A Massachusetts town is moving forward with a plan to set up reparations for residents who say they are still affected by slavery despite already questioning how it will be properly funded.

AMHERST — Amherst is celebrating Disability Pride Month, aiming to end the stigma of disability and make the town inclusive for all by issuing a proclamation, raising a flag in front of Town Hall and ...

Many communities in the area are opening cooling centers to provide those in need with an escape from the sun and humidity.

Before this structure, the library, founded in 1919, had a home in the town hall and later, the Amherst House hotel. A 1926 fire would leave the library in need of a new home, leading to the ...

AMHERST — Three members of the Town Council have called for an emergency meeting on Monday at which councilors will decide whether to rescind all funding for the controversial Jones Library ...

A Connecticut town that has come under fire for reportedly attempting to censor LGBTQ+ content from its library is considering a policy that would control what content is allowed in children’… ...

Officials in Amherst, Massachusetts have been revisiting plans to renovate the town's library. The multi-million-dollar project was knocked off-course recently, when the only general contractor ...

This Black history month, three exhibits at the Frost Library, Amherst Town Hall and the Jones Library celebrate Black history in the Pioneer Valley. Ancestral Bridges Exhibit at the Frost Library ...

Amherst Biennial Town Elections took place on Nov. 7 in the seven polling locations for the 10 registered precincts. Voters filled out ballot measures for town council, school committee and the Jones ...

AMHERST — As residents across the region begin preparing for the next round of winter weather, many of whom are still digging out and cleaning up from Monday’s messy mix of rain, sleet and snow, the ...

AMHERST – Town Council is opting to wait until late next year before deciding whether to withdraw municipal support for the project to renovate and expand the century-old Jones Library.