Opinion: 250th Anniversary – of What?
I sit here on the eve of our great national celebration wondering, like many others, ...
Opinion: Honoring America’s Promise by Reading Frederick Douglass
by Brian Boyles The following article appeared originally in the CommonWealth Beacon on June 27,...
Opinion: Whither the Hampshire College Campus?
Sadly, many people involved appear to have given up on reincarnating Hampshire College as an...
Opinion: What Are You Doing Here? The Question Behind Belonging
Social Injustice Goes Global She was a psychologist, which in Amherst means she had achieved...
Amherst Arbor Spotlight: Northern Catalpa
by The Amherst Public Shade Tree Committee This is the seventh in a series of...
Photos of the Week: Chasing Fireflies
Fireflies thrive in wetlands and tall meadow vegetation. Habitat loss, climate change, and light pollution...
What’s in This Issue?
Welcome to our Table of Contents. You can also receive a listing of all new...
Anti-LGBTQIA+ Bias Still a Problem at Middle School
Report on the Meeting of the Regional School Committee, June 23, 2026 This was a...
Revised Elementary School Budget Restores Paraprofessional Positions
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst School Committee, June 25, 2026 This meeting was...
Mass High Court Strikes Rent Control Question From Ballot
by Chris Lisinski and Jennifer Smith The following story appeared originally in the CommonWealth Beacon...
Housing Activists Vow to Continue Campaign After Ban of Rent Control Ballot Initiative
Source: The Keep Massachusetts Home Campaign The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court today issued a decision...
Amherst Celebrates 10 Years of Juneteenth
The 10th Anniversary Juneteenth Celebration, organized by the Black Business Association of the Amherst Area,...