monday Amherst Police DepartmentFrom left: Kimberly J. Choquette, Jamie P. Comeau, and Jason S. Comeau NORTHAMPTON -- The third defendant in a...
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