Amherst Fire Department Central StationEvery citizen in town--homeless or living in a $1 million palace--expects that in an emergency, highly trained professional first responders are only a three digit phone call away. And that when you do call 911--n... »
Theta Chi Frat, 496 North Pleasant, UMass, AmherstEven though this past weekend actually included St. Patrick's Day, Amherst was a far calmer, nicer place to be. Amherst police issued only one $300 Noise Bylaw ticket and four warnings as opposed to l... »
APD in riot gear. Townhouse Apartments 3/10/12 While the $10,000 state grant to the Amherst Police Department for party control, compared to their $4 million annual operation cost may not sound like much, it comes at a critical time for our beleagured... »
McMurphy's downtown Amherst. Party CentralSpring break beating out St Patrick's Day by 24 hours provides a "Luck of the Irish" respite for the town. Thus this past weekend became the last one for Amherst area college students to use the patron saint o... »
Top of The NotchIn addition to the Amherst tax dollars consumed for a gaggle of first responders, the cost of rescuing a hiker on Bear Mountain last week needs to be measured in more than just dollars--even if it was $10,000.According to AFD Chief Tim... »
As usual, long weekends that empty UMass means less overstretch for the Amherst Fire Department, although ETOH (alcohol poisoning) and false fire alarms still occur with too much regularity--both on the campuses as well as in the town. AFD weekend run... »
UMPD evidence confiscated early in the evening from one vehicle UPDATE 6:20 PM: Saturday night is not starting out so hot. Another dumpster fire at Hobart Lane. And the fireworks at North Amherst Winterfest stimulates a bevy of calls to 911#####Like... »
