Indy to Publish Abridged Editions in October
Dear Readers The Indy will be posting abridged editions the weeks of Oct 3, 10,...
Jones Library Building Project Financial Status: October 2026: $8.4 Million Still Owed to Town
Since the last update here in September 2026, the Jones Library has not made any...
Zero Waste Amherst Urges Biweekly Trash Pickup, Fair Bidding Process in Hauler RFP
The following public comment was offered at the meeting of the Town Services and Outreach...
Jones Trustees Ask Who Will Raise the Money?
The Jones Library, Inc. Board of Trustees ratified an agreement with the town to take...
Finance Committee Debates How to Prioritize Budget Cuts
Following sobering assessments of Amherst’s budget challenges given to the Budget Coordinating Group (BCG) and...
Amherst Recreation has been officially relocated into the Bangs Community Center
Amherst Recreation has gone through various changes in the past couple of months; it is...
Land Court notice invites Amherst residents to weigh in on ‘jumbo ADU’ case
Editor’s note: Amherst Indy has been following a dispute over the interpretation of Amherst’s zoning...
UMass Amherst’s CWC Invites All to Nov. 14 Chilly Challenge at Puffer’s Pond
Be chilly and eat chili to support survivors and a violence-free community AMHERST, Mass. —...
Valley Light Opera’s Fiddler on the Roof Comes to the Academy of Music in November
Partnership with the Yiddish Book Center anda stellar cast highlight the production Continuing the recent...
Opinion: Shattering the Mirrors of Our Innocence
Looking in the mirror, who is it we see? Who is it we want to...
Future of Mass Save in limbo as Legislature stalls on energy bill
by Jordan Wolman, CommonWealth BeaconOctober 7, 2026 IMAGINE THAT YOU’RE part of a team charged...
Decarbonizing UMass Teach-in on Oct. 13
October 13, 5:30-7:30 pmGunness Student Center, Marcus Hall Also available on Zoom: https://umass-amherst.zoom.us/j/95572679386?pwd=aXnABAaemlMVNx6ZavHela60VOW1Ob.1 In preparation...
Western Mass Environmental and Conservation Organizations Back “YES on 6” Ballot Campaign to Protect Water and Nature
Local Conservation Groups, Land Trusts, & Community Organizations Endorse Ballot Question 6 to Create Dedicated...