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After six years as principal of Amherst Regional High School, Talib Sadiq has decided to step down. His departure marks the end of a tenure shaped by steady leadership, adaptability, and a consistent focus...
Students globally spot the presence of AI every day, but it’s become so commonplace that we’ve stopped caring about it. Maybe a friend needs more help than usual on their homework, or maybe a...
“Alice By Heart” is a musical set during the London Blitz in World War II. It follows two main characters, Alice Spencer and Alfred Hallam, who are sheltering in a tunnel while bombs are...
This fall, on October 26, 2025, the Yiddish Book Center at Hampshire College in Amherst, Mass., held an Open House, running from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event was held to celebrate the...
Marcus Humber has been a detective with the Amherst Police Department for over two decades. While he is currently the liaison to the court system for the APD and the liaison to the Center...
Students at ARHS walked out of classes early on January 30 to join a demonstration on the Town Common led by Amherst College students as part of a nationwide day of protest against U.S...
Ask any high school dean or principal what problem plagues them more than any other, and they’ll likely say vaping. This seems to be true at ARHS, with the school administration consistently taking measures...
On February 21, 2026, National Public Radio ran a story analyzing a substance abuse study including nearly half a million teenagers in the Kaiser Permanente health system in Northern California, which found that “teens...
Five years ago, on January 6, 2021, Trump organized a rally at the Ellipse of the Capitol complex. He called it the Save America March, and he used it to urge his supporters to...
Just three days into a new year, on January 3, 2026, Donald Trump launched Operation Absolute Resolve. He bombed Venezuela, captured its president, Nicolas Maduro, as well as his wife Cilia, from the compound...
On October 30, the University of Massachusetts Amherst held a dedication ceremony renaming the school’s engineering program to The Daniel J. Riccio Jr. College of Engineering. The renaming follows Riccio’s very large donation of...
I’ve always loved diner food, and consider myself lucky to have such a great diner in our community. I’m talking about Johnny’s Roadside Diner in Hadley, at 458 Russell St. Johnny’s has a wide...
On Thursday, January 8, at 7:30 p.m. the ARHS music program hosted its third annual Cabaret show at The Drake, a live music venue in the center of Amherst. The price of admission was...
The year 2025 put me through hell and back, but music has been my escape throughout the years. Music has always helped me with emotions, feelings, and explanations I didn’t know how to give...
Sometimes the greatest albums are old ones produced well before we were even born, albums we listen to and fall in love with right away. “Live,” by the soul singer and songwriter Donny Hathaway,...
Are you looking for drama, wealth, beauty, mystery, and a comedy wrapped up into one beautiful and short series? If so, I have the perfect show just for you. Sirens, a Netflix original show,...
ARHS grad Zuleica Booth (2025) loved art in high school and knew she wanted to go to art school to pursue her love of painting and creating. We had a call to chat about...
Ava: Where did you grow up? Evelyn: Brookline, near Boston. Ava: Did you know you wanted to be a psychologist then? Evelyn: No. I mean, as a kid, that wasn’t my first choice. My...
The Oscar buzzing film “Hamnet” is a captivating story based on a 2020 historical fiction novel by Maggie O’Farrell (of the same name) about William Shakespeare’s inspiration for his iconic play, Hamlet. Shakespeare’s 11-year-old...
The Knives Out movie series is known for mind-bending, perspective-shifting murder mysteries. Benoit Blanc, the special detective played by Daniel Craig, is the only consistent figure throughout the movies, and he always solves the...
“Avatar: Fire and Ash” is one of the three movies produced by James Cameron (who also wrote the screenplay) and Jon Landau. The movie takes place in the year 2170 on a moon (Pandora,...
I like origami, but not in the way someone likes something for a short period of time, then moves on. Instead, it has consistently kept my attention for a long time. The reason I...
This is not the first time the Amherst schools have undergone voluntary lead testing, or results have raised public concern. In the fall of 2016, then brand-new superintendent Michael Morris signed up the schools...
Superintendent Xiomara Herman sent a letter to families and staff in November 2025 sharing the results of voluntary lead testing that took place at ARHS, ARMS, Pelham Elementary, and Crocker Farm in September. These...
