Scott Merzbach

6 days ago | gazettenet.com | Scott Merzbach

AMHERST — University of Massachusetts officials are dispelling unconfirmed chatter this week that federal agents affiliated with Immigrations and Customs Enforcement were present on the Amherst campus. “Dozens of these reports have been fielded, and to date, none have been true,” reads a letter sent Friday to the campus community by Marsha McGriff, vice chancellor for equity and inclusion, and Shelly Perdomo-Ahmed, vice chancellor for student affairs and campus life.

6 days ago | gazettenet.com | Scott Merzbach

E-Edition Advertise Newsletters Subscribe Home News Opinion Sports Business Arts & Life Obituaries Classifieds Calendar Puzzles Keisha Johnson-Maduka, a middle school student in Amherst, responds while watching a basketball game between middle and high school students during a program called Morning Movement and Mentoring.

6 days ago | gazettenet.com | Scott Merzbach

E-Edition Advertise Newsletters Subscribe Home News Opinion Sports Business Arts & Life Obituaries Classifieds Calendar Puzzles HADLEY — A $23.07 million budget for fiscal year 2026 that uses more than $300,000 from the town’s stabilization account, but will likely result in the loss of several municipal positions unless voters approve a Proposition 2½ override, will be brought to annual Town Meeting on May 1. The Select Board and Finance Committee, in a joint meeting Wednesday, approved the...

1 week ago | gazettenet.com | Scott Merzbach

V-One Vodka founder and owner Paul Kozub fills a pallet at the company’s warehouse, Wednesday in Springfield. Widespread tariffs implemented by President Donald Trump has caused issues with companies like V-One, whose vodka is made across seas in Poland, and managing costs and shipments. “This warehouse is usually filled with 50-60 pallets,” Kozub said.

1 week ago | gazettenet.com | Scott Merzbach

AMHERST — Three full-time positions at the Jones Library will remain vacant, as they have for the past six years, in the $3.09 million budget proposal recommended by the elected trustees. The spending plan, approved unanimously at a March 28 trustees meeting, is up $94,411, or 3.2%, over this year’s $2.99 million budget. The budget meets the financial guidelines set by the Town Council, which allows for a 4% increase in the town’s contribution.