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Amherst butcher shop boosts volume, links ranchers to customers

Lincoln Journal Star 14 Feb 2026
From six beefs a week to 45, Belschner’s Custom Meats has grown into a regional hub under owner Casey Mitchell ... .
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Class A boys basketball: Longmeadow’s 3-point barrage overwhelms Amherst in quarterfinals

Daily Hampshire Gazette 14 Feb 2026
LONGMEADOW — It was raining 3s inside Robert D’Agostino Gymnasium on Friday night as the fourth-seeded Lancers thumped fifth-seeded Amherst, 79-45, during the quarterfinal round of the Western Mass.
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MP cites Amherst armoury in push for study on surplus federal buildings

CBC 13 Feb 2026
The federal representative for the Amherst area introduced a motion to help find a path forward for surplus government-owned buildings such as the town’s Colonel James Layton Ralston Armoury ... .
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Amherst Regional School Committee mulls plan for earlier high school start

Daily Hampshire Gazette 13 Feb 2026
AMHERST — Some Amherst Regional School Committee members are pushing back on ongoing work by school administrators that could lead to high schoolers starting classes about 30 minutes earlier this fall.
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Around Amherst: Morning Movement and Mentoring program honored for innovation

Daily Hampshire Gazette 13 Feb 2026
AMHERST — Morning Movement and Mentoring, a program in its fourth year of engaging almost 100 seventh through ninth graders with before-school sports activities, is receiving statewide acclaim.
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How the 9/11 terrorist attacks shaped ICE’s immigration strategy

Hibbing Daily Tribune 13 Feb 2026
The growth of today’s aggressive immigration tactics traces back 25 years, when enforcement took on the dimension of counterterrorism ... .
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Does Careerism Threaten Academic Commitment and Academic Freedom?

Scheerpost 13 Feb 2026
This reality is likely to exacerbate careerism on college campuses like ours, Amherst College, a small, liberal arts college committed to fostering intellectual growth, taking risks in academic work, and learning for its own sake.
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Amherst native loses vote to be the AG nominee

The Buffalo News 12 Feb 2026
GARDEN CITYState Republicans overwhelmingly selected Brooklyn attorney Saritha Komatireddy as their nominee for attorney general on Tuesday, choosing the former federal prosecutor over Western New York-raised attorney Khurram Dara ....
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Kick up your heels on Valentine's Day at Amherst dance

Kearney Hub 12 Feb 2026
All ages are invited for Valentine's Day fun at a Still Dancin' dance in Amherst on Saturday evening ... .
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Morning Journal boys basketball Top of the Crop for Feb. 11

The Morning Journal 12 Feb 2026
1. (1) Olmsted Falls 12-7. 2. (2) Elyria 15-5. 3. (3) Avon 14-5. 4. (4) Elyria Catholic 13-6. 5. (5) Keystone 16-5. 6. (6) North Ridgeville 11-7. 7. (7) Amherst 12-9. 8. (8) Brookside 15-3. 9. (10) Fairview 13-5. 10 ... Elyria vs ... North Ridgeville and Amherst remain at No.
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Normandy football hires Elyria grad, local coach Jordan Connell

The Morning Journal 12 Feb 2026
Since former All-Ohio running back Jordan Connell graduated Elyria, his coaching career included stops at Elyria Catholic and Amherst ... After the 2025 season at Amherst, Connell began applying to head coaching positions.
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Tiny Art Show on display at Amherst Public Library

The Morning Journal 11 Feb 2026
28 at the Amherst Public Library, 221 Spring St ... manager for the Amherst Public Library ... For more information, contact the Amherst Public Library at 440-988-4230 or visit amherstpubliclibrary.org.
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Amherst native loses GOP bid for AG nomination, quickly backs party choice

Auburnpub dot com 11 Feb 2026
State Republicans overwhelmingly selected Brooklyn attorney Saritha Komatireddy as their nominee for attorney general on Tuesday, choosing the former federal prosecutor over Western New York-raised attorney Khurram Dara ... .
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