On Tuesday, December 9, LGBTQ activists and allies showed up in full force to show their support for queer students and others affected by the return of middle school counselor Delinda Dykes to her...
The ARHS elevator, which is 28 years old, has required major repairs for nearly a decade. This is typical, given that elevators have a life expectancy of 20 years, before one must consider “modernization...
This year, ARMS has seen improvement in its attendance rate, behavioral activity, and academic performance. While many factors are responsible, it’s possible that the Morning Movement program for middle school students has played a...
On October 2, 2024, with the support of the Healey-Driscoll administration, MassEducate began providing free community college to Massachusetts residents of any age and income without a bachelor’s degree, covering full tuition costs and...
Bad Bunny, also known as Benito Antonio Martinez Ocasio, is an ultra-famous Puerto Rican singer-songwriter, rapper, artist, actor, wrestler, fashion icon, and much more, who is slated to perform at this year’s Super Bowl...
Early in the morning on Sunday, December 7, 2025, a record-breaking 6,246 participants waited eagerly at the starting line to kick off Northampton’s 22nd annual Hot Chocolate Run. The run is an annual fundraiser...
In 1987, a new publishing company sprang up in Northampton, Interlink Publishing, founded by Michel Moushabeck, a writer, editor, publisher, and musician of Palestinian Arab descent who lives in Leverett, Massachusetts. Interlink Publishing is...
On Friday December 5, starting at 7:00 p.m. many gathered into the UMass Commonwealth Honors College, eagerly awaiting the start of The Massachusetts Review Winter Party, hosted by the Massachusetts Review and Interlink publisher...
Upon entering Masuda’s Cafe, a new spot at 17 Kellogg Avenue opened by Masuda Abdullah, visitors find a warm, inviting, bright space, with tall ceilings and comfy furniture. The staff are super friendly and...
On the evening of Friday, November 7, 2025, ARHS students walked into the school’s side entrance and were met with flashing lights, booming music, and a professional DJ at the forefront of it all....
At 8:19 p.m. on Friday, November 7, 2025, the Amherst Fire Department responded to a call about a fire on a construction site of 47 Olympia Drive, which quickly spread to 57 Olympia Drive,...
ARHS music teacher Kara Kahgee Bear, 37, has been a teacher for 14 years in Amherst, and she works at both ARHS and ARMS. At ARHS, she teaches Symphony band, Wind Ensemble, Jazz Band,...
Dixon Bermudez is a paraeducator at ARHS who supports students and strives to create a welcoming environment for everyone. He begins his day at 8:45 a.m. in the AIMS (Academic Individualized Mainstream Support) room,...
While its official acronym is the Multicultural Student Achievement Network, students of color describe MSAN as a place to come together and uplift one another. ARHS senior Gael Buford attended this year’s MSAN conference...
The ARHS Women’s Rights Club is planning a field trip to Salem, Massachusetts this year, to learn more about women’s history. Salem is not just a charming city on the northern coast of Massachusetts;...
It takes a team of resourceful people to execute a great theater production, and ARHS has many students excited to lead the charge. ARHS senior Moss Conant is a props master for the Theater...
For many years, ARHS hosted an International Dinner the week before Thanksgiving to celebrate the cultures of students from the school community and to create connections. However, the dinner eventually stopped happening after the...
ARHS’s Music Production Club isn’t exactly new; the club actually existed for a few years until the 2023-2024 school year. The majority of the club members at the time were seniors, including former president...
ARMS special education teacher Michael Rousseau has also been the head coach for the Amherst boys’ varsity hockey team for five years. Seniors on the varsity squad from ARHS include Alexander Marlin, Jason Kim,...
Wrestler Daniel Sherpa’s goal this season is to win the Western Mass Division 2 tournament at 144 pounds. His uncle, who actually wrestled for Amherst back when ARHS had a team, won the Western...
Sophomore Claire Fortin and junior Rajani Conyers are both among several co-captains of this year’s indoor track and field team, which they called an inclusive and welcoming athletic space. “There are no cuts; anyone...
This year’s boys’ basketball team has a record of 5 wins, 15 losses, but they are aiming to improve as they go. They are headed up by senior captains Gael Buford and Sam Woodruff,...
