Public Comment | The New Hauler Proposal: Recommendations for Maximizing Reduction of Waste and Emissions
The following public comment was offered at the meeting of the Town Services and Outreach...
Letter: Seeking AG Opinion on Amherst’s Jumbo ADU’s
The following letter was sent to Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell, Amherst Town Manager Paul...
Letter: Support Area Black Businesses During National Black Business Month
National Black Business Month is celebrated every August to recognize the contributions, achievements, and resilience...
Letter: Media is Complicit in Israel’s Unprecedented Assault on Journalists
The following letter was sent to local media outlets on July 31, 2026. August 10th...
Opinion: On the Wisdom of Borrowing from One’s Endowment
A Lesson the Jones Library Should Heed In 2010, Wells College, my alma mater, again...
Opinion | The Amherst Public Shade Tree Committee: Planting for People We Will Never Meet
Social Injustice Goes Global Around the world, climate promises are colliding with reality. Governments are...
De-ICE Citizens Bank: A Model of a Successful Civil Resistance Campaign
by Peyton Flemming The grassroots effort was a textbook example of sustained, targeted civil resistance...
Listen to the Hibakusha This Hiroshima Day – the World Doesn’t Need More Nuclear Weapons
by Jeremy Corbyn The following article originally appeared in Morning Star, on August 4, 2026...
Amherst Arbor Spotlight: Black Walnut
by The Amherst Public Shade Tree Committee This is the eighth in a series of...
Photos of the Week: Aerial Amherst
by Aerial-MA About Aerial-MA–Eyes in the Sky– Capturing the world from above-one flight at a...
What’s in This Issue?
Welcome to our Table of Contents. You can also receive a listing of all new...
Library Trustees Acknowledge That Fundraising Gap Will Be Substantial
At their July 30, 2026 meeting, the Jones Library Trustees finally received a fundraising update...