Letter: Underfunding CRESS Undermines Public Safety
The following letter was sent to the Amherst Finance Committee on May 20, 2025. I...
Month: May 2025
Letter: Israeli Minister – Our Total Destruction of Gaza Has No Precedent. And the World Is Not Stopping Us.
It is estimated that Israel is killing 100 Palestinians/day in Gaza. Israel recently initiated a...
Opinion: Factories of Leftist Ideology?
The following column appeared originally in the Amherst Bulletin. Among the most unscrupulous lies repeated...
Opinion: Affordable Housing is Cruel to the Majority
The Amherst Community Homes duplex development by the non-profit developer Valley Community Development is much...
Believe It or Not, There Was a Time When the US Government Built Beautiful Homes for Working-Class Americans to Deal with a Housing Crisis
by Eran Ben-Joseph, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) This article is republished from The Conversation...
Ask Perplexity AI: What Risks Does the Demographic Cliff Pose to College Towns?
This column from Ira Bryck is part of a new series entitled “Ask Perplexity AI”....
Photos of the Week: Garden Delights by Annique Boomsma
Our feature, Photo of the Week, presents each week, a new picture by a local photographer....
What’s in This Issue?
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Conservation Commission Pans Wetlands Incursion in Proposed Project at Atkins Corner
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Conservation Commission, May 14, 2025 This meeting was...
Students Protest Deteriorating Conditions at Middle School. Superintendent Reports Vast Majority of Her Time Is Spent on Litigation, Personnel, Finance, and Operations.
Report on the Meeting of the Regional School Committee Meeting, May 13 2025 The Amherst...
Public Raises Concerns About Funding of Schools and CRESS
Report on the Public Hearing on the Budget at the Special Meeting of the Amherst...
Unspent Block Grant Funds Recommended for Community Land Trust Project on Amity Street
Report on the Meeting of the Community Development Block Grant Committee, May 8, 2025 This...