Public Comment: Former Jones Treasurer Says Town Cannot Responsibly Sign a Contract for Library Expansion
The following public comment was submitted to the Town of Amherst’s Public Comment Webpage on...
Year: 2025
Public Comment: We Can Both Meet the Moment By Using Reserves for a Targeted Purpose and Do the Work to Plan for the Future to Right-Size the Budget
The following public comment was presented at the meeting of the Amherst Town Council on...
Letter: National Catastrophe Makes Jones Expansion Too Risky
The following letter was sent to the Amherst Town Council and Amherst Town Manager on...
Letter: Library Demolition Undermines Sustainability
The following letter was sent to the Amherst Town Council, Amherst Town Manager, and Jones...
Letter: It’s Time to Embrace an Alternative to the Increasingly Unaffordable Jones Library Expansion
The following letter was sent to the Amherst Town Council, Amherst Town Manager and Jones...
Letter: Town Is Not Ready To a Sign Contract for Jones Library Expansion
The following letter was sent to the Amherst Town Council and the Amherst Town Manager...
Letter: Prioritize the Wellbeing of All Residents by Continuing to Fund CRESS and DEI Departments
by the Community Safety and Social Justice Committee and the former members of the Community...
Opinion: A Call for a Town-wide Conversation on the Mission and Values of the Amherst Police Department
In May of 2024, a coalition of Massachusetts State Police, UMass Police and Amherst Police...
Letter: Silence Is Not an Option
by Aaron Berman, Rabbi Devorah Jacobson, Jeffrey W. Gold and co-signed by 106 others. On...
Opinion: Holding Steady in Rough Seas: Thoughts on Weathering a Volatile Market
By now the chances are that those of you who have investment/retirement accounts have received...
The Mills and Industrial History of North Amherst, Part 2
Amherst History Month by Month Read Part 1 of the Mills and Industrial History of...
Michele’s Allegory Aims to Be a Go-to Gift Shop
Former District 1 Town Councilor Michele Miller recently opened a new business, Michele’s Allegory, both...