Keep Busy During School Vacation Week with Winterfest Events
The Recreation Department has partnered with community organizations to provide a variety of activities for...
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UMass Amherst Lion Dragon Club to Celebrate Lunar New Year with Downtown Amherst Parade
Source: Amherst Business Improvement District The UMass Amherst Lion Dragon Club will welcome the Lunar...
Happy New Year from the Amherst Indy
To all of our readers, We wish you a joyful holiday season and a new...
Opinion: The Merry Maple and Dickinson’s Ghost
Social Injustice Goes Global Amherst restores your faith in community—just enough to make you forget...
The Thanksgiving Myth Hides the US’s Inability to Reckon With Its Own History
by Jesse Hagopian “I’m not against giving thanks. I’m against celebrating a falsehood,” says Choctaw...
Amherst Kicks Off the Winter Season with the Annual Lighting of the Merry Maple on December 5
Source: Amherst Area Chamber of Commerce The Annual Lighting of the Merry Maple will take place...
Photos of the Week: Pumpkins and Skeletons
Our feature, Photo of the Week, presents each week, a new picture by a local photographer....
Two Family Events for Halloween
Town of Amherst Annual Spooktacular – Sunday, October 26 Get ready for a day full...
Annual Halloween Spooktacular, October 26
Source: amherstma.gov Get ready for a day full of fun and frights for the whole...
The Native History of Indigenous People’s Day
by Malinda Maynor Lowry The article The Native History of Indigenous People’s Day appeared originally...
Photos of the Week: So What Did You Do on the Fourth of July?
Checking with a couple of friends about their July 4th experiences over the weekend, I...
Town of Amherst Annual Independence Day Celebration and Fireworks
The Town of Amherst will hold its annual Independence Day Celebration and Fireworks on Thursday,...