- Bridget Hynes on Philip Avila Named New Assistant Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: “This is wonderful news! Welcome back, Phillip. Amherst is lucky to have you in this role.” Jul 26, 20:53
- Jones Library Consultant Amps Up the Vitriol: “Sarah McKee has been warning that the library would end up in this situation for years. And she was right!…” Jul 26, 17:41on
- Jones Library Consultant Amps Up the Vitriol: “I am truly puzzled by Richard Morse’s comment. If you don’t like what you are reading in the Indy don’t…” Jul 26, 12:42on
- Opinion: American Climate Corps: The CCC Reborn: “Thanks, Russ!! A beautiful pledge: “I pledge to bring my skills, respect, and compassion to work every day, supporting environmental…” Jul 26, 12:00on
- Town Seeks Councilor Feedback on New Solid Waste Plan: “When comparing using the garbage disposal vs. composting, “composting is the clear choice from an environmental perspective.” https://compostcrew.com/garbage-disposal-vs-composting/” Jul 25, 16:44on
- Letter: Encroaching Vegetation Makes Some Town Bike Lanes Unsafe: “Roadside Vegetation Management Federal Highway Administration website pdf https://highways.dot.gov/safety/other/vegetation-control-safety#traffic” Jul 25, 14:21on
- Letter: Library Repairs a Fraction of Expansion Cost: “We already have construction drawings for an all-electric HVAC system for the original 1928 library building. Plan B is not…” Jul 25, 12:51on
- Jones Library Consultant Amps Up the Vitriol: “I would have thought that Richard Morse might agree that disagreement and opposition are fundamental to democracy and civil society…” Jul 25, 08:21on
- Town Seeks Councilor Feedback on New Solid Waste Plan: “Asking young adults to separate and save and then dispose of their kitchen waste in a responsible fashion is quite…” Jul 25, 06:15on
- Jones Library Consultant Amps Up the Vitriol: “This unfortunate interaction perhaps can be seen as the mere tip of the iceberg of the collective anger being felt…” Jul 24, 13:16on
- Historic Commission To Hold Public Hearing on Changes to Jones Library in Late July: “So the Historic Commission findings will be at hearing scheduled after the Planning Board considers the Jones project changes?” Jul 22, 16:31on
- Town Council Rejects Recommendation for Planning Board Vacancy: “It’s just a shame when qualified residents willing to donate their time and energy to serve on Town boards or…” Jul 22, 13:55on
- Letter: Library Repairs a Fraction of Expansion Cost: “The Canton Public Library, built in 1901, is replacing its roof and HVAC system for $3.1 million. The Canton library…” Jul 22, 10:32on
- Letter: Library Repairs a Fraction of Expansion Cost: “The allusion to the film with same the title (“everything everywhere all at once”) is apt, but the destructive chaos…” Jul 21, 22:58on
- Letter: Jones Library Expansion Project – It’s Time to Move On: “Words of wisdom and clarity…. Hear, hear!” Jul 21, 20:12on
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- Town Council Rejects Recommendation for Planning Board Vacancy: “Thirty five years ago I moved to Amherst. I left New Jersey largely due to the relentless dominance of the…” Jul 21, 11:35on
- Town Council Rejects Recommendation for Planning Board Vacancy: “It is not just having a D or R next to one’s name on a ballot or voter registration that…” Jul 21, 09:15on
- Jones Library Director Suppresses Bad News About Expansion Project: “Can a case be made that the private entities (FAA, Epsilon, Friends of the Jones and its fundraisers, Colliers, …)…” Jul 21, 00:45on
- Historic Commission To Hold Public Hearing on Changes to Jones Library in Late July: “… and what are the reasons why the AHC Chair must recuse (even if one merely abstains from voting, there…” Jul 20, 20:00on
- Historic Commission To Hold Public Hearing on Changes to Jones Library in Late July: “Art’s experience is just part of a larger pattern….” Jul 20, 19:31on
