Articles from Diane Lederman, The Republican

1. Amherst residents looking to launch store selling locally grown produce and locally created wares Explore masslive.com (May 21 2012) At the winter’s market here, vendors sold their carrots and potatoes, but they also sold soaps, and sheepskin, jams and wool, but that was just one day a week and for the winter months only.  Now, a group wants to create a year-round market similar to that held the last two years at the Amherst Regional Middle School in a downtown store. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Amherst   Northampton

2. UMass researchers looking at impact of heavy loads on soldiers' mobility Explore masslive.com (May 14 2012) Aerospace/Defense , Education Graduate researcher Christopher Palmer and his team at the University of Massachusetts kinesiology department are hoping to save soldiers’ lives. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Palmer   Amherst

3. Departing UMass Chancellor Robert Holub highlights campus accomplishments during his tenure Explore masslive.com (May 1 2012) Education In his message, Holub thanked the greater community for all its work. “These campus records, national recognitions, and achievements could not have been accomplished without the dedicated work of hundreds of individuals across the campus, as well as many individuals from the community and from our wonderful and loyal alumni,” he wrote. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Springfield   Amherst

4. Incoming UMass chancellor Kumble Subbaswamy visits campus Explore masslive.com (Apr 2 2012) Education University of Massachusetts chancellor designate Kumble R. Subbaswamy made his first visit to campus Monday following his appointment to the position March 26. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Springfield   Amherst

5. New UMass chancellor recommendation to be made to trustees Monday night Explore masslive.com (Mar 22 2012) Education UMass president Robert L. Caret plans to making his recommendation to the board, which then must approve it. The candidates include Carlos E. Santiago, chief executive officer of Hispanic College Fund in Washington and former chancellor of the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee; Susan Phillips, provost and vice president for academic affairs, at the University at Albany, State University of New York; Kumble R. Subbaswamy, provost at the University of Kentucky and Sona Andrews, vice chancellor for academic strategies for the Oregon University system. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Amherst   The Republican

6. UMass President Robert Caret could name the next chancellor soon Explore masslive.com (Mar 20 2012) Education President Robert L. Caret, meanwhile, is reading comments sent to him about the candidates and the evaluation forms as well. The comments “are very significant,” to Caret, said spokesman Robert P. Connolly. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Amherst   The Republican

7. Hickory Ridge in Amherst sold to New-Jersey based golf course management company Explore masslive.com (Mar 15 2012) A partner and owner in a New Jersey-based golf course management company paid $1,000,050 for the Hickory Ridge Country Clubat a TD Bank foreclosure auction Thursday. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Amherst   Northampton   The Republican

8. Easthampton waiting for communication issues to be resolved between solar array, electric substation Explore masslive.com (Mar 14 2012) Energy Engineers from Verizon and Western Massachusetts Electric Co. are tying to determine what kind of wiring can be used between the two, whether the copper can be used or the communication has to happen over a fiber optic cable, Tautznik said. He does not know when it can be resolved. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Amherst   Western Massachusetts Electric Company   Michael A. Tautznik

9. Northampton Country Club clubhouse sold to former owner at foreclosure auction Explore masslive.com (Mar 8 2012) This isn’t the only area course seeing a sale. Next week, TD Bank will auction off the Hickory Ridge Country Club in Amherst a foreclosure auction. The 18-hole course also includes restaurant, banquet facility and pro shop. Douglas Harper bought the course in 2003 for $2.5 million. According to the latest assessor’s records, the 150-acre course is valued at nearly $1.3 million. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Springfield   Amherst   Northampton

10. UMass President Robert Caret asks legislature for increase in state funding Explore masslive.com (Feb 23 2012) Education With student debt skyrocketing over the past few years, University of Massachusetts President Robert L. Caret again made his plea for a hike in state funding before members of the state Legislature's Joint Committee on Ways and Means on Thursday. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Governor Deval L. Patrick   University of Massachusetts   Greenfield Community College

11. Amherst officials continue gathering information about proposed Gateway project Explore masslive.com (Feb 20 2012) Town Manager John P. Musante said recently that the town is proceeding to look at the project that would link the downtown at the edge of Kendrick Park with the University of Massachusetts. He said Planning Director Jonathan Tucker was working out the details. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Amherst   The Republican

12. Parsons Village Project set to come before Easthampton Zoning Board of Appeals Explore masslive.com (Feb 6 2012) The Northampton-based Valley Community Development Corp. filed plans for the permit, also known as 40B, to build 38 units of affordable rental housing on Parsons Street after the Planning Board rejected it last year. The Zoning Board hearing is slated for 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 21. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Northampton   The Republican   Easthampton

