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    Amherst

    Amherst is a town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States in the Connecticut River valley. As of the 2000 census, the population was 34,874. The town is home to Amherst College, Hampshire College, and the University of Massachusetts Amherst, three of the Five Colleges. The name of the town is correctly pronounced without the h ("AM-erst"), unlike some other towns of the same name.

    The communities of Amherst Center, North Amherst, and South Amherst are census-designated places.

    Amherst is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area.

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    1. “ This fits in perfectly with the mission of UMass Amherst. ”
      In Pilot Qteros biofuels plant in Springfield may have future creating ethanol microbes - MassLive.com
    2. “ If you were truly going to include the Knowledge Corridor, then certainly Amherst would not be slated for the elimination of its rail stop. ”
      In Mass. towns challenge new rail plans
    3. “ We've really grown with Springfield, and we have the branch offices in Westfield and in Northampton and Amherst now. ”
      In STCC honors 6 businesses with induction into Western Massachusetts Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame

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      Springfield Renaissance School celebrates 100 percent college acceptance rate for seniors for 4th year in a row ...s, from Smith College and Brigham Young University to the Amherst College, the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, Springfield Technical Community College and Holyoke Community College, Mahoney said While all 97 seni... (Read Full Article)

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    3. Work at GCC on eco-friendly landscapes

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      Work at GCC on eco-friendly landscapes ...r teacher, said that many of those hours were spent outside during 15 weeks of intense work.  Julia Moore of Amherst was assigned to a residential home, and she said it wasn't just about drawing it all out on paper. "Th... (Read Full Article)

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    4. UMass Innovation Challenge Awards $55,250 to Three Teams in Finals | Office of News & Media Relations | UMass Amherst

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      ... for research and engagement at UMass Amherst. “We were very pleased to have students from all parts of UMass Amherst as well as to have our first team from another UMass campus. And we are very grateful to Valley Ventur... (Read Full Article)

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    5. UMass research team chosen to conduct $3.64 million research project on casino gambling

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      UMass research team chosen to conduct $3.64 million research project on casino gambling ...ducing casino gambling to Massachusetts, as well as problem gambling. AMHERST - A University of Massachusetts-Amherst School of Public Health and Health Sciences research team has been chosen by the Massachusetts Gaming ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Mohegan Sun   West Springfield

    6. UMass Chancellor Kumble Subbaswamy to speak at Amherst Town Meeting about funding consultant to look at community-campus issues

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      UMass Chancellor Kumble Subbaswamy to speak at Amherst Town Meeting about funding consultant to look at community-campus issues ...ering the university, and bolster the local economy. "UMass Amherst is an engaged and committed member of the Amherst community," Subbaswamy said in a statement when he made the proposal last month. "Throughout the cours... (Read Full Article)

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    7. UMass Amherst's 30th chancellor, Kumble Subbaswamy, inaugurated; said it's "an honor beyond words"

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      UMass Amherst's 30th chancellor, Kumble Subbaswamy, inaugurated; said it's "an honor beyond words" ...o the public on Saturday in front of hundreds of attendees. The inauguration also took place during the UMass Amherst 150th Anniversary Celebration. The chancellor offered words of gratitude and explained his ambitious p... (Read Full Article)

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    8. UMass-Amherst Undergraduate Research Conference: 7 intriguing research projects

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      UMass-Amherst Undergraduate Research Conference: 7 intriguing research projects ...3 at 1:51 PM, updated April 26, 2013 at 1:53 PM View/Post Comments AMHERST -- The University of Massachusetts-Amherst is hosting the 19th Annual Undergraduate Research Conference today at the university's Lincoln Campus ... (Read Full Article)

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    9. UMass celebrates opening of new Agricultural Learning Center

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      UMass celebrates opening of new Agricultural Learning Center ...the new agricultural learning center with a ceremonial groundbreaking Thursday afternoon at the 40-acre site. AMHERST – With descendants of the families who once farmed the land in attendance, University of Massachusetts... (Read Full Article)

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    10. Massachusetts highway administrator boosts 1-91 overhaul in Springfield, possible restoration of turnpike tolls

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      Massachusetts highway administrator boosts 1-91 overhaul in Springfield, possible restoration of turnpike tolls ... million a year, he said. Under the Senate bill, sponsored by Senate Majority Leader Stanley C. Rosenberg, an Amherst Democrat, money generated by the tolls could only be spent on transportation projects in the four coun... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Greater Holyoke Chamber of Commerce   Springfield   Amherst

    11. Community Profile: Springfield

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      Community Profile: Springfield ...no matter what the Mass. Gaming Commission decides later this year. Kennedy also mentioned the interest UMass Amherst has shown in a downtown location. “That is real. We’re having discussions with them, and we’re expecti... (Read Full Article)

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    12. University of Massachusetts and other education projects keeping heavy construction companies, workers busy

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      University of Massachusetts and other education projects keeping heavy construction companies, workers busy ... The university’s 2013 capital plan anticipates $3.1 billion in capital spending through 2017. “The campus in Amherst hasn’t looked this busy since the 1960s,” Garand said. “You can leave one project and walk across the ... (Read Full Article)

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    13. UMass celebrates 150th anniversary starting Monday with Earth Day event

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      UMass celebrates 150th anniversary starting Monday with Earth Day event ...d Hadley farms, and a reception at the new Agricultural Learning Center on North Pleasant Street north of the Amherst campus. These events are by invitation only. The celebration continues with Alumni Weekend events begi... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Edward F. Blaguszewski   Amherst

    14. World-renowned artist Tim Rollins brings art education talents to Springfield's Renaissance Public School in W. E. B. Du Bois inspired workshop

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      World-renowned artist Tim Rollins brings art education talents to Springfield's Renaissance Public School in W. E. B. Du Bois inspired workshop ...r Time,’ set for September at the University Museum of Contemporary Art at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. The exhibition will feature more work by Rollins and his students, inspired by Du Bois. “They get to ... (Read Full Article)

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    15. Advertising Club of Western Massachusetts presents annual Addys | masslive

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      Advertising Club of Western Massachusetts presents annual Addys | masslive ... silver awards; W.F. Young/Absorbine in East Longmeadow, with one each of gold, silver and bronze; BRIGADE in Amherst with one gold, three silver and a bronze; Andrew Associates of Enfield with three bronze; and TicketNe... (Read Full Article)

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    16. Boston Beer and Samuel Adams help out Simple Gifts Farm in Amherst, Elmartin Farm in Cheshire with microloans and advice

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      Boston Beer and Samuel Adams help out Simple Gifts Farm in Amherst, Elmartin Farm in Cheshire with microloans and advice ...n Cheshire with small loans provided through Common Capital, a Holyoke based nonprofit small business lender. AMHERST — The boiler in the greenhouse at Simple Gifts Farm finally gave up the ghost this winter. No boiler m... (Read Full Article)

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