Fire on UMass Campus Requires Evacuation of McNamara Hall
Source: Fire Chief Lindsay Stromgren The Amherst Fire Department responded to call via 911 from a...
Month: May 2025
Downtown Fire Leaves Two Dozen Without Housing
Source: Fire Chief Lindsay Stromgren The Amherst Fire Department responded to a 911 call from ...
Changes in Pickup Procedures for Holds from Jones Library
As of May 15, the Jones Library will be closed to the public to prepare...
Exotic and Inventive Flavors Dominate 11th Annual UMass Ice Cream Competition
Source: UMass News & Media The winning flavor in the annual ice cream competition among...
The Western Mass Resistance Calendar and Supplemental Reading List
Welcome to the Western Mass Resistance Calendar, a listing resistance to Trump-Musk and pro-democracy actions...
Topping Off Ceremony for New Elementary School on May 20
The Elementary School Building Committee met on May 16, 2025 to review progress on construction...
Amherst’s First Pride Parade and Celebration Planned for June 22
Source: amherstma.gov The Town of Amherst, dedicated Amherst Pride Volunteers, and the Downtown Amherst Business...
Amherst’s Juneteenth Celebration: Get Free: A Power Boost to the Soul
Source: Black Business Association of Amherst Area The Black Business Association of Amherst Area (BBAAA)...
What’s Happening in Amherst?
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Letter: ICE Actions Threaten the Rights of All Massachusetts Residents
As the Trump administration’s immigration authorities detain, imprison and remove residents from our communities, the...
Letter: Town Manager’s Budget Does Not Meet the Needs of Our Schools
Last Monday (5/5), Amherst Town Manager Paul Bockelman gave his presentation of the town budget...
Letter: Hannah Moushabeck’s Homeland Tells Only One Side of a Complex Story
I fully support ARPS’s goal to share stories of various backgrounds and cultures, as well...