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By SCOTT MERZBACH

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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The UMass baseball team scored six runs in the bottom of the fourth inning to beat Northeastern, 6-5, in the Beanpot consolation game, Wednesday at Fenway Park in Boston.Mike Geannelis had two hits and three RBIs.Jon Avallone added two hits.Casey...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — A South East Street farm that borders the Norwottuck Rail Trail and the Lawrence Swamp Conservation Area is being permanently conserved as agricultural land.The 63-acre Foxcroft Farm, at 908 South East St., was recently placed into the...

By MOLLY CLANCY

BELCHERTOWN — The Amherst Regional girls lacrosse team held on to defeat league rival Belchertown, 8-5 Tuesday night, for its first win of the season.“It’s good. I’m excited, finally. We worked hard for it,” Amherst junior Nicole Gerena said.The...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

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...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — A blaze that damaged the porch of a multi-family home in the town’s Cushman neighborhood early Saturday morning remains under investigation, said officials with the Amherst Fire Department.Firefighters responded to the 99 Bridge St. building...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

Preparing to row the equivalent of a marathon or more every day for 50 straight days, Jim Brassord will soon embark on solo journey, along much of the eastern seaboard, that will test the limits of his endurance.But it’s a 1,400-mile quest that the...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — Customers of a community supported agriculture farm share program have enjoyed the fruits of Simple Gifts Farm owner Jeremy Barker-Plotkin’s labor for more than a decade. Soon even more people will have the opportunity.Barker-Plotkin, who...

The Amherst Charter Commission took a big step backward last week when it narrowly endorsed a 60-member town council as part of a package of reforms to replace representative Town Meeting and the Select Board.Establishing the largest town or city...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — With terms such as “grotesque,” “bizarre” and “folly” being used, the concept of a 60-member town council, a compromise proposal between those who want to preserve Town Meeting and those seeking a shift to a mayor-council form of government,...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — Six teenagers are being summoned to court for being minors in possession of alcohol after officers from Amherst and the University of Massachusetts police departments monitored a gathering in North Amherst Tuesday afternoon.With...

Staff reports

Northampton’s Leila Kouakou scored four goals with an assist for the Mount Holyoke lacrosse team in a 11-6 win over Coast Guard Academy on Wednesday in New London, Conn.Kaitlin Braz and Mary Lavigne each added two goals for the Lyons (2-10).Mia...

Staff reports

Add another event to Michael Hixon’s program at the 2017 FINA World Championships.The Amherst native and his sychronized diving partner Sam Dorman will represent team USA in Budapest after winning the men’s three meter at the USA Diving Synchronized...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — The last vacant parcel on University Drive could become a mixed-use development, but such a project may depend on whether town officials can grant a new entry point to the site.Amherst developer Barry Roberts is considering a construction...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — A popular gathering spot in North Amherst for off-campus parties again attracted some 1,500 college-age revelers Saturday afternoon, even though a 7-foot-tall fence installed on the property last month is designed to limit access for...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

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...

By JACK SUNTRUP

AMHERST — Anyone walking into Hangar Pub and Grill Sunday afternoon might not have immediately known there was a fundraiser for childhood cancer research going on.There was lots of beer, lots of appetizers, live music and raffle prizes. Why the large...

Amherst College should ask Russia for mammoth It is interesting how sometimes seemingly disparate news items can jell together in a moment of clarity and suggest a clear course of action.I recently read of a group of Russian geneticists who were in...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — A town council that would be the largest in Massachusetts is being proposed by the Charter Commission as part of sweeping changes for Amherst municipal government that would also see a mayor and chief administrative officer replace Town...

By DUSTY CHRISTENSEN

AMHERST — When he was an athletic 14-year-old hiking the Berkshires during a YMCA summer camp, Nick Springer would never have imagined that two months later he’d wake up from a coma weighing just 53 pounds, his arms and legs amputated after a vicious...