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Advanced medical research among the possibilities for Massachusetts Green...
UMass professors said the large clusters of computers will allow for fast consideration of enormous amounts of data. Republican file photoThe former Mastex Indutsries building was chosen as the home...
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University of Massachusetts Police seek student Luther Gorahkov following...
Gorahkov is wanted for assault with attempt to rape and other charges. UMass Police Department photoLuther Gorahkov AMHERST – University of Massachusetts Police are seeking a student wanted for...
View ArticleDepartment of Justice gives $174,000 grant to UMass, Amherst to target...
The grant will allow the hiring of a civilian advocate who will have offices at the Amherst Police Department and the university. AMHERST – The town and the University of Massachusetts has been...
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UMass student Luther Gorahkov, suspect in on-campus assaults of 2 female...
Gorahkov is suspected of attacking two female students Friday night, campus police said. Luther Gorahkov AMHERST – A University of Massachusetts student, suspected in two separate on-campus assaults...
View ArticleCrime alert cancelled at UMass after man charged with intent to commit rape...
The suspect turned himself in to the Holyoke police station. Luther Gorahkov turns himself in to the Holyoke Police Department for alleged assault on two female UMass students AMHERST – A crime alert...
View ArticleAmherst Town Meeting to be asked to bond $4.5 million for road repairs
The roads scheduled for repairs next year include parts of Main, Amity and South East streets. AMHERST– While money might be tight, putting off road repairs any longer could end up costing more in the...
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Candidates trade charges at League of Women Voters of Amherst Candidate Forum
Candidates for the Congress, Massachusetts House, Governor's Council and Hampshire County Sheriff participated. The Republican / Diane LedermanParticipating in the League of Women Voters of Amherst...
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PM News Links: Michael Ryan's tragic death bewilders Easthampton family, 2nd...
The Leading Edge Fitness Club in Amherst gave its members only a few hours noticed before it closed its doors for good. File photo / Associated PressSupreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas sits with his...
View ArticleAmherst signs a contract with Springfield developer for affordable housing
According to the lease, HAP has two years to secure the necessary permits for the project on Olympia Drive, Amherst town attorney Shirin Everett told the Select Board this week. AMHERST – Town...
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Amherst police prepare for Phish concerts
UMass police will be on the lookout for marijuana, mushrooms and nitrous oxide use. AMHERST – Police are pulling out all the stops this weekend with nearly 20,000 people arriving for two concerts by...
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UMass student Benjamin Campbell of Marshfield charged with breaking into...
Police said the 84-year-old occupant heard someone trying to force his way in to her apartment. View Larger Map AMHERST – Police arrested a 21-year-old University of Massachusetts student from...
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UMass celebrates new $156.5 million laboratory science building; gets word of...
Jay Gonzalez, Secretary of the state Executive Office for Administration and Finance, said the state will pay $65 million of the planned $85 million academic building. Photos by Michael S. GordonBill...
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Amherst vigil honors lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender teenagers who...
Amherst resident Mindy Domb wanted to dovetail the event with a new Facebook page, "Make It Better, Make it Safe - Amherst Fights Homophobia." The Republican / Diane LedermanMolly Goodman, a junior at...
View ArticleAmherst issues water quality advisory after positive E. Coli test
Officials say they will determine by Saturday morning whether a "Boil Water Order" is necessary. AMHERST -- The town has issued a "Water Quality Advisory" after water samples tested positive for E....
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Walter Leopold brings gates from Germany to Jewish Community cemetery in...
Leopold’s ancestors are buried in a cemetery in Gangelt, Germany View Larger Map Photo by Diane Lederman / The RepublicanWalter Leopold stands by the gates to the Shutesbury cemetery owned by the...
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Exhibit of portraits of soldiers and others will come to the Westfield...
An Amherst artist is planning to paint oil portraits of 100 people involved in wars in Iraq or Afghanistan. submitted photoScott Palmer served in both Iraq and Afghanistan in 2002 and 2003. WESTFIELD...
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Amherst police charge 20-year-old Medford man with baseball bat assault of...
Police arrested the suspect in Medford Friday afternoon. Erik Reyes AMHERST – Amherst police, working with their counterparts in Medford, went to that city Friday and arrested a 20-year-old man...
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Amherst seeks finance director to replace John Musante
The town has just started to advertise for the position, which is offering a salary of between $72,154 and $94,102. File photo / The RepublicanJohn P. Musante AMHERST – Town Manager John P. Musante is...
View ArticleAmherst Department of Public works to regrade Spring Street, Sand Hill Road
Construction work takes place from 6:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. and no parking will be allowed on either side of the street. View Larger Map AMHERST – The Department of Public Works will be regrading Spring...
View Article2nd Congressional District candidates disagree on health care law
Democratic U.S. Rep. John W. Olver of Amherst, his Republican challenger William L. Gunn of Ware and the independent candidate Michael Engel of Southampton, have very different positions on the health...
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