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AMHERST — The Town Council could reconsider its rejection of an extra $1 million going toward roads and sidewalks next year, with a councilor making a formal appeal to add half that amount to the town’s capital program.District 3 Councilor George...

Many of us are wondering how we can be most effective in blocking authoritarianism from completely taking over the United States now that Donald Trump and the MAGA Republicans are about to assume political power. This is not an easy question, but it’s...

“I’ve always loved connecting people,” says DJ Bucky Downtown, the host of “Queer Yenta Radio Hour,” which broadcasts from UMass Amherst. “And if I find out that two friends have a crush on each other, I’m always like, ‘How can I meddle? How can I get them to talk to each other?’ ” COURTESY BECCA NEUBARDT

AMHERST — Financial guidelines set by the Amherst Town Council are directing the town manager, school superintendent and library director to prepare fiscal year 2026 operating budgets that will increase municipal tax support by 3% across all sectors,...

An Amherst resident reads in the atrium of the Jones Library in Amherst on Aug. 15, 2019. GAZETTE FILE PHOTO

AMHERST — A contract with the low bidder to construct the $97.5 million elementary school could be in place before the new year, following a delay in signing the deal caused by protests seeking to disqualify CTA Construction Managers of Waltham that...

AMHERST — Sixth-graders at the town’s three elementary schools will relocate to a standalone Sixth Grade Academy in the fall of 2026, a move that will come at the same time as the opening of a new elementary school and a townwide redistricting for primary-age children, according to school officials.

A prominent shopping plaza’s Newton-based owner is pledging to preserve the Big Y Supermarket, CVS Pharmacy, Dunkin’ and other assorted businesses, even if the property is included in a new overlay district aimed at encouraging more residential development.

Many of us are wondering how we can be most effective in blocking authoritarianism from completely taking over the United States now that Donald Trump and the MAGA Republicans are about to assume political power. This is not an easy question, but it’s an important one. I’m sure that we will need to join with others and keep thinking about it and trying things throughout the coming months and years.

AMHERST — Town officials are undertaking a plan to ensure the remaining $3.8 million in American Rescue Plan Act funds yet to be spent are not lost during a change in presidential administrations in Washington, D.C., and possible punitive actions against politically left-leaning communities.