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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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    2. Panel named for reviewing public-private partnerships on Massachusetts transportation infastructure projects

      Explore masslive.com (Mar 25 2013) Transportation

      Panel named for reviewing public-private partnerships on Massachusetts transportation infastructure projects ...that Gov. Deval Patrick appointed four members for two-year terms. They are former Congressman John Olver, of Amherst; Massachusetts Organization of State Engineers and Scientists President Joseph Dorant, of Saugus; Mass... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Governor Deval L. Patrick   Robert DeLeo   Amherst

    3. UMass gets $1.6M NIH grant

      Explore bizjournals (Mar 20 2013) Education

      UMass gets $1.6M NIH grant ...ional programs at 20 institutions including UMass Amherst. A new institute at the University of Massachusetts Amherst has received a four-year, $1.6 million award from the National Institutes of Health. A new institute a... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Amherst

    4. Amherst receives state grant to study wastewater reuse in municipality, University of Massachusetts and Amherst College

      Explore masslive.com (Mar 19 2013)

      Amherst receives state grant to study wastewater reuse in municipality, University of Massachusetts and Amherst College ...nly community in Western Massachusetts receiving funding. State officials announced the grant funding Monday. AMHERST – The town received a $105,527 state grant to study the reuse of wastewater, one of 11 communities sta... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Amherst College   Amherst

    5. Second year of MAAC championships in Springfield a success, but not with local fans

      Explore masslive.com (Mar 13 2013) Tourism

      Second year of MAAC championships in Springfield a success, but not with local fans ...rfinals as it coincided with the Western Massachusetts boys and girls high school basketball championships in Amherst. “The early numbers indicate we had about the same type of participation of MAAC fans coming into the ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   MassMutual Center   Springfield

    6. Girls gather to build Lego robots at Massachusetts Green High Performance Computing Center in Holyoke

      Explore masslive.com (Mar 10 2013) Education , Information Technology

      Girls gather to build Lego robots at Massachusetts Green High Performance Computing Center in Holyoke ...tion Technology Education (CAITE) program at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. In addition to UMass Amherst’s CAITE and the MGHPPC, the event was co-sponsored by LEGO Education, For Inspiration and Recognition ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Amherst   Holyoke

    7. Georgia developer proposes 170-unit student housing project on Cowls property in North Amherst

      Explore masslive.com (Feb 26 2013)

      Georgia developer proposes 170-unit student housing project on Cowls property in North Amherst ... doing this in college towns. It has gone into places with similar issues as Amherst,” said Tony A. Maroulis, Amherst Area Chamber of Commerce executive director. Amherst has faced numerous issues with student housing, i... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Amherst

    8. ‘Challenge Accepted’ | BusinessWest

      Explore BusinessWest (Feb 26 2013)

      ‘Challenge Accepted’ | BusinessWest ...woes. Wanda found a position at Baystate, while Marcos eventually found work as an adjunct professor at UMass Amherst, teaching Environmental Policy. He would later apply for, and win, a job as a land-use environmental p... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Holyoke Community College   Pioneer Valley Planning Commission

    9. Monson gets ready to welcome Upper Crust Bakery, Tea & Coffee Shop

      Explore masslive.com (Feb 26 2013) Retail

      Monson gets ready to welcome Upper Crust Bakery, Tea & Coffee Shop ... Dickinson's grandfather. Dickinson's mother, Emily Norcross Dickinson, was raised in Monson before moving to Amherst, where the poet was born. "Emily Dickinson actually slept here," Gendron said of the prominent buildin... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Amherst   Northampton   Easthampton

    10. Massachusetts energy officials tap local communities and regional planning agencies to help promote clean-energy initiatives

      Explore masslive.com (Feb 25 2013) Energy

      Massachusetts energy officials tap local communities and regional planning agencies to help promote clean-energy initiatives ... said. The Pioneer Valley Planning Commission is participating in the pilot program on behalf of the towns of Amherst, Hadley, Holyoke, Easthampton and East Longmeadow, while the Franklin Regional Council of Governments ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Pioneer Valley Planning Commission   Amherst   Northampton

    11. West Springfield revs up $2 million capital campaign for $13.4 million public library project

      Explore masslive.com (Feb 23 2013)

      West Springfield revs up $2 million capital campaign for $13.4 million public library project ...ts of Centerbrook, Conn., spoke about plans. Matthew Blumenfeld, principal of Financial Development Agency in Amherst, fund-raising consultants, said Friday a list of parts of the project that can be named by donors is n... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   West Springfield   Springfield   Amherst

    12. Phoenix Academy Charter High School in Greater Springfield 1 of 5 to win education commissioner's recommendation for approval

      Explore masslive.com (Feb 15 2013) Education

      Phoenix Academy Charter High School in Greater Springfield 1 of 5 to win education commissioner's recommendation for approval ...ter Springfield. Chester also recommended expansion of the Pioneer Valley Chinese Immersion Charter School in Amherst. A second proposed charter school, the Springfield Collegiate Charter School, did not win approval. Ch... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Springfield   Amherst   Chicopee

    13. Amherst to submit application for $800,000 in Community Development Block Grant funds for social services

      Explore masslive.com (Feb 14 2013)

      ...l Village to the East Amherst Village Center, the amount dependent on what the town receives in funding. East Amherst is the targeted improvement area for the grant. The sidewalk would provide a safer route than walking ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Amherst

    14. Agawam Planning Board endorses special permit for sports complex proposed for Shoemaker Lane

      Explore masslive.com (Feb 13 2013)

      Agawam Planning Board endorses special permit for sports complex proposed for Shoemaker Lane ...ctor. Cameron has said he would like to break ground in the spring and open the facility in June or July. The Amherst resident had earlier proposed building a sports facility at the former Post Office warehouse on First ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   West Springfield   Amherst   Chicopee

    15. UMass professor Stuart Shulman's DiscoverText software sifts through reams of data to ID what's unique

      Explore masslive.com (Feb 11 2013)

      UMass professor Stuart Shulman's DiscoverText software sifts through reams of data to ID what's unique ... summarize what is unique compared to the length of time it would take a person to manually do the same task. AMHERST—When professional services giant Marsh & McLennan needed help making sense of 35,000 open-ended respon... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Amherst

    16. University of Massachusetts biostatisticians use new data analysis approach to 'advance genetic knowledge of many diseases'

      Explore masslive.com (Feb 6 2013) Education , Information Technology

      University of Massachusetts biostatisticians use new data analysis approach to 'advance genetic knowledge of many diseases' ...c association studies to formally test at a new, locus-level, association. Other members of the team at UMass Amherst are Rongheng Lin, an assistant professor, and postdoctoral researchers Gregory Matthews and Ujwall Das... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Amherst

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