- allegra clark on Public Comment: CRESS Must Remain an Alternative to the Police: “We need to support the expansion of CRESS to 24/7- at the very least they need to be operational during…” Oct 4, 09:51
- on Amherst Schools Celebrate International Walk, Ride and Roll to School Day: “hopefully the great turnout will show the state Amherst needs more money to build permanent infrastructure along this stretch for…” Oct 4, 09:47
- on Amherst Schools Celebrate International Walk, Ride and Roll to School Day: “Thanks to Kurt Bahneman for spearheading a group BIKE ride from North Amherst to Wildwood this morning! There was a…” Oct 4, 09:34
- on In Memoriam: Demetria “Dee” Shabazz: “These are beautiful, I’m grateful to have the opportunity to take some time to think about Dee and all she…” Oct 3, 14:57
- on Public Comment: CRESS Must Remain an Alternative to the Police: “CRESS needs to be around when the calls come in 7/24/365 and not just days. Helping the Meals on Wheels…” Oct 3, 13:35
- on Wallace, Weaver, and Lazdowski Selected for Interim School Committee Seats: “Thanks to Dorothy Pam, Pat DeAngelis, Jennifer Shiao, and Jennifer Taub for pushing back against Andy Steinberg’s effort to challenge…” Oct 2, 16:17
- on Opinion: The Amherst Mortals’ Manifesto: “More actions like this are needed in Amherst and around the Valley. Far too many of us are in denial…” Oct 2, 09:28
- on Opinion: Dispatch from an Amherst Neighborhood under Siege: “Ed Cutting, Ed.D: Getting UMass to uphold its own student behavior polices, and the town to enforce its own laws…” Oct 1, 15:28
- on Opinion: Dispatch from an Amherst Neighborhood under Siege: “Mr. Ed Cutting, M.Ed, It may not be to your liking but Amherst is not a mill town in which…” Oct 1, 14:46
- on Opinion: Dispatch from an Amherst Neighborhood under Siege: “Ed Cutting — You make a number of salient points, but the state abandoning UMass Amherst’s physical plant is highly…” Oct 1, 11:52
- on Opinion: Building a Better Community by Actually Working on It : “South Amherst’s Markert’s Pond and Rec area, deeded to the town by the its KV developers in the late ’60s,…” Oct 1, 10:39
- on Opinion: Dispatch from an Amherst Neighborhood under Siege: “There are three things to remember about student housing. First, if 2020 wasn’t enough of a warning, Amherst needs to…” Oct 1, 10:38
- on Opinion: Building a Better Community by Actually Working on It : “My wife has reminded me that Puffer’s Pond has a work day and picnic event. Let’s scale it up!” Oct 1, 09:02
- on Opinion: Dispatch from an Amherst Neighborhood under Siege: “Amherst already has laws to restrict noise, public drinking, students’ parking on the street, the number of students per single…” Oct 1, 08:57
- on Letter: Multiple Duplexes On Single Lot Degrades Neighborhood: “For D.B.: thank you for the clarification and the thoughtful response and expansion.” Sep 30, 19:23
- on Letter: Construction Around Rail Trail Underpass Requires Special Attention To Sight Lines: “Thanks, Rob Kusner, for helping to make sure its a safe place on the bike trail once construction is finished.…” Sep 30, 17:37
- on Letter: Multiple Duplexes On Single Lot Degrades Neighborhood: “For Michael Ash: No, I was not involved in choosing the headline to my letter. My main concern about this…” Sep 30, 17:36
- on Letter: Construction Around Rail Trail Underpass Requires Special Attention To Sight Lines: “It was good of Matt to share this update– it took a week to find the right person to get…” Sep 30, 17:10
- on African Heritage Reparations Assembly Final Report Prioritizes Youth Services, Affordable Housing, and Aid to Black-Owned Businesses: “Has there been any thought of subrogation? If reparations for slavery are owed, then what do the freed slaves owe…” Sep 30, 11:58
- on Opinion: Dispatch from an Amherst Neighborhood under Siege: “As to passenger rail to Boston, what a lot of people don’t realize is that Amherst once had it. The…” Sep 30, 11:41
