2007: The Great Disappointment - 5/8/2007

 Amherst arrest toll smaller

Tuesday, May 08, 2007
By NANCY H. GONTER
*ngonter@repub.com*

AMHERST - Amherst police made 81 arrests over the weekend, and many of those arrested were not from this area, police said yesterday.

And despite it being the weekend of the annual Spring Concert, University of Massachusetts police arrested only 20 people, Deputy Chief Patrick T. Archbald said.

Amherst Police Detective Lt. Ronald A. Young said that there were approximately 20 arrests on Friday night and 60 on Saturday. The majority were not University of Massachusetts students, he said.

The largest party police were called to was on Saturday night at the Townhouse condominiums on Meadow Street where 900 to 1,000 people were gathered, and some began throwing bottles, Young said.

As police dispersed the crowd, some fights broke out and arrests were made, Young said.

The apartments on Hobart Lane, once known for the crowded and unruly Hobart Hoe-down in years past, only had a few smaller parties, Young said.

Police expect another busy weekend ahead and will be prepared for it, he said.

At UMass, Archbald attributed working with students ahead of time and coordinating sufficient security at the Spring Concert and other events on campus for the relatively quiet weekend.

"It really paid off in terms of limited arrests. The students were very responsible and able to enjoy the weekend without excessive amounts of alcohol and disruptions," Archbald said.


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I love you guys who think you are the originals. Lived at Gilreath 1989 and we had hundreds and hundreds of people, countless kegs, and yes, the obligatory courtyard burning of the furniture. Police, Fire, etc. Any of you younger people hear of the riots in Southwest after the Sox lost to the Mets 1986? We made national news for that one.

41 Hobart Lane...so many stories, so little time. How can I forget breaking out the black keg when the other kegs ran dry. For anyone who was drinking there that fateful night in 95...sorry. The black keg had been tapped a couple of weeks earlier and the remains left in the garage. I'm sorry that 5 kegs weren't enough and that you guys forced our hand. Actually...no I'm not. Ha! Ha!

I lived on Hobart in 1997....and was certainly part of the hoedown AND the mudwrestling w/ my roommate Tim. Our place was trashed...with mud..However, we were lucky no one in our unit was injured..guys in a few units down someone broke their leg, or was it an arm? And yes, i too recall the landlord being taken away with "chestpains"
I have photos of the hole FUN..mess..., i'll scan and upload. Wasn't this the hoedown to end all hoedowns for a while???