Amherst NewsLocal news for Amherst, MA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.High gas prices fuel boom in online classes- July 10, 2008 Laurel Ranticelli considered driving 40 miles round-trip to take education classes at the University of Massachusetts campus in Amherst.http://www.topix.net/city/amherst-ma/2008/07/high-gas-prices-fuel-boom-in-online-classes?f... Amherst police officer injured- July 9, 2008 A police officer parked on the side of Bay Road while helping environmental police with a bear was injured when his cruiser was struck by a car.http://www.topix.net/city/amherst-ma/2008/07/amherst-police-officer-injured?fromrss=1 Holyoke eatery sold- July 9, 2008 Seamus O'Reilly's restaurant has been sold and will reopen next month as Eighty Jarvis, a casual fine dining restaurant run by a longtime local resident.http://www.topix.net/city/amherst-ma/2008/07/holyoke-eatery-sold?fromrss=1 Palmer death mars holiday celebrations- July 7, 2008 By KEN ROSS krossrepub.com SPRINGFIELD - Independence Day weekend ended quietly today after beginning with a fatal accident on Friday, when a Palmer man died after he was struck by a car while lighting ...http://www.topix.net/city/amherst-ma/2008/07/palmer-death-mars-holiday-celebrations?fromrs... Reconstruction Plans Revealed for Route 116 in Amherst- July 6, 2008 Local news from abc40 The high cost of college puts higher education out of reach for many students.http://www.topix.net/city/amherst-ma/2008/07/reconstruction-plans-revealed-for-route-116-i... Recently elected Ware School Committee member, Stephen Nathan, resigns- July 4, 2008 By CHRIS HAMEL chamelrepub.com WARE - School Committee member Stephen A. Nathan, has resigned his seat effective immediately.http://www.topix.net/city/amherst-ma/2008/07/recently-elected-ware-school-committee-member... University of Massachusetts Amherst- July 2, 2008 University of Massachusetts Amherst graduate student Erin Dominov has won an internship with NASA , according to the space agency.http://www.topix.net/city/amherst-ma/2008/07/university-of-massachusetts-amherst?fromrss=1 Writer William Peters of Amherst wins Massachusetts Cultural Council grant for fiction- July 2, 2008 In 2003 William W. Peters, of Amherst, had his first short story accepted by a magazine.http://www.topix.net/city/amherst-ma/2008/07/writer-william-peters-of-amherst-wins-massach... Amherst bicyclists request slower traffic; police chief calls idea - ridiculous'- July 2, 2008 A group of residents wants to impose a 25 miles per hour speed limit on all town-owned streets so bicyclists will feel safer.http://www.topix.net/city/amherst-ma/2008/07/amherst-bicyclists-request-slower-traffic-pol... Ma DCR Launches New "Park Passport" Program- July 1, 2008 Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve. cctoday photo. T he Department of Conservation and Recreation is launching a new Park Passport program in 76 state parks across the Commonwealth, providing ...http://www.topix.net/city/amherst-ma/2008/07/ma-dcr-launches-new-park-passport-program?fro... |