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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.

  5. Quotes about Amherst

    1. “ This year we planted our own hops garden, and we had our first harvest and we brought it to Amherst Brewery. ”
      In Williams Distributing in Chicopee branches out to craft beer
    2. “ Tony's reputation as a strong leader of the Amherst Area Chamber of Commerce and his breadth and depth of knowledge of the issues in town-gown relations will be a tremendous boost to our team. ”
      In Amherst Area Chamber of Commerce Director Tony Maroulis named UMass community liaison | masslive.com
    3. “ If someone is in Springfield, what public-university options do they have? Westfield State doesn't have all the programs of a UMass Amherst. ”
      In UMass plan for Springfield to be unveiled in about a month, university president Robert Caret says

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    2. Amherst Area Chamber of Commerce Director Tony Maroulis named UMass community liaison | masslive.com

      Explore masslive.com (Jan 30 2014)

      Amherst Area Chamber of Commerce Director Tony Maroulis named UMass community liaison | masslive.com ...Maroulis, who is also co-director of the Hampshire County Regional Tourism Council, begins March 3. AMHERST - Amherst Area Chamber of Commerce Director Tony A. Maroulis has been named director of community relations at t... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Amherst

    3. Western Massachusetts unemployment: 'People are … hiring in very small numbers … all we are getting is onesies and twosies' | masslive.com

      Explore masslive.com (Jan 29 2014)

      Western Massachusetts unemployment: 'People are … hiring in very small numbers … all we are getting is onesies and twosies' | masslive.com ...Home Depot's distribution center in Westfield, water gate and bulkhead maker Rodney Hunt in Orange, Smith and Amherst colleges they are all looking to hire people, said Patricia Crosby, executive director of the Frankli... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Amherst   Westfield   Franklin Hampshire Regional Employment Board

    4. Business Improvement Districts in Western Massachusetts being challenged; economic development in flux in Springfield

      Explore masslive.com (Jan 26 2014)

      Business Improvement Districts in Western Massachusetts being challenged; economic development in flux in Springfield ...n of urban downtowns. Locally they were established in this city, Westfield, Northampton and, most recently, Amherst, all with varying degrees of success. In Northampton, a group of members filed a federal lawsuit agai... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   TD Bank   MassMutual   Springfield

    5. Fast trains to Boston, New Haven, Montreal subject of Springfield meeting | masslive.com

      Explore masslive.com (Jan 24 2014) Transportation

      Fast trains to Boston, New Haven, Montreal subject of Springfield meeting | masslive.com ... for people." Lamothe and others pushed for a third route, one that would cut from Brattleboro, Vt., through Amherst, Palmer and on through Storrs, Conn., to New London, Conn. ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Pioneer Valley Planning Commission   Palmer   Springfield

    6. Community Spotlight: Amherst | BusinessWest

      Explore BusinessWest (Jan 23 2014) Education , Manufacturing

      Community Spotlight: Amherst | BusinessWest ...wealth is investing $1 billion over 10 years in the growth of the states life-sciences supercluster. At UMass Amherst, the MLSC includes such facilities as the Biosensors and Big Data Center, the Healthcare Informatics a... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Amherst   John Musante

    7. Allan Blair, president and CEO of Western Mass Economic Development Council, to retire at end of 2014

      Explore masslive.com (Jan 17 2014)

      Allan Blair, president and CEO of Western Mass Economic Development Council, to retire at end of 2014 ...organizations including: Affiliated Chambers of Commerce, Greater Springfield Convention and Visitors Bureau, Amherst Business Improvement District, Westfield Business Improvement District, Northampton Business Improveme... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   MassMutual Center   Springfield   Amherst

    8. State Sen. Stephen Brewer will not run for re-election

      Explore masslive.com (Jan 17 2014)

      State Sen. Stephen Brewer will not run for re-election ...y said she would leave the position when her term was up. But Brewer lost to state Sen. Stanley Rosenberg, an Amherst Democrat. Brewer said his decision not to run again is not based on that loss or on his electoral opp... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Amherst

    9. University of Massachusetts student trustees seek freeze on tuition and fees

      Explore masslive.com (Jan 16 2014) Education

      University of Massachusetts student trustees seek freeze on tuition and fees ...on; Colin Murphy, UMass Dartmouth; Phillip J. Geoffroy, UMass Lowell; and Patrick Lowe, UMass Medical School. AMHERST – Student trustees at the University of Massachusetts are appealing for a $519 million budget this yea... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Governor Deval L. Patrick   University of Massachusetts   Amherst

    10. Gov. Deval Patrick announces $52 million in state funding to combat effects of climate change

      Explore masslive.com (Jan 15 2014)

      Gov. Deval Patrick announces $52 million in state funding to combat effects of climate change ...Climate Science Center. The climatologist will be paid around $100,000, with half the money coming from UMass Amherst and half from the state, Sullivan said. He will study the impacts of climate change and provide inform... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Governor Deval L. Patrick   University of Massachusetts   Amherst

    11. Talk of high-speed rail between Springfield and Boston heats up; meeting next

      Explore GazetteNET (Jan 13 2014) Transportation

      Talk of high-speed rail between Springfield and Boston heats up; meeting next ...e late 1980s. Those plans call for a shift in the Amtrak Vermonter’s alignment, which today takes it through Amherst and Palmer before getting to Springfield, to a more direct southern route. While infrastructure work ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Governor Deval L. Patrick   Pioneer Valley Planning Commission   Palmer

    12. Apollo Grill owners set to blast off into Galaxy, a new eatery in Easthampton

      Explore masslive.com (Jan 10 2014)

      Apollo Grill owners set to blast off into Galaxy, a new eatery in Easthampton ...oston in 1995 to raise his family. His wife, Laura, and he decided to move to Easthampton over Northampton or Amherst because of the potential of this city. He feels Easthampton is reaching that potential. As the city gr... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Amherst   Northampton   Easthampton

    13. Springfield Technical Community College names Allison Chen manager of Great Ideas program

      Explore masslive.com (Jan 8 2014) Education

      Springfield Technical Community College names Allison Chen manager of Great Ideas program ...lems that have a direct impact on student success.” Chen is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and holds a master's degree in business administration from Boston College. ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Springfield Technical Community College   Springfield

    14. UMass climate center to award $800,000 to help park and refuge managers adapt to changing weather

      Explore masslive.com (Dec 30 2013)

      UMass climate center to award $800,000 to help park and refuge managers adapt to changing weather ... center includes New England and states west to Minnesota and south to Maryland. With the new funding, UMass Amherst scientists will receive about $200,000 over the next two years for collaborative projects, according t... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Amherst

    15. Hitchcock Center in Amherst awarded grant to teach new program in energy literacy

      Explore masslive.com (Dec 18 2013) Education , Life Sciences

      Hitchcock Center in Amherst awarded grant to teach new program in energy literacy ...ely new curriculum. The children will learn and then help spread their knowledge to their families, she said. AMHERST – People may have heard of financial literacy or visual literacy – but the Hitchcock Center for the En... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Amherst

    16. Southworth's Paperlogic unit in Turners Falls looks for new paper markets

      Explore masslive.com (Dec 15 2013) Manufacturing , Paper Manufacturing

      Southworth's Paperlogic unit in Turners Falls looks for new paper markets ...th and Paperlogic are working with Bilodeau's team and with researchers at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. Paper production in the region has never been greater, he said. "It's just the types of paper being... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Amherst   Northampton

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