- on Letter: Multiple Duplexes On Single Lot Degrades Neighborhood: “Did the author choose or endorse the headline, “Multiple Duplexes On Single Lot Degrades Neighborhood”? The author’s concerns may be…” Sep 30, 11:10
- on Opinion: Dispatch from an Amherst Neighborhood under Siege: “2023-22=2001 You bought your house in 2001 and I remember what Amherst was like in 2001 because I lived there…” Sep 30, 10:49
- on Opinion: Dispatch from an Amherst Neighborhood under Siege: “It would seem that Mr. Kent’s advice to someone feeling besieged by LLC rental property is not just to give…” Sep 30, 10:41
- on Letter: Multiple Duplexes On Single Lot Degrades Neighborhood: “On Thursday, September 27, the ZBA approved a “withdrawal without prejudice” of the application for two duplexes at 798-800 North…” Sep 30, 10:37
- on Letter: Saulsberry Withdraws From Consideration for School Committee Vacancy: “My three kids were in the, then, Junior High, when John Burutto was principal. Students knew exactly where they stood…” Sep 30, 10:09
- on Opinion: Dispatch from an Amherst Neighborhood under Siege: “Thank you for the concerns raised. Perhaps, additionally, the town, with the university, could invest in free parking, yet on…” Sep 30, 09:51
- on Opinion: Jones Library, Why All The Secrecy?: “thank you Jeff. I appreciate your efforts to keep Amherst residents informed regarding the Jones library expansion.” Sep 30, 09:09
- on Opinion: Dispatch from an Amherst Neighborhood under Siege: “Agreed: we need to see passenger rail reconstruction “budgets in the [BILLIONS ] of dollars.” But $108 million is a…” Sep 30, 07:31
- on Opinion: Dispatch from an Amherst Neighborhood under Siege: “Thanks to those who have read and commented on my column. To Maura’s suggestion about selling our house to the…” Sep 30, 07:09
- on Opinion: Dispatch from an Amherst Neighborhood under Siege: “Amherst would be Ware without UMass. If you moved here after 1960 you knew what you were getting” Sep 29, 20:43
- on Opinion: With The Crisis in The Amherst Schools, The Listening Must Go Both Ways: “Thanks so much for writing this heartfelt piece, Jena. Conversations like the ones you had while canvassing led me to…” Sep 29, 15:43
- on School District Acknowledges Missing Background Checks: “If items this basic are being missed, you have to wonder what else is not being checked.” Sep 29, 13:35
- on School District Acknowledges Missing Background Checks: “This is very irresponsible on the past Admins- should be terms for immediate accountability. Honestly this is a turning point…” Sep 29, 13:24
- on Opinion: With The Crisis in The Amherst Schools, The Listening Must Go Both Ways: “Jena I couldn’t agree with you more” Sep 29, 13:22
- on Opinion: Dispatch from an Amherst Neighborhood under Siege: “Their are positives and negatives to have a large university nearby. My first thought Amherst wouldn’t be lovely if Umass…” Sep 29, 12:26
- on Interior and Exterior Finishes For Jones Library Renovation Presented: ““The committee decided to add roof-top solar panels back to the design.” This is very encouraging. I would be interested…” Sep 29, 11:11
- on Opinion: Dispatch from an Amherst Neighborhood under Siege: “I am so sorry you no longer consider your neighborhood livable. Please consider not further contributing to the problem by…” Sep 29, 10:25
- on Opinion: Dispatch from an Amherst Neighborhood under Siege: “Alex, your item (6), is good, but maybe it needs to be coupled with better ways for many of those…” Sep 28, 21:55
- on Opinion: Dispatch from an Amherst Neighborhood under Siege: “Alex, Thank you for putting this here. We read it in the Gazette. We agree with all your points. The…” Sep 28, 19:07
- on Opinion: Amherst School Officials Continue to Fail: “I wonder if the parents of children who were harmed over the last year at the Middle School will be…” Sep 28, 13:46
- on Letter: Multiple Duplexes On Single Lot Degrades Neighborhood: “Also note that the ZBA – if it decides a project is compliant, but is detrimental – MAY give a…” Sep 28, 09:05
