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Fewer UMass students engaging in binge drinking, school survey says
A report will be written next month based on the data. FILE - In this Tuesday, June 29, 2004 file photo, a bartender serves two mugs of beer at a tavern in Montpelier, Vt. College-age drinkers average...
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Amherst, Springfield mark 150th anniversary of Emancipation Proclamation
The proclamation announced the acceptance of black men into the Union Army and Navy, enabling the liberated to become liberators. The Emancipation Proclamation that became law Jan. 1, 1863. Amherst is...
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Amherst farmer seeks Christmas trees for her goats
Residents of the Amherst area have a new option this year to get rid of their Christmas trees — give them to goats. Handout AMHERST, Mass. (AP) — Residents of the Amherst area have a new option this...
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Missing greyhound, last seen in Hadley, is subject of search by Amherst woman
The dog slipped his collar on a walk in downtown Amherst. Blue, a greyhound pictured here, has been reported missing from his Amherst home, and was last seen in Hadley. SECraig AMHERST – Heather...
View ArticleStudy shows use of electronic reading devices growing; booksellers look to...
Some Western Massachusetts booksellers are taking steps to reap some benefit from the trend by selling e-readers themselves, although they say the new wave isn't exactly a tsunami. A study released by...
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Amherst hopes to get new information on status of Community Development Block...
Amherst has used the money to provide funding for a winter emergency shelter. AMHERST – Town Manager John P. Musante said he hopes to be able to provide an update to the Select Board Monday night on...
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Blue the missing greyhound found in Hadley shed, returned home
Other than scratches and 10-pound weight loss, the dog is healthy. Blue, the missing greyhound, is now home. SECraig AMHERST — Blue the greyhound, who slipped his collar Dec. 19, was found Sunday in...
View ArticleEmancipation Proclamation's 150th anniversary celebrated in Amherst
Church bells tolled while rang hand bells to mark the time of day that President Lincoln signed the document. AMHERST – More than 125 people of all ages bundled against the winter chill outside Town...
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Amherst launches faster, more robust Internet service downtown
The new network has a greater reach and faster speeds. All of downtown now has access to fast, free wireless service. Photo by Maksim (Creative Commons) AMHERST -- The town has launched a new...
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Fiscal cliff deal may have passed, but all the hoopla left Western...
The sequestration cuts could hit defense spending and research and development hard. Both are big industries in Massachusetts. Sequestration could cost this state 50,000 jobs. Pickup trucks are...
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Stephen Resnick, professor of economics at UMass-Amherst, dies at age 74
Resnick won the university's distinguished teaching award for the 1997-98 school year. AMHERST - Stephen A. Resnick, a professor emeritus of economics at the University of Massachusetts who won the...
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UMass police provide tips to teachers, others in event of shooting attack
Police say people under attack need survivor's mindset Lt. Ian Cry with the University of Massachusetts Police leads an "active threat" workshop at the school's police headquarters on Thursday...
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Amherst hires Greenfield resident Michael Barone as new patrol officer
The position is being funded by a Department of Justice Violence Against Women's Grant the town received last year. Michael M. Barone Submitted photo AMHERST – Amherst police have appointed...
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Klemens von Klemperer, Nazi regime historian, dies in Easthampton
Von Klemperer was a professor emeritus of history at Smith College in Northampton. Klemens W. von Klemperer BOSTON – Klemens Wilhelm von Klemperer, a German refugee who wrote extensively about the...
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Amherst firefighters battle house fire on Leverett Road; 5 residents displaced
The fire apparently started in the garage and spread to the interior of the residence. 03.09.11 | Photo by Julian Feller-Cohen â An Amherst Fire Department engine. AMHERST - A home at 141...
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Amherst block grant committee will hear requests for non-social service projects
The funding is given to the state by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, which in turn distributes it to eligible communities for qualifying programs. Amherst Town Hall The...
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Investigators, probing blaze that destroyed Amherst home, do not consider it...
No injuries were reported in the blaze that broke out Monday night at 141 Leverett Rd. Amherst fire officials inspect the Peshkov home at 141 Leverett Road Tuesday morning. The house was heavily...
View ArticleMysterious flying object baffles Amherst residents
Dozens of residents of the Amherst area are baffled by what they describe as a weird low-flying object seen moving over town this week. AMHERST, Mass. (AP) — Dozens of residents of the Amherst area...
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Amherst educator trying to help people of Newtown following shooting
Fay moved to Newtown when she was in the third grade and considers it home. Mourners gathered for a candlelight vigil at Ram's Pasture to remember the shooting victims of Newtown. An Amherst educator,...
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UMass graduate Mishy Lesser uses film set in Rwanda to teach about violence
Lesser is hoping the filmmakers raise enough money to show the film on public television. Genocide survivor and counselor Thophilla is seen during an interview in Kigal for the documentary...
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