Active COVID-19 Cases At UMass Climb Past 600
Lockdown Prevents Many Working Students From Reporting To Jobs It was a challenging week for...
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UMass-Amherst Logs Over 400 Active COVID-19 Cases Within Days Of Reopening, Imposes New Restrictions
All Students On And Off-Campus Directed To “Self-Sequester” Just six days into the official start...
UMass COVID-19 Risk Level Raised From “Elevated” To “High” Risk
Source: UMass News and Media UMass Chancellor Kumble R. Subbaswamy announced today (2/7) in a...
Letter: I Hope Your Party Was Worth It
Editor’s note: This letter appeared previously in the Massachusetts Daily Collegian By now, it’s no...
Letter: Appreciation For Educators And Community
We, the undersigned, understand and empathize with the frustration that many feel with the continued...
Opinion: UMass Amherst Student Trustee Calls For An End To UMass Layoffs And Furloughs
Editor’s note: This column appeared previously in the Daily Hampshire Gazette. On a campus that...
Town Manager Report For February 8, 2021
Source: amherstma.gov Editor’s note: Town Manager Paul Bockelman submits a comprehensive report to the Town...
COVID-19 Cases Increase At UMass
Source: UMass Environmental Health and Safety Last week, UMass saw a dramatic increase in COVID-19...
Parents Voice Concerns Over Prolonged Remote Learning As Effort Is Launched For Partial School Reopening In March
With $1 Million Proposed Cut To Regional Schools Budget, 16.5 Jobs Could Be Lost The...
From Other Sources: News For And About Amherst (#30). A Special Focus On Reopening Schools
This column offers links to selected articles that might be of interest to Amherst readers....
Teachers’ Union, School Committee Commit To “Opportunities For In Person Learning”
Details Of Any Return to School Buildings In February Still Unknown After months of friction...
School Committee Schedules Open Meeting Of Residents February 4
Source: amherstma.gov The Amherst School Committee has scheduled an open Zoom meeting for town residents...