Letter: We Disavow Jeff Lee’s Letter to NEH/DOGE
by Mickey Rathbun, Maria Kopicki, Ken Rosenthal, Anita Sarro, Peggy Matthews-Nilsen, and Arthur Keene The...
Year: 2025
Letter: Correcting the Gazette’s Misrepresentation of My Letter to the NEH
The following letter was sent to the editors of the Daily Hampshire Gazette on April...
UMass Poll Finds Support for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Programs
Source: UMass News & Media The Latest UMass Poll also Found a Softening of Confidence...
Local Cohousing Communities Invite the Public to Open Houses on May 3
Source: Cherry Hill Cohousing Cherry Hill Cohousing in North Amherst and Village Hill Cohousing in...
I-91 Overpass Standouts Planned Across Three States
Source: Indivisible West Quabbin Residents across three states will coordinate their demonstrations along at least...
What’s in This Issue?
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Jones Expansion Funding Assurances Collapse Under Scrutiny
At the April 14 special meeting to consider rescinding a $46.1 million borrowing authorization for...
Town Council Defeats Proposal to Rescind Borrowing for Jones Library Expansion: Paves the Way for Town Manager to Sign Construction Contract
Report on the Special Meeting of the Amherst Town Council, April 14, 2025 This meeting...
UMass Faculty Senate Adopts Mutual Defense Compact
The Faculty Senate passed, at their April 10 meeting, a Resolution To Establish Mutual Academic...
Town Engineer Explains How Road Repairs Are Prioritized
Do you want to know how Amherst decides which roads to repair? The town has...
Town Implements Water Use Restrictions in Response to Mild Drought
Source: amherstma.gov The Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs declared the Connecticut River...
Amherst’s Early Education Center Prepares Children for Kindergarten
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst School Committee, April 15, 2025 This meeting was...