CSSJC: Town Lags in Meeting Racial and Social Justice Commitments
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Community Safety and Social Justice Committee, October 22,...
Year: 2025
School Committee Seeks Public Input on Elementary School Redistricting
Report on the Special Meeting of the Amherst School Committee, October 24, 2025 This meeting...
Opinion: Unstoppable Renewable Energy, More Heat, and a New Resource
Love, Justice and Climate Change Even while the Trump administration is cancelling renewable energy projects...
Town Manager Report for October 20, 2025
Source: amherstma.gov Editor’s note: Town Manager Paul Bockelman submits a comprehensive report to the Town...
Western Mass Institutions Found Guilty of Complicty in Genocide at Western Massachusetts People’s Tribunal on Gaza
A few blocks down from the Amherst Town Common, where the weekly farmers market was...
Historical Commission Weighs in on Large Requests for CPA Funds for Jones Library and Town Hall Roof
Meeting of the Historical Commission, October 20, 2025 By Hilda Greenbaum This meeting was held...
Letter: I’m Voting for Vince in District 1
As a 16-year resident of Amherst and the librarian at Wildwood School, I’m voting for...
APEA Endorses Candidates for Amherst School Committee and Town Council
The Amherst-Pelham Education Association’s Representative Council hasconsidered candidates who were seeking endorsements for the upcoming...
What’s in This Issue?
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Not One Penny More? Jones Library is Back, Asking the Town for Even More Money
By Mickey Rathbun and Maria Kopicki Back in 2023, Town Council President Lynn Griesmer pledged...
Parents Decry Chaotic Classroom at Fort River
School Committee Plans to Name Town’s New Schools Report on the Meeting of the Amherst...
At-large Town Council Candidates Stress Need for More Housing at League of Women Voters Candidate Forum
By Maura Keene This League of Women Voters Amherst held a candidate forum on October...