AMHERST — An eight-week, 16-hour program that will give residents an inside look at Amherst’s municipal government and the town’s day-to-day operations, with some behind-the-scenes tours, starts this ...

Amherst College Undergraduate Dakota Costa, left, listens to a speaker during the final class of the All About Amherst: Civic Academy at the Amherst Town Hall, Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025, in Amherst.

AMHERST, Mass. (WWLP) – Two Amherst firefighters, Aidan J. Brooks and William R. Mueller, were recognized on Monday at a ceremony for their graduation from the Career Recruit Firefighting Training ...

Amherst Police Department Chief Mark Cawthon poses for an Academy photo following classes in the FBI National Academy. (Submitted) Amherst Police Department Chief Mark Cawthon recently had the chance ...

AMHERST — All this year Amherst College is celebrating its birth two centuries ago — in 1821 — with a series of books. The three keepsake books are “Eye Mind Heart: A View of Amherst College at 200″ ...

BOSTON (SHNS) – The Legislature’s next new members are back in school this week, but their teachers are public relations strategists, economists, regulators, and their future bosses and colleagues.