- Jones Library Consultant Amps Up the Vitriol: “Or if the boxing allusion (“… backed the Jones project onto the ropes…”) were taken seriously, at least metaphorically, then…” Jul 20, 19:13on
- Failure to Preserve Library Historic Features Leads to $2M Fundraising Setback: “Imagine the Jones Library as a fragile patient seeking cosmetic reconstructive surgery, and imagine the folks involved as doctors arguing…” Jul 20, 18:40on
- Nat Larson to Replace Bob Pam as Jones Library Trustee: “The headline of this decision should read “Town Council, Library Trustees choose Costly Jones Demolition/Expansion Project and Group-Think over Youth…” Jul 20, 16:21on
- Jones Library Consultant Amps Up the Vitriol: “It is appalling that Matt Blumenfeld, a paid consultant working on behalf of the Jones Library, addressed a former Library…” Jul 20, 15:07on
- Town Council Rejects Recommendation for Planning Board Vacancy: “The question is: Do we want a board with the diverse voices in town or one with one voice only…” Jul 20, 13:48on
- Town Seeks Councilor Feedback on New Solid Waste Plan: “We will have to re-educate the bears to stay out of our garbage. As for me, I’m too old to…” Jul 20, 12:18on
- Failure to Preserve Library Historic Features Leads to $2M Fundraising Setback: “Wow! “total of $1099 in gifts and pledges was raised in June. This was offset by $19,407 paid in fundraising…” Jul 20, 10:32on
- Town Council Rejects Recommendation for Planning Board Vacancy: “Once again, Town Council demonstrates that the best interests of owners of homes in middle income neighborhoods rank below the…” Jul 20, 08:33on
- Jones Library Director Suppresses Bad News About Expansion Project: “Add this to the list of misleading and deceptive statements from the library board. The Jones Library Board has legal…” Jul 20, 08:33on
- Town Seeks Councilor Feedback on New Solid Waste Plan: “Kathleen Carroll, just noting that regardless of curbside compost pick up, the food scraps are in the trash. I have…” Jul 20, 08:27on
- Historic Commission To Hold Public Hearing on Changes to Jones Library in Late July: ““Malloy said there has been an applicant who he hoped would have been appointed by now.” That applicant might be…” Jul 20, 07:57on
- Photos of the Week: More Bears. Also Eagles by John Varner and Hilda Greenbaum: “I saw a bear just yesterday walking across South East Street near Stanley Street. I wonder if it was the…” Jul 20, 06:24on
- Town Seeks Councilor Feedback on New Solid Waste Plan: “What communities in Massachusetts have successfully implemented curb side kitchen waste pick up? Are they college towns? Just wondering.” Jul 20, 05:37on
- Town Seeks Councilor Feedback on New Solid Waste Plan: ““ Any fines or penalties should not be a part of this plan. Education yes, penalty no.” Nine months of…” Jul 19, 16:13on
- Town Seeks Councilor Feedback on New Solid Waste Plan: “What we have seen in other communities is that there is a learning curve and that it takes a few…” Jul 19, 14:27on
- Town Seeks Councilor Feedback on New Solid Waste Plan: “I agree with Kathleen about inexperienced renters or even my own young adult children improperly disposing and the property owner…” Jul 19, 14:23on
- Jones Library Director Suppresses Bad News About Expansion Project: “This is the same nonsense as we saw with the suppression of the 2012 Space Planning Report written by Anna…” Jul 19, 13:06on
- Town Seeks Councilor Feedback on New Solid Waste Plan: “I am concerned that designated “kitchen waste bins” might be improperly managed by young adults who are renting in residential…” Jul 19, 12:37on
- Historic Commission To Hold Public Hearing on Changes to Jones Library in Late July: “The next AHC meeting where the Jones Library will be on the agenda is now set for August 1.” Jul 17, 15:34on
