Members of the ad hoc LGBTQIA+, Black and Latinx caucuses of Amherst have recently had the opportunity to welcome Dr. Xiomara Herman as the district’s new superintendent. We feel very encouraged about ...
Something weird is going to happen Saturday: It won’t rain. Not raining on Saturdays didn’t used to be weird, but then The Spring of 2025 arrived with orders to dampen our weekends. Dampen them, it ...
Ted Morgan is a retired professor of political science living in Tamworth. This spring’s town meeting season saw what is becoming a regular showdown between irate, tax-burdened citizens and school ...
In these tumultuous times, it is more important than ever that we safeguard and support our civic institutions. In Amherst, one of our most beloved and democratic institutions is the Jones Library. It ...
Chichester will have a new town administrator beginning Monday. The Board of Selectmen announced at a meeting on Tuesday that it has chosen Charles Smith of Laconia to replace Jodi Pinard, who ...
Amherst poet and children’s author Richard Michelson has often delved into history in some of his books for young readers, such as “The Language of Angels,” the story of how Hebrew became a modern ...
Valley Players, a local volunteer theater group formed earlier this year, will perform their first full production in Amherst this weekend. The show, “Constellations,” by playwright Nick Payne, opened ...
Small family farms are more than businesses; they are a way of life, shaped by generations of experience, sacrifice, and resilience. Every field plowed, every seed planted, every harvest gathered ...
The Republican State Committee is the board of directors of the party. It operates like any organizational board; determining policies, direction, approving finances, and electing officers, ...
One woman died in a fire at an apartment building on Manchester Street in Concord. The Concord Fire Department responded to a multi-unit building at 151 Manchester Street just before 6:30 p.m. When ...
I have a few questions about Question 2 (eliminating the MCAS graduation requirement) and I want the answers. First, the facts. Here in The PRM (People’s Republic of Massachusetts) we test our ...
The Concord School District is planning to replace the culvert over Bow Brook as soon as the state issues a permit. The culvert is located on Concord High School property on the corner of Westborne ...