Amherst News

AMHERST, Mass. - Robert and Janine Kelly say people always ask: Isn't it depressing? And they always answer: No, it isn't. The Kellys, retired school teachers who live in Amherst, are volunteers at Hospice of the Fisher Home, a nine-bedroom house in North Amherst that provides end-of-life care.

If you've played golf in New England, you've probably played a course designed by Geoffrey Cornish .

Two American women, who have beenA a voice for Balochistan in the United States, have described the $33 million cut in funding for Pakistan military in the wake of the sentencing of Dr.

The Amherst Regional boys track and field team will look to complete the program's best year in a while at the Western Massachusetts championship meet Saturday.

I would like to begin today's column with a special thank you to the men and women, all volunteers, who place flags on the graves of veterans in our area cemeteries.

This area of 116 in Amherst near Atkins Farms will be closed to traffic for about six weeks while crews work on construction.

Ginger orange glaze, latte chocolate caramel and other exotic-flavored doughnuts will be made daily at a new restaurant expected to open at the Amherst Carriage Shops in late summer.

Marilyn Gonter, 85, of 40 Pomeroy Court died Sunday morning at the Center for Extended Care in Amherst after a long illness.

Becoming politically active is one way church members are seeking to protect the environment.

The town now has a bylaw to protect the area surrounding one of its most popular tourist destinations, the Emily Dickinson Museum, and another aimed at upgrading the appearance of rental properties by restricting vehicles from being parked on lawns.

Herbert Rodrigues and Debora Pereria of Brazil walk to the entrance of the Emily Dickinson Homestead to view "The Little White House Project: 'Dwell in Possibility,' " a public art installation on the grounds of the homestead and surrounding properties on Main Street in Amherst.

Alexander Krogh-Grabbe, 26, was hired to fill the position in a unanimous 11-0 vote by the BID's board of directors last week.

Amherst Ballet members Adele Fisk, back row, from left, Lillian Moskin and Maddison Stemple-Piatt; Ira Teveleva, center left, and Jessie Abdow, center right; and Anna Plummer, front, rehearse for the 40th anniversary concert.

6:17 p.m. Arrested, Tal Levy, 25, of 1535 Main St., Apt. 410, Tewksbury, for disorderly conduct, trespass, A&B on police officer, resisting arrest.

Why did a dozen Hampshire College cyclists and their supporters head from Amherst to Greenfield on Monday before heading to the West Coast, from where they will pedal back to Greenfield? The event, an extension of Franklin County Bike Week, was a fundraiser for the Co-Cycle cross-country bicycle tour that the students plan to do this summer as a ... (more)

SPRINGFIELD - The city is seeking proposals for the redevelopment of the former Chestnut Junior High School after the New England Farm Workers Council , the preferred site developer, opted not to pursue a rehabilitation project for the 82,000-square-foot building at 495 Chestnut St.

Former University of Massachusetts mens basketball star Lou Roe is headed back to Amherst.

The following was submitted by Paula Schena: The Massachusetts Municipal Association and the Institute for Training and Development in Amherst were awarded a multi-year grant from the U.S. State Department's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs to provide training for 75 Pakistani public administrators on municipal government operations in ... (more)

Just because last winter was incredibly mild doesn't mean people are taking the upcoming days of summer for granted.

AMHERST - Ligia Esther Ruiz, 87, of Amherst, passed away peacefully at Hadley at Elaine Care and Rehabilitation Center in Hadley on May 10, 2012.