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By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — As heavy machinery moves about a 9-acre site off Montague Road, marking the preliminary work on 15 duplex condominiums to be constructed over the next year and that will offer first-time homeownership opportunities to 30 families, North Amherst residents are already preparing to welcome their new neighbors.

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — Ancestral Bridges’ first physical location at 29A Cottage St. will serve as a new cultural anchor for Amherst and the Connecticut River Valley, and a place where archives come alive through community engagement with art, culture and history, according to founder Anika Lopes.

The UMass Baseball Minutemen continue to up their game when it comes to community outreach. Not only did they send George Washington to the bus with a 16-3 demolition, they again welcomed Amherst Youth Baseball and Hadley-Amherst Youth Softball to their game at Lorden Field on Sunday, giving more than 60 youngsters the opportunity to join the pregame huddle and be on the field for the national anthem as well as allowing young Edward Robinson to man the PA mic for the 4th inning.

Valley Players’ third “Bard in the Bar” reading will be on Sunday, May 4, from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at Progression Brewing in Northampton.

By MARIETTA PRITCHARD

When he’s not coaching basketball for a community league, our grandson is waiting to hear from the law schools he’s applied to. He is ambitious, with hopes for a top school and plenty of grant money. He thinks about a clerkship and then possibly a job in academia. For more than a year he studied for, took and retook the LSAT exam until he got the grade he expected from himself. His family looked on amazed at his gritty persistence.

By KATHY GREGG

This is not April 1968.

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — Work on the $46.1 million expansion and renovation of the Jones Library is expected to begin in mid-June after low bidder Fontaine Brothers, Inc., of Springfield signed a contract with the town to be the project’s general contractor.

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — Federal officials are restoring the previously terminated student immigration statuses for 13 international students at the University of Massachusetts, according to information posted on the university’s federal actions page Monday.

By SCOTT MERZBACH

NORTHAMPTON — A restructuring of the progressive New College of Florida by that state’s Republican leadership in 2023 prompted Hampshire College to offer students there a respite and opportunity to continue their studies in Amherst.

By EMILEE KLEIN

AMHERST — When UMass Permaculture organizes its weekly student farmers markets in spring and fall, vendors interested in selling their wares must act fast to scoop up the limited number of spots.

AMHERST — A threat of thunderstorms and rain on Saturday is forcing town officials to postpone the 13th annual Amherst Sustainability Festival to May 10.

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — Opportunities to interact with robotic dogs developed by a University of Massachusetts Robotics team, see glass being melted for the creation of scientific glassware for campus labs and observe and participate in tree climbing will be among more than 25 activities on Founders Day, the annual event being held on the Amherst campus Tuesday.

While we continue to have concerns regarding the financial ramifications of the Jones Library renovation/expansion/demolition project, we are deeply troubled by any attempt to prevent the award of federal grants to the library trustees following the majority vote of the Amherst Town Council to move forward with the project.

I write to correct inaccuracies in the April 23 Gazette article, “In letter to Trump, DOGE, Jones Library opponent seeks cancellation of grant for humanities center in building.” I am the opponent.

By SCOTT MERZBACH

In one sculpture made from fired terracotta, with a natural patina, life holds and cradles life. In another sculpture, life holds and grasps death.

We write as individuals who have, to some extent or another, publicly opposed the Jones Library expansion/demolition project. We continue to have profound and valid concerns about the project including its negative impact on historic preservation, dramatic cuts to sustainability features, excessive and unknown costs, and the severe ramifications its inadequate funding will have on the town’s other needs for decades to come.

By SCOTT MERZBACH

LEVERETT — A steep increase in what Leverett will pay into the Amherst-Pelham Regional Schools’ fiscal year 2026 budget is being supported by the Select Board, even with concerns from board members about the process used to arrive at the town’s assessment.

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — More than 100 residents at Applewood Retirement Community made their voices heard on the Saturday morning before Easter, appealing to preserve democracy and fight against actions by the Trump administration during a “No King” protest.

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — People for Ethical Treatment of Animals will receive all videos, photos and other documentation associated with experiments involving marmoset monkeys in a University of Massachusetts laboratory, according to a settlement agreement announced Tuesday.