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The University of Massachusetts campus in Amherst. STAFF FILE PHOTO

Anonymous letters are abhorrent. However, the hypocrisy of the Amherst Pelham Education Association in criticizing the “low tactics” of the correspondence disparaging Superintendent E. Xiomara Herman is truly stunning. Many of us remember that, in the middle of contract negotiations, the APEA called for a “no confidence” vote less than 24 hours after former Superintendent Michael Morris took a medical leave. The APEA is in no position to denounce the unseemly behavior of others.

The Democratic Party is consumed with its defeat. The discussion goes back and forth between finger-pointing, navel gazing, terrified wailing, and depression. Of course there is a recognition of what victories there were and a renewed determination to keep the orange monster and his minions at bay. But right now what I see is a free-for-all discussion of the causes of the disaster.

AMHERST — A brush fire that consumed more than 1½ acres of woods on the Orchard Hill section of the University of Massachusetts campus Monday evening, and approached equipment associated with a cellphone tower, appeared to be fully extinguished...

AMHERST — A modern Department of Public Works headquarters, with operations spread among multiple sites, and a new fire station in South Amherst at the former Hickory Ridge Golf Course, could both be under construction within the next three years,...

AMHERST — Only one municipal water service line in Amherst contains lead, according to a recently completed inventory by the Department of Public Works as mandated by the Environmental Protection Agency’s Revised Lead and Copper Rule. In the findings released this month, cooper was the predominant material for the water service lines, all of which are owned and maintained by the property owner.

Hands reach out to greet President John F. Kennedy upon his arrival at Dallas Love Field, Nov. 22, 1963. AP PHOTO

AMHERST — A South Amherst apartment was left uninhabitable after a fire caused extensive damage Thursday morning, according to the Amherst Fire Department.

Outside a new yoga studio, massage parlor and meditation space is a busy parking lot, with people bustling into neighboring stores and restaurants to buy groceries, pick up prescriptions or get a meal.Within the confines of Resonance Hot Yoga and...

AMHERST — Despite changes and enhancements at the Amherst Family Center designed to better meet the needs of all students, including more direct support provided at the elementary and regional school buildings, some families and community advocates...