- on Letter: Superintendent’s Job Is to Protect Children in the District’s Care: “Thank you Meka, Martha, and Ali. You are speaking for so many of us in the community who have been…” Sep 27, 21:11
- on Letter: Multiple Duplexes On Single Lot Degrades Neighborhood: “Just a bit of clarification: My point here is not so much about the impact of this particular project and…” Sep 27, 19:37
- on School District Acknowledges Missing Background Checks: “I appreciate the effort at transparency but what motivated the district to issue this press release all of a sudden…” Sep 27, 15:57
- on Opinion: Amherst School Officials Continue to Fail: “I’m as interested as everyone else is in what is inside of that Title IX report. I can hardly contain…” Sep 27, 11:18
- on Letter: Saulsberry Withdraws From Consideration for School Committee Vacancy: “Thank you. I appreciate your words and you have my utmost respect” Sep 26, 20:32
- on Letter: Saulsberry Withdraws From Consideration for School Committee Vacancy: “Just want to publicly state my deep respect for you.” Sep 26, 17:53
- on Letter: Saulsberry Withdraws From Consideration for School Committee Vacancy: “Sadly, we agree with everything stated above by Mr. Saulsberry, Nancy and Rebecca. We had 3 children go through the…” Sep 26, 14:42
- on Opinion: Amherst School Officials Continue to Fail: “Honestly I feel like all names / could be redacted And the rest shared I am not looking to overflow…” Sep 26, 09:27
- on Letter: Saulsberry Withdraws From Consideration for School Committee Vacancy: “This saddens me – I’ll tell you why – I have so much respect for you – the truth somewhere…” Sep 26, 09:21
- on Letter: Saulsberry Withdraws From Consideration for School Committee Vacancy: “Thank you Mr Saulsberry for your candid truth. You are a respected educator who positively influenced the lives of many…” Sep 25, 20:34
- on Historic Library Building Protections Limited at Historical Commission Review: “Their callousness is truly heart-breaking. What’s more so is that most residents don’t know the difference between good design and…” Sep 25, 18:20
- on In Memoriam: Demetria “Dee” Shabazz: “She was a wonderful and inspirational colleague and presence in the community. The few times we talked about mutual interests…” Sep 25, 14:41
- on Historic Library Building Protections Limited at Historical Commission Review: “Thank you, Hetty, for the last and best and definitive word on the library project.” Sep 25, 08:23
- on Solar Bylaw Working Group Invites Public Comment on the Protection of Forests and Farms: “Of course! But maybe SBWG could simply start the Oct 16 meeting an hour later (7pm)…?” Sep 25, 01:30
- on Massachusetts Bans Purchase of Single Use Plastic Bottles: “To be clear, the plastic water bottles are not banned — just purchase of them by state agencies. State agencies…” Sep 25, 00:12
- on Opinion: Language! Live Should Perish. Curriculum’s Racist Content Conflicts with District’s Social Justice and Multicultural Mission: “You have convinced me that this is deeply problematic. And this is used for Special Ed students?!? Ugh.” Sep 24, 22:41
- on In Memoriam: Demetria “Dee” Shabazz: “Thank you to the Indy for sharing these many tributes, and to all who continue to carry Dr. Dee’s legacy…” Sep 24, 15:41
- on Solar Bylaw Working Group Invites Public Comment on the Protection of Forests and Farms: “Rob, no one wants to attend a zoom meeting after 24 hours of atonement!” Sep 24, 10:40
- on Historic Library Building Protections Limited at Historical Commission Review: “Sadly, Debra, the architects at FAA have not followed the advice of Eric Gradoia , who, with two colleagues, wrote…” Sep 24, 10:22
- on Little of Title IX Report Expected to be Shared with Public: “This announcement that the Title IX report will not be openly shared continues a pattern we have seen among some…” Sep 24, 10:01
- on Historic Library Building Protections Limited at Historical Commission Review: “Re: Rob Kusner’s question: Judging by most recent Anherst Bulletin articles: No.” Sep 23, 20:55
