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BRATTLEBORO-On a recent Monday night, The Commons stopped in to see and hear what all the fuss was about at the weekly Open Mic at the River Garden Marketplace at 157 Main St.
There, 15 or so musicians - guitarists, banjo players, pianists, accordion players, and many singers - each awaited the chance to perform a 10-minute set of two or three songs for an audience of approximately 25 people. Kevin Parry, a local musician and teacher who has run open mic programs...
Knights and fairies galore at renaissance fair in Phillipston this weekend
Imagine a world where you can embark on an epic quest, meeting kings, queens, knights, fairies and trolls. Such a place can be found at an apple farm in Central Mass. this weekend. The Red Apple Farm in Phillipston will host the “Enchanted Orchard Renaissance Faire” from 11 a.m. to...
Amherst Pelham Regional Public Schools appoint new superintendent
After several months of controversy and a lengthy process, the Amherst Pelham Regional Public Schools Committee and the Union 26 School Committee have decided on their final choice for the district’s next superintendent.
NASCAR Modified Tour Brings Talented Field Of Cars To Monadnock Speedway
The NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour is back in action after a few weeks off, and for the first time this season, the Granite State of New Hampshire will be the location for this week’s battle. The NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour’s best head to the high-banked quarter-mile of Monadnock Speedway for the first of three visits for this Saturday’s Granite State Derby.
Stress drives rejected Amherst principal candidate to seek medical leave, lawyer says
The Amherst Regional Middle School’s dean of students, Lamikco “Meka” Magee, who recently filed a federal lawsuit against the district and was a finalist for the middle school principal position, has stepped away from work due to health concerns, according to her attorney. “The District’s defamation and...
Lynch Earns 2-0 Win on Road for Lee
AMHERST, Mass. – Bri Lynch struck out 15 walked none Wednesday to pitch the Lee softball team to a 2-0 win over Amherst-Pelham. Lynch scattered three hits in lowering her earned run average to 1.78 with her third straight shutout. Lee’s offense did all its damage in the top...
Amherst Survivor: Cross-Campus Competition
“Turn 90 degrees to the right. Keep going!” Tom Ye ’25 shouted. Four people walked around the First Year Quad blindfolded, giggling. It was the first challenge of Amherst Survivor, an Association of Amherst Students (AAS) initiative inspired by the reality television show Survivor. Surprisingly, the idea for...
Religions of the Herd: Orthodox Christianity
The student identity is vast. How else could one student present on Chinese labor ethics in their Law, Jurisprudence, and Social Thought seminar, head over to unicycle with the Juggling Club, and then clock in for a shift at the Science Center cafe? It might be fair to say that our engagement with Amherst reflects our identities and core beliefs. However, certain identities are much more difficult to discuss casually with peers or in class discussions — namely, religious identities.
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