The new building contains Amherst College’s Center for Humanistic Inquiry and Department of History inside a 21,000-square-foot envelope. (Robert Benson) Just in time for the fall semester, the ...

The building did suffer significant damage and is no longer safe for living conditions. The Red Cross is assisting the 24 students without a home. The students were home at the time of the fire.

According to Amherst College, this new retail establishment in the former A.J. Hastings space at 45 South Pleasant Street in Amherst is operated by campus retailer Follett.