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By SCOTT MERZBACH
AMHERST — Construction of a new track and field at Amherst-Pelham Regional High School, at a cost of $4.11 million, is expected to begin in late June.
With inclement weather expected, multiple events planned for Saturday, Feb. 15, have been postponed.
CONWAY — Residents are invited to Town Hall at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 19, for a community forum regarding the decommissioning of streetlights in town.
LEVERETT — As multiple projects across town are bringing people together, such as plans for a pocket park on the grounds of the Leverett Library and a refurbishment of the North Leverett Sawmill, an ad hoc group is putting on a potluck for Leverett residents that will serve as a response to what is happening in Washington, D.C. and the world.
As the lights go out around us we must continue to fight and not give up, although it is so overwhelming. As I try to continue to struggle with the unbelievable assaults, as we must do, I am struck by how much energy goes into the fight — rather than the providing of services — he and his henchpeople are creating. They hope that this will wear us down, I hope it won’t, but I worry so much for those in need who live in fear and simultaneously are not provided with what they need to survive.
By GENE STAMELL
s I read about the note that was left by the Green Beret involved in the Cybertruck explosion in Las Vegas, I am disgusted to read that “Pentagon officials have declined to say he may have been suffering from mental health issues.”
Deerfield residents invited to Tree House public feedback session DEERFIELD — The town is inviting residents to a public feedback session on Tree House Brewing Co.In the wake of several complaints about concert noise toward the end of the 2024 season,...
By SARENA NEYMAN
Call him a hero or villain, but the man who killed the United Healthcare CEO struck a nerve, exposing a deep rage shared by many Americans across the political spectrum — an anger at an industry that earns obscene profits from the suffering of others....
The recent column “Forward is the right way for Kittredge Estate” [Recorder, Dec. 16] could be re-titled “Deception is the wrong way for Kittredge Estate.” Writer Joshua Wallack claimed, “we received hundreds of DMs and emails of [Leverett] residents...
By GENE STAMELL
I received some disturbing news this morning, in the midst of the joyous holiday season. The news was delivered, online, by Sam Ezersky, a 26-year-old that loyal fans will undoubtedly recall from my column of Nov. 13, 2023 titled “Every day, a...
By NANCY E. GROSSMAN
It’s an unusual concept for a housing development: Mix 300 high-end luxury condominiums with 100 Chapter 40B “affordable” units, all while charging enough in monthly condo fees to support the existing lavish amenities on the sprawling estate of the...
We now have a convicted felon, racist, failing businessman, liar, and I could go on. He has also brought into the White House the most disreputable, misinformed, and dangerous people.He and the people he has chosen for his cabinet and various...
By SCOTT MERZBACH
LEVERETT — A giant wooden cake with hundreds of electric candles, serving as a centerpiece of anniversary celebrations in several area communities, is on its way to another part of Massachusetts.The ceremonial 16-foot tall, 26-foot wide and 1-ton...
By SCOTT MERZBACH
AMHERST — Already facing a possible $1.26 million deficit in next year’s $37.54 million operating budget for the Amherst-Pelham Regional Schools, officials from the four member towns are divided on the best approach for both closing that gap and...
By JOSHUA WALLACK
The Kittredge estate holds a unique place in Leverett’s history — a nearly 80-acre property whose next chapter deeply respects the character, values and “vibe of Leverett” and its neighbor Amherst. As someone who has spent decades creating projects...
The town of Leverett is home to a unique resource. This is a former Christmas tree farm now known as the Blueberry Patch kindly donated by Gordon S. King for community use. Recently its accessibility has been unjustly obstructed by no trespassing...
Whately Congregational Church hosting annual living nativity scene WHATELY — The Whately Congregational Church’s annual living nativity scene returns this weekend with live animals included.The annual Christmas event began in the mid-1990s and brings...
Thank you for your Nov. 26 article, “Legislation takes aim at pancreatic cancer.”I was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in September of 2023. I was told if I didn’t have chemotherapy, radiation, and surgery ASAP I would be dead in six months. I was...
By SCOTT MERZBACH
LEVERETT — Leverett residents are asking town officials to be skeptical of plans for turning the sprawling, 60-acre estate of Yankee Candle founder Michael J. Kittredge II into a 400-home development reserved for people 55-and-over, even if a portion...
Friends of the Field Memorial Library Giving Tree up through Dec. 18 CONWAY — The Friends of the Field Memorial Library’s Giving Tree is now up for residents, as the group seeks to support the Hilltown Churches Food Pantry and families for the fourth...
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