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By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — Getting approval from Town Meeting to pursue a state grant for expanding and renovating the Jones Library is a step that will allow library officials to remain engaged with residents while pursuing the project.“It was terrific that Town...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — Residents and visitors craving locally made ice cream as warm weather arrives will still have a place to get the summertime treat in downtown Amherst.Though Amherst Homemade Ice Cream and Cookies at 103 North Pleasant St. hasn’t yet reopened...

By ETHAN WELD

AMHERT — Westfield, New Jersey, defeated top-seeded Amherst Regional, 12-11, on Sunday afternoon in the 26th-annual Amherst Ultimate Invitational Tournament title game.It was the first time Westfield won the tournament, and it became just the seventh...

By KYLE GRABOWSKI

AMHERST — Harry Wolff Landau has played in the Amherst Ultimate Invitational Tournament since he was in seventh grade.The 26th edition this Saturday and Sunday will be the senior’s last.He understands it’s a big deal.“We don’t take any tournament for...

By LISA SPEAR

For me, there is nothing better than a hot serving of fries, doused in beef gravy.The fries, of course, must still retain their crispy integrity while simultaneously soaking up the savory gravy.Then, there must be globs of mozzarella cheese curd...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — A sizable shortfall in the projected revenues for Cherry Hill Golf Course is prompting Town Manager Paul Bockelman to pledge to make its operations a major focus of a strategic plan centered on town recreation.Financial figures presented to...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — A recently installed monument at West Cemetery honoring a family of black soldiers who fought for the Union during the Civil War will be dedicated Saturday afternoon.The memorial, which also serves as a gravestone for the final resting place...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — By an overwhelming majority, Town Meeting on Monday declared Amherst a sanctuary community, ensuring what supporters say will mean better protection of civil rights for all residents.At the fifth session of annual Town Meeting, members voted...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — With potential costs for deferred maintenance at the Jones Library likely significantly higher than estimates included in a report released this week, library officials said Thursday that pursuing a state grant for an expansion and...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — The Amherst-Pelham Regional School Committee violated the state’s Open Meeting Law several times last summer during negotiations with former Superintendent Maria Geryk prior to her departure, the attorney general’s office said this week.In a...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — Town Meeting on Wednesday set in motion a process that could lead to eventual improvements to the 1970s-era Wildwood and Fort River elementary schools.Following three unsuccessful votes to authorize borrowing for a $66.37 million project...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — A University of Massachusetts sophomore from Springfield died at an off-campus home in North Amherst Friday evening.Dillinger Perez, 19, was majoring in history in the College of Humanities and Fine Arts, and was also an active member of the...

By KYLE GRABOWSKI

NORTHAMPTON — Not all rebellions succeed.The Northampton boys ultimate team has framed its clashes with Amherst Regional as battling an evil empire for the past few years. The Blue Devils felt they were close to achieving that goal after leading the...

By JACK SUNTRUP

AMHERST — Apryl Sabadosa was the first woman to finish a 5-kilometer race in Amherst Sunday — and she did it barefoot.Well, not technically. She wore two socks on each foot. Sabadosa, 33, of Westfield, crossed the finish line in 18 minutes and 2...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

A battery testing facility in western Massachusetts that supports clean energy technology and combats climate change would help both grow the economy and protect the environment. At least that’s what state Rep. Solomon Goldstein-Rose, D-Amherst,...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — On a Friday morning in September 2015, an announcement of $1 million in federal funding ensured that a community health center, in the heart of Amherst, would one day serve residents’ medical, dental and behavioral health needs, no matter...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — Social service agencies could be in line for $60,000 in municipal aid following a decision by Town Meeting to reinsert the funding into the town budget.By voice vote at the second session of annual Town Meeting Thursday, members added the...

Honoring a friend while testing his own endurance motivates Jim Brassord to row 1,400 miles along the eastern seaboard to support the new John P. Musante Health Center in Amherst.Brassord’s quest is particularly impressive because — except for the...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — Walking through downtown Amherst several times a week, Town Manager Paul Bockelman has noticed the damage to the two-sided circular sign depicting the logo for Starbucks, exposing an empty interior where lights would normally illuminate the...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

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...