13. Amherst officials hope to have an agreement with solar company soon Explore masslive.com (Feb 2 2012) Energy Town Manager John P. Musante said this week, “We’re getting closer to an agreement.” He said they are trying “to get the best possible price for the town” and should have something settled soon. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Amherst   Northampton   The Republican

14. U.S. Rep. James McGovern tours fairgrounds on 4th Northampton visit Explore masslive.com (Jan 30 2012) McGovern met with fair officials, Greater Northampton Chamber of Commerce executive director Suzanne Beck, Allan W. Blair, head of the Western Massachusetts Economic Development Council, and others at the fair office as part of a two-stop visit to the city. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Northampton   Allan W. Blair   The Republican

15. Faculty innovation earns UMass 13th spot on Association of University of Technology Managers list Explore masslive.com (Jan 26 2012) Education , Information Technology According to the statement, Caret told the Board of Trustees Committee on Science, Technology and Research that the university was able to generate $40 million from faculty discovery and innovation and “is a testament to the great quality of the UMass faculty on all five campuses and also shows that the university is extremely focused on obtaining its fair share of the proceeds when products reach the marketplace." (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Amherst   The Republican

16. Most Amherst downtown property owners participating in new business improvement district Explore masslive.com (Jan 17 2012) Officials and business owners are also excited about the recent creation of the town’s Business Improvement District, said Tony A. Maroulis, executive director of the Amherst Area Chamber of Commerce, which they see as another boost. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Amherst College   Amherst

17. UMass Chancellor Robert Holub creates committee to look at health service changes Explore masslive.com (Dec 21 2011) Health Care According to a release, the committee’s charge is “is to identify cost savings that will enable UHS to develop a financial plan to build a new health services facility for patients that meets 21st century needs while maintaining a sustainable operating budget.” (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Amherst   The Republican

18. Hitchcock Center, Hampshire College officials sign joint agreement Explore masslive.com (Dec 21 2011) Education The boards of the Hitchcock Center for the Environment and Hampshire College signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding to explore sites for the Hitchcock Center to build a state-of-the-art environmental education center on the campus. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Hampshire College   Amherst   The Republican

19. UMass officials to discuss campus master plan draft with Amherst community Thursday night Explore masslive.com (Dec 14 2011) Education Sometime within the next 50 years, the University of Massachusetts campus will likely have buildings congregated in a cluster near the campus pond, consolidated parking in five garages and safer, streamlined roads abutting the campus. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Amherst   The Republican

20. UMass offering grants to professors to help them save students money on textbooks Explore masslive.com (Dec 12 2011) Education The Open Education Initiative launched by the provost’s office and the libraries this past spring, provided 10, $1,000 grants to faculty to help them find ways to bring course material to class using any Open Educational Resources and proprietary library resources. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Westfield State University   Westfield

21. UMass officials say agreement with Brazil should be boon for Western Massachusetts farmers Explore masslive.com (Dec 7 2011) It means an office at UMass for Brazilian scientists and researchers to come to “to collaborate with us to benefit farmers” in Brazil and Massachusetts, said the Stockbridge School of Agriculture Extension Associate Professor. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Governor Deval L. Patrick   University of Massachusetts   Springfield

22. More than 1,000 Pioneer Valley third graders learning about film through program at Amherst Cinema Explore masslive.com (Dec 2 2011) Education Fifty classes from six school districts throughout the Pioneer Valley are taking part in the See-Hear-Feel-Film project created a decade ago by Anne Marie Santoro, the former Director of Education Programs and Services at the Children’s Television Workshop. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Amherst   Holyoke   The Republican

23. UMass graduate students hoping to make science fun for everyone Explore masslive.com (Dec 1 2011) Education , Life Sciences “It’s such a different format, it’s not meant for scientists,” Goodwin said. The program features a speaker who talks for about ten or 15 minutes. There’s a musical interlude – with music written by graduate student Mike Rosario - allowing time for audience members to submit questions and there’s also a game that ends the program that pokes fun at scientists, she said, who use jargon that few understand. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Amherst   The Republican

24. Amherst seeking $900,000 in block grant money for 9 projects Explore masslive.com (Nov 23 2011) Funding for the emergency shelter, purchasing property for affordable housing and modernizing the roof and heating system at Amherst Community Childcare Center are among the projects that town officials hope will receive block grant funding next year. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Springfield   Amherst   Greenfield

25. Consultant will help UMass chancellor search committee find candidate they want Explore masslive.com (Nov 4 2011) Education After the committee charged with bringing a new chancellor to the University of Massachusetts talked about the characteristics of a new leader, Dean Priscilla Clarkson pointed out that traits were the same as in past searches. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Amherst   The Republican

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