Amherst Bulletin

Speaking of Nature: Tracking a brilliant songbird

The most vivid memory that I have of seeing a Canada warbler is an old one, all the way back to the end of the 20th century. I was on a springti…

A fresh start: Amherst ready to open first new elementary school since 1970s

AMHERST — Letters spelling “welcome” on the door and the phrase “change your words, change your mindset” on the bulletin board are displayed in…

A century of color: 100-year-old artist showcases a lifetime of work

Over the last century, countless things have changed, but 100-year-old Betty Schaffer’s love of art remains untouched — and her earliest drawing…

Around Amherst: Four town councilors bid adieu

AMHERST — All four members of the Town Council attending their last meeting on Monday were recognized for their service to the community and off…

Review of Amherst town charter nears completion

AMHERST — Allowing non-management municipal, school and library employees to run for Town Council, requiring the Finance Committee to have resid…

They know just what to say: Edwin C. Gentzler Translation Center at UMass celebrates 45th anniversary

The Edwin C. Gentzler Translation Center at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, which provides translation and interpretation services, is…

Amherst students bring call to drop Columbus Day to State House

As fifth graders at Fort River School in Amherst last spring, weeks of research into a change they would like to see in the world prompted stude…

Federal appeals court rules in UMass Amherst assault case

AMHERST — A federal appeals court has ruled that the University of Massachusetts violated a former student’s right to due process when it suspen…