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Western Mass legislators pan study of ways towns could tap Quabbin water
02-10-2025 10:25 AM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

A preliminary report showing how the 12 communities in the Quabbin Reservoir watershed might be able to get potable water from the resource falls short of a comprehensive study being sought by legislators representing the Quabbin region.

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UMass launches federal actions webpage to inform community of Trump administration actions
02-03-2025 1:00 PM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — A briefly considered White House federal funding freeze order and other possible changes in how federal money is disbursed, including for grants related to diversity, equity and inclusion projects, is prompting University of Massachusetts leaders to keep researchers regularly updated about possible funding shortfalls and disruptions to their ongoing work.


UMass planning major public-private campus housing overhaul
01-28-2025 2:00 PM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — UMass Chancellor Javier Reyes is seeking a new public-private partnership that could bring to the University of Massachusetts campus affordable, mixed-use housing for undergraduate and graduate students, as well as possible options for non-students — an initiative that could reduce the pressure on the area’s housing stock.


Outside report calls UMass protest breakup reasonable but raises questions
01-22-2025 11:50 AM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — University of Massachusetts officials acted reasonably and prudently in breaking up pro-Gaza encampments on campus last spring, but different enforcement tactics might have cut down on the number of arrests, as well as reduced the fraying of trust between students, faculty and staff and the UMass administration, according to an independent review released last week.


500 acres of Sunderland forestland returned to Nipmuc tribe by W.D. Cowls
01-20-2025 2:00 PM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — A 500-acre section of forested land connected to Mount Toby in Sunderland, west of Route 63, is being returned to the Hassanamisco Nipmuc Band as a gift from W.D. Cowls Inc.


UMass Foundation chided for small step on fossil fuel investment
01-15-2025 12:39 PM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — A University of Massachusetts campus organization pushing for more socially responsible investments by the UMass Foundation, manager of the university’s endowment, is claiming a small win after the nonprofit organization made a commitment to invest in fossil fuel-free funds.


In $20M deal with W.D. Cowls, New Hampshire timber company buys, will preserve 2,400 acres in 7 communities
01-08-2025 4:01 PM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — A New Hampshire timber company has closed on a massive land buy of nearly 2,400 acres in seven communities in Hampshire and Franklin counties, acquiring five parcels for more than $20 million from Amherst-based W.D. Cowls Inc.


Comerford, Domb hail key safeguard in opioid law
01-01-2025 12:00 PM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

Expectant mothers prescribed medication for substance use disorders can seek prenatal care without risk of being reported to the state’s Department of Children and Families, under the omnibus opioid bill signed into law this week.That key provision...


Velis says assignment of 18 fighter jets to Barnes reflects state support of military families
12-31-2024 1:00 PM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

WESTFIELD — A U.S. Department of Defense decision to assign at least 18 latest generation Air Force fighter jets to Barnes Air National Guard Base is an indication of how state legislation supporting service members and military families benefits...


Comerford, Saunders amplify Shutesbury objections to DCR’s Quabbin cutting plans
12-26-2024 8:57 AM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

SHUTESBURY — Residents, town officials and the legislative delegation are raising concerns about a proposed forest management plan for land at the edge of the Quabbin Reservoir that could involve removing many tall white pines using large equipment...


A ‘trailblazer’ honored: One of the first African Americans hired to faculty at UMass bestowed with study, gathering space in his name
12-16-2024 3:02 PM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — On the cusp of celebrating his 100th birthday in January, Edwin D. Driver, emeritus professor of sociology at the University of Massachusetts and one of the first two African Americans ever hired to the faculty at a flagship state...


‘Poverty wages have to go’: Some 200 rally at UMass flagship, calling for fair pay and full staffing
12-06-2024 1:55 PM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — As someone who takes care of and cleans buildings on the University of Massachusetts campus, Sun Chong’s workload doubles when her colleagues call out sick or leave university employment.“They don’t hire people, so then we have to cover each...


UMass students, personnel abroad advised to return before Trump takes office
11-19-2024 2:27 PM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — In preparation for a change in presidential administrations at the federal level, international students, faculty and staff on University of Massachusetts immigration sponsorships, who may be traveling abroad during winter break, are being...


Officials make pitch for $100 million fund to make Connecticut River watershed more resilient
11-13-2024 2:30 PM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

NORTHAMPTON — A $100 million fund to support the health and resilience of the Connecticut River watershed, including money that would go toward improving aging flood controls and dikes and upgrading water and sewer systems, is being sought by area...


UMass report finds state’s casino impacts mostly positive
10-25-2024 5:00 PM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — Massachusetts’ three resort casinos are largely having a positive impact on the state’s economy, even as a downturn in business for restaurants and bars in and around Springfield may be attributed to visitors who are playing the slot...


Sheep, solar go hand in hoof: Northfield farm’s flocks help keep solar sites shorn
10-21-2024 5:02 PM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

HADLEY — Munching on goldenrod, white woodland aster, white clover, hairy vetch, birdsfoot trefoil, burdock and dandelions, more than 120 sheep are having much of their dietary needs met by a variety of grasses and plants growing at an 11-acre,...


Tour highlights UMass’ clean energy initiatives, leadership
10-21-2024 1:18 PM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — Continued efforts to increase the clean energy workforce for offshore wind and “climate tech” in general in Massachusetts are looking to Denmark as a possible model where, even with a smaller population than the Bay State, the wind energy...


UMass prof, team will zero in on PFAS and bone loss in grant-funded $5M study
10-10-2024 5:00 PM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — Better understanding of how certain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, often simply called PFAS and known as “forever chemicals,” negatively affect public health and cause assorted maladies, is leading to state and federal laws and...


Question 1: Voters to weigh in on whether to give auditor ‘wide-ranging’ authority to review House and Senate business
09-24-2024 5:04 PM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

A longtime pledge by State Auditor Diana DiZoglio to audit the state Legislature, contending this will provide more transparency and accountability to legislative proceedings, is coming before voters at the November election, after she was unable to...


Breaking new ground: UMass begins work on $43M ‘hub’ for School of Public Health and Health Sciences
09-11-2024 3:25 PM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — As a graduate of the School of Public Health & Health Sciences Kinesiology department at the University of Massachusetts, doctoral student Petra Ypsilantis is aware of the separation and lack of cohesiveness among the school’s six...


Local colleges see effect of Supreme Court ruling
09-09-2024 4:00 PM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

A steep drop in the number of Black students in the Class of 2028 at Amherst College compared to the preceding year’s incoming class, and less racial diversity in the first-year class, is likely a result of the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2023 ruling against...

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