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Sheep, solar go hand in hoof: Farm’s flocks help keep solar sites …
Oct 21, 2024 · HADLEY — Munching on goldenrod, white woodland aster, white clover, hairy vetch, birdsfoot trefoil, burdock and dandelions, more than 120 sheep are having much of their dietary needs met by a variety of grasses and plants growing at an 11-acre, 5.2-megawatt community solar site.
Amherst police arrest, ticket dozens for noise, drinking over weekend
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Amherst elementary school bid challengers claim winning …
Nov 7, 2024 · AMHERST — Lawyers representing both statewide unions and a Springfield construction company are calling on the Massachusetts attorney general’s Fair Labor Division to disqualify the apparent low bidder for Amherst’s $97.5 million elementary school project, contending that CTA Construction Managers of Waltham has violated the town’s responsible employer bylaw.
$5.7M Amherst surplus rankles strapped school officials
Nov 7, 2024 · The focus on the surplus follows a debate last spring about the regional schools going beyond a stipulated 4% increase in Amherst’s contribution, with a $710,881 assessment increase for fiscal year 2025 supplemented by the Town Council adding $355,440 in American Rescue Plan Act money to the $18.48 million total assessment.
Downtown safety the focus of Sunderland village center report
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Amherst council adopts tougher nuisance property bylaw
Oct 21, 2024 · District 4 Councilor Pam Rooney said the mandated notification of landlords is a major change in the nuisance property bylaw. The revised bylaw will also work in conjunction with the recently adopted rental registration bylaw to improve health and safety of tenants and living conditions through mandated inspections.
Amherst Bulletin - UMass prof, team will zero in on PFAS and bone …
Oct 10, 2024 · “Our overarching hypothesis is that PFAS concentrations are associated with increased bone loss and fracture risk,” Reeves said. Reeves said she has long had interest in environmental chemicals and how they affect health risks, though most of this has been centered on cancer, with an ongoing project, funded with a two-year, $405,000 grant from the National Institute of Environmental Health ...
Columnist Johanna Neumann: Rush for energy-hungry data …
Nov 7, 2024 · Last year, federal regulators forecast that the demand for electricity will grow nearly 5% over the next five years, which many now say is an underestimate. What’s driving the projected increase? Energy-intensive data centers. Data centers already make up roughly 2.5% of total U.S. electricity demand, but tech giants such as Google, Amazon, and Microsoft are proposing to build new data ...
Amherst Bulletin - What can you expect from a Cuddle Party ...
Nov 7, 2024 · People smile in recognition. The facilitator, who lives in Windsor, Connecticut but frequently hosts events in Florence, explains to the veterans and first-timers here that a Cuddle Party is a communication and consent workshop. Cuddle Parties originated in New York in 2004; today there are more than 150 certified facilitators worldwide, including five in Massachusetts, according to their website.