- on Photo of the Week: As Nice Inside as Outside, East Gables on Northampton Road: “Nice photos! And nice to see this (emphasis added) too: “… includes off-street parking, connecting walkways, covered bike storage area,…” Sep 23, 14:09
- on Solar Bylaw Working Group Invites Public Comment on the Protection of Forests and Farms: “SBWG could simply start the Sept 25 meeting an hour later…. Will they please reconsider?” Sep 23, 13:39
- on Solar Bylaw Working Group Invites Public Comment on the Protection of Forests and Farms: “SBWG has cancelled the Sept 25 meeting out of respect for Yom Kippur The next meeting is on Tuesday, Oct…” Sep 23, 12:19
- on Solar Bylaw Working Group Invites Public Comment on the Protection of Forests and Farms: “This solar “industry” is run by those with billions of dollars. Their main objective is to gain even more $$$$.…” Sep 23, 11:52
- on Little of Title IX Report Expected to be Shared with Public: “I recently spoke with a teacher who said, “Problems in Amherst are always swept under the rug, as was the…” Sep 23, 09:45
- on In Memoriam: Demetria “Dee” Shabazz: “If you were fortunate to spend time in Dee’s presence, you realize that she embodied the saying: “a rising tide…” Sep 23, 09:05
- on Massachusetts Bans Purchase of Single Use Plastic Bottles: “Thank you, Governor Healey, for taking leadership on this important issue. Industry has blocked progress on this for many years.…” Sep 23, 08:49
- on Historic Library Building Protections Limited at Historical Commission Review: “Viewing the “Trinity test” at Alamogordo in July 1945, Manhattan Project director and renowned theoretical physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer uttered…” Sep 23, 01:03
- on Public Comment: CSWG Proposes Actions to Protect Integrity of CRESS: “If CRESS is not working 7/24/365 like the other public safety services how can they take 911 service calls? They…” Sep 22, 15:29
- on In Memoriam: Demetria “Dee” Shabazz: “Thanks so much to the Indy for compiling these beautiful tributes to Dr. Dee Shabazz, and to everyone who wrote…” Sep 22, 12:39
- on Opinion: Language! Live Should Perish. Curriculum’s Racist Content Conflicts with District’s Social Justice and Multicultural Mission: “Thank you, Katie for this thorough expose of this curriculum. It is troubling. It raises many questions that I hope…” Sep 22, 09:56
- on Opinion: Language! Live Should Perish. Curriculum’s Racist Content Conflicts with District’s Social Justice and Multicultural Mission: “Dr. Lazdowski, thank you for sharing your thoughtful analysis, and thanks to the anonymous person who shared their concerns with…” Sep 22, 09:20
- on Opinion: Language! Live Should Perish. Curriculum’s Racist Content Conflicts with District’s Social Justice and Multicultural Mission: “Thank you, Katie, for alerting us to this and for sharing your thorough review. I have written to Mary Kiely…” Sep 22, 09:02
- on Opinion: Language! Live Should Perish. Curriculum’s Racist Content Conflicts with District’s Social Justice and Multicultural Mission: “Thank you for taking the time Katie, I agree that this curriculum does not align with the district’s mission and…” Sep 22, 08:29
- on Town Council Finalizes Plan for Interview and Selection of Interim School Committee Members: “Our elected officials and town staff are having to devote endless hours to the process of filling these vacant school…” Sep 22, 08:19
- on Opinion: Language! Live Should Perish. Curriculum’s Racist Content Conflicts with District’s Social Justice and Multicultural Mission: “I find this very disturbing and that is putting mildly. This is racist and needs to go. I am incredibly…” Sep 21, 22:55
- on Opinion: Language! Live Should Perish. Curriculum’s Racist Content Conflicts with District’s Social Justice and Multicultural Mission: “This is a serious concern. Thank goodness someone brought it to your attention- but who brought this to the schools?…” Sep 21, 22:40