- Hauler Reform Bylaw Continues to Languish in Committee: “State law allows bicycles to be on sidewalks if going walking speed outside business districts and town specified areas. This…” Jul 17, 15:12on
- Jones Library Director Suppresses Bad News About Expansion Project: “Thank you, Maria, for this thorough and thoroughly dismaying exposition! It is no small matter, to lose the possibility of…” Jul 16, 21:43on
- Letter: Understaffing Amherst Fire Department Endangers Community: “My understanding is that all Amherst firefighters are also paramedics. And let’s add the out of scale, and out of…” Jul 16, 20:58on
- Letter: US Munitions Produce Horrific Death and Destruction in Palestine: “Let us all have the moral clarity to not try to justify wrongful acts with a “but he started it”…” Jul 16, 19:12on
- Letter: US Munitions Produce Horrific Death and Destruction in Palestine: “Mr. Sloviter says, The often-heard chant of “from the river to the sea” involves eliminating the Jewish population of the…” Jul 15, 14:00on
- Letter: US Munitions Produce Horrific Death and Destruction in Palestine: “When will it stop? When will the people alleging that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza finally accept that, while…” Jul 15, 11:39on
- Letter: Understaffing Amherst Fire Department Endangers Community: “I would add schools to Mr. Cuddy’s list of fundamental responsibilities, and include roads under DPW, both of which the…” Jul 13, 09:55on
- Opinion: A Bridge Too Far for the Jones Library: “I completely agree. To demolish much of the 1990 renovation, and now to remove and probably destroy the completely irreplaceable…” Jul 12, 13:02on
- Puffer’s Pond Closed to Swimming: “I have submitted the following questions to the Amherst Board of Health seeking clarification of test results and reporting of…” Jul 10, 10:32on
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- Letter: US Munitions Produce Horrific Death and Destruction in Palestine: “Thank you Laura. Mr. Starr, imagine that people are hiding known terrorists in the Cook building. People perhaps that are…” Jul 9, 08:25on
- Letter: Understaffing Amherst Fire Department Endangers Community: “Perhaps the Amherst Fire Department should adopt the organizational model of FDNY (Fire Department of the City of New York)…” Jul 8, 06:05on
- Indy Is Going on Vacation: “You deserve a vacation, I appreciate the material. At least you bother to tell people what’s happening, unlike some others…” Jul 8, 05:11on
- Letter: Understaffing Amherst Fire Department Endangers Community: “The town of Amherst needs to do a reality check with how they spend the Townspeople’s money. Please, let’s reprioritize…” Jul 7, 20:09on
- Letter: US Munitions Produce Horrific Death and Destruction in Palestine: “Images and reporting from CNN last December: https://www.cnn.com/gaza-israel-big-bombs/index.html” Jul 6, 16:36on
- Indy Rewind: Greenwashing the Jones Library (Opinion): “Thank you, Sarah: yet another count added to the many already present…. As far “painting it green,” perhaps the trustees…” Jul 6, 16:23on
- Indy Is Going on Vacation: “Thank you Art and Maura for your dedication to Amherst. Have a wonderful vaycay!” Jul 6, 14:45on
- Puffer’s Pond Closed to Swimming: “Jim, Maybe you could investigate and make a brief report.” Jul 6, 13:48on
- Puffer’s Pond Closed to Swimming: “Is there a relationship between the occurrence of E. coli and the fact that the pond hasn’t been dredged in…” Jul 6, 09:15on
- Indy Rewind: Greenwashing the Jones Library (Opinion): “This is devastating. Thanks, Art and Jeff, for this disheartening but essential report. Should the Town and Library Trustees now…” Jul 6, 08:10on
- From Other Sources: News for and About Amherst. This Week: More Area News that You Need, The Aftermath of the Supreme Court’s Historic Decisions, and Project 2025 and the Revocation of Civil Rights: “Down with the Kingmakers! It is Independence Day 2024 as I write. It’s rather ironic to be celebrating our independence…” Jul 6, 06:21on
