On the night of Feb. 8, 2010, the caretakers of North Amherst Cemetery on East Pleasant St. found dozens of brass veterans’ plaques stolen from burial sites at the cemetery site, which lies less than a mile from the University of Massachusetts campus.
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Amherst police arrest two brothers in connection to stolen veterans’ plaques
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Amherst Select Board votes to recommend higher alcohol fines
The Town of Amherst Select Board voted unanimously last night to recommend raising fines for drinking-related bylaws to the state maximum of $300 at the annual Town Meeting this spring.
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Black Sheep finds support in its flock during tough economy
Many small businesses are finding credit hard to come by since the recession hit American banks, but the owner of the Black Sheep Deli in Amherst has taken a unique approach to raising money for renovations, and one that relies on the establishment’s most consistent supporters – its everyday patrons.
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Vice chancellor candidate Michael R. Laliberte makes his case
Michael R. Laliberte of Boise State University made the case for becoming the University of Massachusetts’ next vice chancellor of student affairs in two open sessions with students and faculty yesterday.
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Obama calls for new jobs in State of the Union address Wednesday
In Barack Obama’s first State of the Union address, nationally televised before a joint session of Congress, the president hoped to restore plummeting confidence among Americans that Washington can work effectively to produce a cure for the current economic downturn.
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Gov. Patrick releases 2011 budget; UMass spared cuts
With the release of Mass. Gov. Deval Patrick’s 2011 budget Tuesday, it appears as if the University of Massachusetts has been spared any major cuts to funding, and has actually received a revenue boost.
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UMass engineering students lend a hand to the disabled
Four University of Massachusetts engineering students found a way to lend a helping hand to individuals with disabilities eager to spend more time in the great outdoors.
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Amherst Police receive $17,000 grant
Amherst Police Chief Scott P. Livingstone announced on Tuesday, Nov. 24 that the Amherst Police Department has been named the recipient of a $17,000 grant from the federal Executive Office of Public Safety and Security’s Highway Safety Division.
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Fate of UMass SGA online voting referendum now in the hands of Student Judiciary
The second referendum question in the fall 2009 Student Government Association election regarding moving voting online has generated more questions than answers so far. After an undoubtedly contentious history, the SGA finds itself again debating whether or not to throw out its most recent push for election reform, with the Student Judiciary poised to possibly rule against online voting’s newest incarnation.
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ACORN founder Rathke speaks at Gordon Hall amid small protest
Wade Rathke, founder of Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) and author of Citizen Wealth: Winning the Campaign to Save Working Families, gave a speech at Tuesday evening at University of Massachusetts’ Gordon Hall to promote his new book.
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