- on Opinion: Stop Idling Your Car! : “Yes, I’m happy to acknowledge that Mr. Morse and I actually do agree on many important things.” Sep 21, 22:35
- on Opinion: Language! Live Should Perish. Curriculum’s Racist Content Conflicts with District’s Social Justice and Multicultural Mission: “Thank you for posting your analysis of this troubling curriculum.” Sep 21, 17:38
- on Opinion: Stop Idling Your Car! : “I believe that, years ago, Mr. Kusner and I both voted enthusiastically in Amherst Town Meeting for an anti-idling bylaw…” Sep 21, 16:57
- on Jones Library Plans Celebrity Fundraising Event While Measuring Capital Campaign Progress: “I applaud your generosity to the Jones Library, Richard. For nearly a hundred years the support of donors like you…” Sep 21, 12:48
- on Jones Library Plans Celebrity Fundraising Event While Measuring Capital Campaign Progress: “But why does the “barn” facing the Strong House and Amity street have to be so incongruent with the historical…” Sep 21, 08:34
- on Social Justice Committee Voices Dismay At The State Of CRESS: “I also agree with Lisa F. That is not meant as a criticism of CRESS. But one thing we often…” Sep 21, 08:31
- on Jones Library Plans Celebrity Fundraising Event While Measuring Capital Campaign Progress: “Well said Richard. I do believe deeply that the benefits of this project far outweigh the costs. I was just…” Sep 20, 20:18
- on Jones Library Plans Celebrity Fundraising Event While Measuring Capital Campaign Progress: “Wow! Thank you for your service Mr. Morse.” Sep 20, 18:37
- on Massachusetts Bans Purchase of Single Use Plastic Bottles: “My husband works for premium waters in Massachusetts which is a plastic bottle water water business. This better not affect…” Sep 20, 17:44
- on Massachusetts Bans Purchase of Single Use Plastic Bottles: “So now water will be sold in glass bottles and instead of having plastic bottles on our roadways we will…” Sep 20, 10:32
- on Jones Library Plans Celebrity Fundraising Event While Measuring Capital Campaign Progress: “I fully understand the skepticism, because, for so many years, it has ruled here in Amherst. My wife and I…” Sep 20, 08:28
- on Letter: Law Mandates Protection Of Jones Library’s Invaluable Historic Features: “My late neighbors, Lee and Margaret Holt, recommended engaging with https://ruckus.org/ when things get this bad….” Sep 19, 22:00
- on Letter: Law Mandates Protection Of Jones Library’s Invaluable Historic Features: “Thank you, Sarah, for reminding us that that the preservation of registered historical properties is subject to state laws. If…” Sep 19, 17:19
- on Social Justice Committee Voices Dismay At The State Of CRESS: “CRESS and the CSSJC held a listening session back in March during which the work to that point was outlined.…” Sep 19, 13:32
- on Social Justice Committee Voices Dismay At The State Of CRESS: “I am saddened to read of the passing of Dee Shabazz. Sincere condolences to her family and friends. CRESS needs…” Sep 19, 09:24
- on Letter: Law Mandates Protection Of Jones Library’s Invaluable Historic Features: “If we’re going to call for the preservation of facets of architects Plimpton and Cox’s work then we should do…” Sep 19, 07:22
- on Stalled Hickory Ridge Solar Project September Update: “March 22, 2022, The Reminder: “Amherst finalizes Hickory Ridge sale, master planning to begin” Amp Energy has plans to acquire…” Sep 18, 23:23
- on Stalled Hickory Ridge Solar Project September Update: “A December 29, 2022 article in the Gazette quotes Dave Ziomek saying that AMP/PureSky will be providing the town with…” Sep 18, 21:24
- on Stalled Hickory Ridge Solar Project September Update: “I believe Amherst ends up with $50,000 in PILOT payments annually for the project but I’m not sure where that…” Sep 18, 20:33
- on Stalled Hickory Ridge Solar Project September Update: “This is the original announcement by the town of Amherst about the Hickory Ridge project: https://www.amherstma.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=3286&ARC=6362 Although the announcement never…” Sep 18, 15:18