UMass: $10M in NIH funding at stake for flagship; court hearing set for Friday

02-20-2025 5:01 PM

AMHERST — Researchers at the University of Massachusetts flagship campus are anxiously awaiting a courtroom showdown in Boston on Friday that may determine whether the Trump administration can follow through on its plan to slice National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding.


New state law designed to boost boating safety with mandatory course

02-20-2025 4:13 PM

BOSTON — According to Lt. John Girvalakis of the Massachusetts Environmental Police, all that has been required to legally take a boat out on a ride are two things: “money and a boat,” with few exceptions.


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Chris Morris: Let’s set aside differences and save our republic
02-20-2025 4:39 PM

The president has subcontracted the work of the legislative and executive branches to tech oligarch Elon Musk, who is dismantling agencies created and funded by our elected members of Congress. It’s not about reform or efficiency, but destruction.

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Embracing used clothing: UMass students finding success with new thrift, consignment shop
02-13-2025 3:24 PM

AMHERST — A consignment store to serve college campuses, offering inexpensive clothes and low-priced household items, was an idea hatched by students in a University of Massachusetts classroom.

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Speaking of Nature: A decade of waiting: Remembering my last visit from the Northern shrike
02-18-2025 12:05 PM

The kitchen windows face due east. The narrow writing desk is as wide as the double windows and looks out at my deck. Ten feet away is the deck railing and a collection of different feeders. The Birch Perch is there and another five feet away there is a giant lilac bush that fills the yard with perfume in May. But this is wintertime and the only thing the yard is full of now is the hustle and bustle of hungry birds as they bicker with one another over food.

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[IMAGE]Norman E. "Waxy" Beckwith PLAINFIELD, MA - Norman E. Beckwith, 70, of Plainfield passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday at Cooley Dickinson Hospital with his family at his side. Waxy as family and friends knew him as, was born in Nor... remainder of obit for Norman E. Beckwith

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Seattle, WA - PETER ELBOW, Emeritus Professor of English at UMass Amherst and author of Writing Without Teachers, died unexpectedly on February 6, 2025 at age 89 in Seattle. He is survived by his wife Cami, children Abby and Ben, and ... remainder of obit for Peter Elbow

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Sunderland, MA - Mary Elizabeth (Martin) Warner, 102, died peacefully at home on February 7, 2025. She was predeceased by her loving husband, Edward Warner Sr. and her son Richard Warner. Mary is survived by her sons Ed Jr. and his wife... remainder of obit for Mary Warner

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Gail (Dunning) Zeitler Northampton, MA - Gail (Dunning) Zeitler aged 89 passed away on December 30, 2024. She was born in Florence, the daughter of Ira & Gladys (Campbell) Dunning. Gail was a graduate of Northampton High School. On N... remainder of obit for Gail Zeitler

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