A new road construction project has locals and business owners concerned as the summer wraps up and college season begins.

AMHERST, Mass. (WWLP) – Amherst is scheduled to begin a road reconstruction project on Friday.

A primate research lab at UMass Amherst is shutting down operations. In a news release from PETA, the woman who runs the University of Massachusetts-Amherst (UMass) laboratory of Agnès Lacreuse says ...

Norfolk Southern Railway has begun construction on three underpasses and other railroad infrastructure in downtown Amherst. The anticipated, multi-year project will bring needed repairs and ...

The Community Band concerts continue on July 26 with the Quincy Jones Tribute, and on Aug. 17, the Amherst Community Band will close out its summer series in downtown with band classics.

The town of Amherst put its Pride on display over the weekend – holding its own, first-ever parade during Pride Month, going beyond a yearly proclamation. There’s no shortage of pride parades ...

AMHERST, Mass. (WWLP) – The town of Amherst has announced road closures and transportation plans ahead of its annual Independence Day Celebration and Fireworks on Thursday, July 3.

AMHERST — A proposed demolition of a two-story commercial building in downtown Amherst, to allow for development of a new mixed-use project, will be considered by the Historical Commission on ...

Before this structure, the library, founded in 1919, had a home in the town hall and later, the Amherst House hotel. A 1926 fire would leave the library in need of a new home, leading to the ...