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Mary Crotty Sharma: A disgusting display of waste

I read the June 1 article with the headline “Earth is ‘really Sick Now.’” It is such a troubling thought … though far from news. It brought to my mind something I feel quite concerned about as part of this university community. The annual spring couch. ....

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Bevy of events in Amherst to mark Juneteenth

AMHERST Amherst will have three days featuring numerous events to commemorate Juneteenth, the federal holiday that recognizes the last people being emancipated in Galveston, Texas in 1865 following the Civil War.On Saturday, Ancestral Bridges is. ....

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The Recorder - My Turn: Protecting Cashes Ledge, an offshore oasis

From the Norwottuck Rail Trail here at home to the Grand Canyon in the West, beauty abounds in the natural world. It’s found in places big and small some well-known, others our secret respites from the modern world. Almost all are well-loved, and. ....

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Amherst releasing unchlorinated sewage into river amid plant repairs

AMHERST A partial shutdown Thursday morning of Amherst’s wastewater treatment plant led to about 75,000 gallons of unchlorinated, partially treated sewage being released into the Connecticut River as of 11 a.m., according to information provided by. ....

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In swift vote, Amherst Town Council OKs $75.4M budget

AMHERST A $75.4 million operating budget for fiscal year 2024 that preserves most municipal and library services in Amherst, but will cause some staff reductions at the town’s three elementary schools, is approved by the Town Council.With little. ....

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