- Letter: US Munitions Produce Horrific Death and Destruction in Palestine: “While using civilians as shields is a war crime, so is bombing civilians who are being used as shields.” Jul 5, 23:05on
- Choosing Where to Be Pregnant: Which States Are Safest?: “Wow. Thanks so much for compiling this extremely important information. Women voters unite.” Jul 5, 21:57on
- Letter: US Munitions Produce Horrific Death and Destruction in Palestine: “Contrary to what Gerry Weiss believes, not every 2,000 pound bomb has the same blast radius. The damage inflicted by…” Jul 5, 13:02on
- Puffer’s Pond Closed to Swimming: “Additionally , Groff Park water splash pad has been closed for 2 weeks as they await a part to fix…” Jul 4, 19:10on
- TSO Sends New Waste Hauler Bylaw to Town Council. Endorses Changes for West Street and University Drive–Amity Street : “As homeowners on the corner of Amity and University Drive, we’d love to see a roundabout as it would help…” Jul 3, 13:43on
- Searching for Curves in Amherst’s Architecture: “Fun article. The rooves of The Eric Carle Museum!” Jul 1, 18:22on
- Letter: US Munitions Produce Horrific Death and Destruction in Palestine: “brave, factual, detailed.. This letter brings the reality of U. S. support for the war on Palestinians before the conscience…” Jul 1, 17:07on
- GOL Nominates Nine for Charter Review Committee: “Just curious- does the charter now have a recall provision for town officials? If not, that could be one positive…” Jul 1, 08:36on
- GOL Nominates Nine for Charter Review Committee: “Hi – I am one of the town residents who applied, interviewed, and was nominated for the Charter Review Committee…” Jun 30, 11:10on
- Library Trustees Slam Plan B as They Develop It: “Hmmm! Gosh! No audience,” she observed. At which she broke into a broad grin and gave two thumbs up…’ was…” Jun 30, 09:33on
- Searching for Curves in Amherst’s Architecture: “Thanks for this interesting article! Never thought about curves in architecture but now that you’ve brought it up, I will…” Jun 30, 06:35on
- Regional School Committee Approves Reoriented Track and Field Renovation: “Interesting points, Eric. I would hope people involved in the track renovation take your input into account. Please make sure…” Jun 29, 17:23on
- Library Trustees Slam Plan B as They Develop It: “Thanks, Sarah and Terry, for describing The Jones Library Trustees’ proposal for what it is: a demolition/expansion project. On the…” Jun 29, 14:53on
- School Committee Embraces New Approaches to Bullying and Harassment. Approves Plan for Track and Field Renovation: “I wanted to make a note about bullying and harassment, I’ll just generally call it violence. This has been common…” Jun 29, 13:33on
- Library Trustees Slam Plan B as They Develop It: “If Jones is supposed to be a “community center” , where is everyone going to PARK? Parking was already an…” Jun 29, 13:15on
- What’s Happening in Amherst?: “Don’t forget to announce the annual League of Women Voters Booksale at Fort River Elementary School starting July 26 (please…” Jun 29, 10:04on
- Regional School Committee Approves Reoriented Track and Field Renovation: “As a 30+ year resident, and a former member of what was then the LSSE committee, and a member of…” Jun 29, 09:34on
- Regional School Committee Approves Reoriented Track and Field Renovation: “Thanks for this Eric. I hadn’t thought of most of this and I have to wonder why our consultants didn’t…” Jun 29, 09:08on
- Council Passes Regional School Budget With Reservations and Warnings: ““The FY25 Capital Improvement Budget includes $1.8 million for a new public safety radio system and a chiller replacement for…” Jun 29, 09:03on
- Regional School Committee Approves Reoriented Track and Field Renovation: “While it may take better advantage of the site overall, the north-south track layout shown in the above image is…” Jun 29, 08:28on
