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NORTHAMPTON — Far from foreign battlefields, David Felty is learning to help military veterans resolve conflicts of a different sort.A five week training session at the World War II Club on Conz Street is helping the Southampton resident and trial...

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AMHERST — A Fire Department staffing study that is not yet complete raised concerns from Town Meeting members about whether medical and fire calls can be adequately handled.David Clooney, a firefighter who represents Precinct 3, told the first session...

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AMHERST — An effort to make Amherst a sanctuary community for undocumented immigrants, an appeal to launch an investigation into possible impeachment of President Trump and a resolution seeking to limit the influence of money on political campaigns...

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AMHERST — Classrooms in Boston’s public schools will soon be using world maps that show land masses of correct size, supplementing what school officials view as traditional, Eurocentric centuries-old maps that depict Africa and Greenland as equals,...

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NORTHAMPTON — Authorities have attributed the start of a bevy of recent fires to smoking materials, but almost all cigarettes are designed to self-extinguish, as per a long-standing state law.It doesn’t always work.A fire that heavily damaged a...

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AMHERST — An author best known for her books for young adults featuring characters with disabilities, and the founder of an institution that focuses on the Renaissance era, will both be honored for their contributions to the Amherst literary...

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AMHERST — A resident well-known for raising awareness about climate change and other progressive issues died Wednesday, two days after suffering critical injuries in a motorcycle crash on Kellogg Avenue.Emergency responders identified Marc Osten, 55,...

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AMHERST — A Northfield woman whose vehicle was stopped after officers observed her texting while driving was arrested early Sunday morning, according to Amherst Police.Molly C. Osowski, 22, was taken into custody at 12:38 a.m. on Montague Road near...

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NORTHAMPTON — Emmy-nominated for her role as Sophia Burset on the Netflix original television series “Orange is the New Black,” Laverne Cox exudes a confidence that allows her to shout out “trans is beautiful.” “I’m really happy to be here tonight as...

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AMHERST — Legal sale of marijuana remains more than a year away, but Amherst officials may consider drafting a series of articles for fall Town Meeting that could provide more local control, including where dispensaries are located and how many can be...

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HOLYOKE — Learning that two young girls were being abused while living with a Northampton man, Donna Lloyd turned to the Northwestern District Attorney’s Office, and its Children’s Advocacy Center in Franklin County, for help in bringing the...

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AMHERST — Late town manager John Musante will be honored with a memorial tree on the Town Common as part of a series of events celebrating Arbor Month in Amherst.The recognition for Musante, who died in 2015, is a way to recognize him for support of...

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AMHERST — Two incumbents elected in 2014 and a challenger, who is also seeking a term on the School Committee, are running for the two, three-year terms available on the Select Board at the March 28 town election.Robert Greeney, 76 McClellan St., a...

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AMHERST — The town’s top elected officials Monday endorsed the effort to make Amherst a sanctuary community where all immigrants, whether in the United States legally or not, receive protections to ensure their safety and well-being. After two hours...

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AMHERST — A split-level home at 29 Tamarack Drive was severely damaged and two dogs lost their lives Wednesday after fire broke out, prompting a heavy response around noon from the Amherst Fire Department.By the time firefighters got there, the fire,...

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NORTHAMPTON — While pregnant with her first child in 2006, former Smith College employee Lisa Newman alleges she was discriminated against by a supervisor when she arrived five minutes late for a staff meeting, and was then forced to sit in full view...

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AMHERST — People who lived in the Americas before the arrival of Europeans will be recognized annually in Amherst on the second Monday of October.At the sixth session of annual Town Meeting on Wednesday, members overwhelmingly approved, by voice vote,...