While Amherst has made some progress, the town is still in the throes of a housing crisis. The University of Massachusetts Amherst deserves its share of the blame for today’s mess, but the Town of ...

Housing remains a top issue for Massachusetts voters ahead of this year’s election, according to a new poll released by UMass Amherst and WCVB, as more residents report the state is on the “wrong ...

AMHERST, Mass. (WWLP) – On Sunday, Amherst fire crews were called to the Coolidge Dorm at UMass after a fire alarm activation. Shortly after 11 p.m., smoke was seen on the 20th floor, where the ...

I was struck by the juxtaposition of two articles in the Sept. 12 Gazette: on page 1 a story about another developer who maybe wants to build a 200-unit affordable housing project in one part of ...

AMHERST — A downtown mixed-use building under construction, to house Amherst College students starting next fall under an agreement between the college and the developer, is continuing to raise ...

The town of Amherst is working to revise its Housing Production Plan in coordination with Barrett Planning Group to better address the needs of low- and moderate-income residents. According to the ...

The conversation on Beacon Hill has become sharper and more candid, new polling shows voters want deeper, faster action and ...

A second man has been convicted of raping a University of Massachusetts freshman in her Amherst dorm room nearly three years ago. A Hampshire Superior Court jury took less than a day to find ...

The University of Massachusetts Amherst will rename its Newton campus to the “Charles River Campus of UMass Amherst” in January 2026.