by Tom Sturm | Feb 18, 2010 | News
Berkshire Community College in Pittsfield is clobbering every Ivy League school in at least one area: next fall, it's going solar. A $3.5 million project is already out to bid to install more than 1,800 solar panels on six of the campus's newly renovated...
by James Heflin | Feb 18, 2010 | News
When Amherst Town Meeting voted last November to invite two released Guantanamo inmates to settle in town, it made national news, reinforcing Amherst's ultra-liberal reputation among skeptical conservatives. Recent goings-on at UMass-Amherst Veteran Services...
by Stephanie Kraft | Feb 23, 2010 | News
The Hampden County Bar Association’s Foreclosure Task Force, whose staff is still busy answering calls from people threatened with foreclosure (dial 413-322-7404), is rooting for a proposed new state law that may offer relief to more than one homeowner at a...
by Maureen Turner | Feb 23, 2010 | News
Help wanted: chief executive to run large 374-year-old organization. Oversee 6,700 employees and a $530 million budget. Responsibilities include public safety, economic development and public education. Fundraising ability essential; a thick skin a plus. Benefits...
by Maureen Turner | Feb 23, 2010 | News
As Amherst residents brace for a Proposition 2 1/2 override vote next month, many eyes, naturally, turn to how the town is spending the money it already has. Among those budget matters to get closer inspection are the very generous benefits included in Superintendent...
