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Deepening divisions: UMass poll chronicles yawning divides on race, immigration
02-14-2024 7:03 PM

By JAMES PENTLAND

AMHERST — Almost a third of Republicans say they agree with former President Donald Trump’s claim that immigrants are “poisoning the blood of the country,” a recent University of Massachusetts Amherst poll has found.The poll, which also questioned...


Local officials tout governor’s municipal tax plan as ‘very exciting’
02-14-2024 4:00 PM

By CHRIS LISINSKI

BOSTON — Gov. Maura Healey’s proposal to give cities and towns new tax-hike authority would provide “game-changers” at the local level, especially for less-populated areas, local mayors say.A bill Healey filed last month would offer municipalities the...


Digging out from deluge: Municipal clerks scramble amid flood of ballot requests, paperwork
02-12-2024 5:20 PM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

A temporary worker in the Holyoke City Clerk’s Office brought on to deal with the influx of mail-in ballot requests for the presidential primaries is ensuring that 2,700 or so ballots are already in the hands of those who want to cast their votes...


UMass to lead $11.9M offshore wind center 
02-12-2024 12:53 PM

By EMILEE KLEIN

AMHERST — The University of Massachusetts Amherst will lead a new $11.9 million center on offshore wind education, research and outreach to expedite development of offshore wind energy and train a national workforce to design, operate and manage the...


Judy Pozar: Why I’m voting for Nikki Haley, not Biden, in the primary
02-09-2024 8:54 PM

I am planning to vote for Nikki Haley in the Republican primary, because I’ll do whatever I can to prevent the current front-runner (former president Trump) from becoming the nominee. Massachusetts has 40 delegates to award in the Republican primary....


The Evergreens house is ready for its closeup after preservation work at Emily Dickinson Museum
02-09-2024 12:51 PM

By STEVE PFARRER

AMHERST — Closed since 2019 for extensive preservation efforts and infrastructure improvements, The Evergreens, a key property at the Emily Dickinson Museum, will reopen for visitors March 1.The 19th-century house was built in 1856 for Austin...


Balancing solar with farms and forestland: Experts tout middle way in picking sites
01-26-2024 4:46 PM

By EMILEE KLEIN

AMHERST — As debate continues over how best to develop solar throughout the state to help meet an ambitious net-zero emissions goal, representatives from Mass Audubon and Harvard Forest are touting a recently completed report that details how solar...


My Turn: Planet wrecker in chief — Part 2
01-18-2024 6:45 PM

By RUSS VERNON-JONES

Last month I wrote about the damage the U.S. is causing to the global climate by exporting huge amounts of oil and LNG (liquefied natural methane gas) — the most of any country in the world. I shared the information that the fossil fuel industry wants...


My Turn: Opposing Leverett megaproject only common sense
01-18-2024 6:45 PM

By JOHN VARNER

While it is true that racism has been behind some zoning restrictions, racism is not the only reason zoning restrictions exist.Is all zoning racist? This is certainly what some real estate people want you to think, based on nearly a full page of...


My Turn: Another 3 hypocrisies of the American immigration system
01-17-2024 8:03 AM

By RAZVAN SIBII

Last month, my column was an end-of-the-year top 5 list of hypocrisies that poison our current discussions about the migrant crisis at the southern border [bit.ly/3RLgE6s]. I think I got more emails about that column than about any other I’ve written...


Elaine Fronhofer: Medicare Advantage policies put profits over people’s care
01-07-2024 12:38 PM

Al Norman’s Jan. 2 column “Medicare Advantage, and disadvantages” focused on an issue that other local activists, including Valley Action and allied Indivisible groups in New York, have been hard at work on for nearly a year. Thanks to his...


Extra $23M from state, strong enrollment leaves UMass Amherst in healthy position
10-03-2022 12:22 PM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — Significant financial support from the Legislature and solid student enrollment means operations at the University of Massachusetts are returning to pre-pandemic levels, while at the same time allowing $60 million in building projects to be...


Case of threatening journalist dismissed after probation, treatment
10-28-2019 3:00 AM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — A charge against an Amherst woman who allegedly threatened a newspaper journalist in summer 2018 has been dismissed after more than a year of court cases, jail time and mental health evaluations.The misdemeanor charge of threatening to...


UMass, Amherst prepared for Blarney Blowout
02-28-2018 5:14 PM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — Entering the University of Massachusetts campus this week, students, employees and visitors are greeted with large electronic signs reminding them that parking will be restricted this weekend.The billboards are a visible reminder to the...

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