AMHERST — For a short time, $85 might have gotten you a night in a dorm room in the Southwest Residential Area of the University of Massachusetts with the “best view” in town, according to the student ...

A Umass Amherst student is expected to face criminal charges after a fire caused damage to the dorm room and the building had to be evacuated. A 911 call from a person passing by the McNamara ...

AMHERST, Mass. (WWLP) – On Sunday, Amherst fire crews were called to the Coolidge Dorm at UMass after a fire alarm activation. Shortly after 11 p.m., smoke was seen on the 20th floor, where the ...

I was struck by the juxtaposition of two articles in the Sept. 12 Gazette: on page 1 a story about another developer who maybe wants to build a 200-unit affordable housing project in one part of ...