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Day: March 5, 2021
UMass Amherst Notes Uptick In COVID-19 Cases
Annual “Blarney Blowout” Is Traditionally Held This Weekend The Public Health Promotion Center (PHPC) at…
Elementary School Families Must Tell District By Wednesday If Children Will Stay Remote Or Return To Buildings In April
Two Virtual Town Halls About School Reopenings Set For Monday Following a vote by the…
Amherst Students To Return To School Buildings In April
High School Return May Not Be Possible, Due to COVID-19 Concerns & Prospect of Mid-Semester…
Declaring Part Of Teachers’ Union Contract “Invalid,” School Committees May Vote Wednesday To Reopen All Amherst & Pelham Elementary Schools In April
School Start Times Will Shift In Fall The Amherst, Pelham and Amherst-Pelham Regional School Committees…
110 Participate In Second Public Forum On Capital Projects
Second Forum Focused Exclusively On Jones Library Demolition/Expansion Eighty-three members of the public and 27…
Planning Board Continues Discussion of Downtown Zoning
Developers Apply To Build Five Story Mixed Use Building On Site of Cousins Market Report…
Forum Explores Decline In Local News Coverage
The Pioneer Valley News Guild — the union representing employees of the Daily Hampshire Gazette…
Community Chat With Architects For The North Amherst Library Addition
At the February 18 Community Chat, (view here) Chris Farley and Curtis Roberts of Kuhn…
Governor Implements Next Steps For Reopening
Massachusetts Advanced To Step 2 Of Phase III On March 1. Phase IV Planned To…
Mass House Votes Down Transparency Amendment Despite Overwhelming Popular Support
Source: Act on Mass Following a contentious debate, the Massachusetts House, on February 24, voted…
Town Wins Grant For Bangs Center Ramp, Crosswalk, And Plaza Improvements
Pedestrian improvements around the Bangs Center and enhancements to Boltwood Plaza will be completed this…