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Photo of the Week: Fiddlehead Season
Our feature, Photo of the Week, presents a new picture each week by a local photographer....
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Town Manager Report for April 27, 2026
Editor’s note: Town Manager Paul Bockelman submits a comprehensive report to the Town Council, usually...
Finding Italianate Buildings in Amherst and the Valley
When I moved to western Massachusetts about 15 years ago, I noticed some striking examples...
Adventures of a Native Plant Gardener: Scilla in the Spring
For the past couple of weeks, I’ve been enjoying – and simultaneously destroying – a...
Jumping Worms! The Worm That Is Taking over Gardens Everywhere, and How to Control Them in Yours
by Dede Wilson It’s the time of the year. As gardeners are chomping at the...
Photo of the Week: Beavers of the Norwottock Trail
Norwottuck Trail, Brickyard Conservation Area, Amherst. May 2026. Check out other photographs by Darya Zelentsova...
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Amherst Arbor Spotlight: American Elm, The Massachusetts State Tree
American Elm Ulmus americana by The Amherst Public Shade Tree Committee This is the fifth...
A Better World is Possible: The World’s First Non-Violent Municipality
by Stacie Freasier The following article appeared originally in Waging Nonviolence on April 22, 2026....
Photo of the Week: Farewell to Hampshire
Our feature, Photo of the Week, presents a new picture each week by a local photographer....