- Letter: Escalating Jones Library Expansion Costs Threaten Town’s Sustainability Goals and Public Schools: “A new Jones Library heating and cooling system could cost substantially less than the $1.5 million of the Western Builders’…” Jun 29, 07:15on
- Library Trustees Slam Plan B as They Develop It: “Thank you, Terry and Jeff, for reminding us of data that support a renovation of the historic Jones Library, instead…” Jun 29, 06:39on
- Regional School Committee Approves Reoriented Track and Field Renovation: “Jennifer thank you for all that you do! Such exciting news, especially after that outrageous town council meeting. To come…” Jun 27, 14:28on
- Letter: Escalating Jones Library Expansion Costs Threaten Town’s Sustainability Goals and Public Schools: “Thanks for stating the obvious, Toni, and refuting the “repairs will cost more than $20 million” falsehood that the seven…” Jun 27, 10:32on
- Opinion: More Money for the Library but Not for the Schools: “I was also struck by Councilwoman Hanneke’s distrust of the RSC and complete faith in the Jones Trustees. There is…” Jun 27, 08:38on
- Opinion: More Money for the Library but Not for the Schools: “So much money for the library when Comcast costs $60 a month and a VPN is free. Everything you need…” Jun 27, 08:27on
- Public Comment: How Much Will Hauler Reform Cost? Town Should Issue RFP to Find Out.: “This would only be affordable to my household if the cost is $225/year or less. For us, ease of disposal…” Jun 26, 20:59on
- Opinion: More Money for the Library but Not for the Schools: “Excellent article! It is our town council who should be reprimanded for their poor judgment in spending! I am really…” Jun 26, 12:43on
- Regional School Committee Approves Reoriented Track and Field Renovation: “Finally some good news! Fingers crossed that funding goes through and our town allocates money appropriately…..” Jun 26, 12:29on
- The Musante Health Center of Amherst: A Hidden Gem: “thank you, Nancy. Best to you! Hetty (trying to find your phone number.)” Jun 26, 11:17on
- Letter: Escalating Jones Library Expansion Costs Threaten Town’s Sustainability Goals and Public Schools: ““Plan B” does not have to be — and should not be — one that addresses every deferred need of…” Jun 24, 18:33on
- Amherst to Host Independence Day Fireworks and Celebration: “Maybe we can host drone celebrations in the future. This is one of the more elaborate examples (1500 drones) of…” Jun 24, 11:52on
- Letter: US Munitions Produce Horrific Death and Destruction in Palestine: “PS. The Gazette has so far refused to print this letter, nor will the editor speak to me about it.” Jun 24, 08:31on
- Letter: Escalating Jones Library Expansion Costs Threaten Town’s Sustainability Goals and Public Schools: “Excellent article! Some take away points — “the Jones only needs carpet, paint and a new HVAC and fire suppression…” Jun 24, 05:56on
- Library Trustees Slam Plan B as They Develop It: “Jeff, thank you for informing the public that the Jones has only 142,675 visitors a year down from the 400,000…” Jun 24, 01:09on
- Council Removes Restrictions on Funding for High School Track. Consents to Jones Library Redesign Expenditure: “Jennifer Taub is spot on stating as a Town Councilor, “We were elected to be responsible fiduciary managers of taxpayer…” Jun 24, 00:20on
- Town of Amherst Opens Temporary Cooling Center: “At the risk of sounding persnickety, we must stop using the word “must” incorrectly. There is a pronounced trend towards…” Jun 23, 08:33on
- Town of Amherst Opens Temporary Cooling Center: “The pools were at capacity weds and fri for open swim by 10 minutes in” Jun 23, 08:20on
- Letter: Latest Jones Library Redesign Plans Would Do Violence to the Building While Wasting Even More of the Town’s Money: “I agree. This is crazy. We have a beautiful historic library. It needs repairs but it is otherwise lovely as…” Jun 22, 18:19on