Charter Review Committee Narrows Its Focus in Initial Report
After months of meetings, the Charter Review Committee is readying an initial report, the first...
Year: 2025
Amherst Community Connections Celebrates 16th Anniversary with Fall Open House
Amherst Community Connections celebrated its sweet 16th anniversary on October 11, with about 100–125 people...
Town Council Invites Public Comment for Town Manager Evaluation
Source: amherstma.gov The Amherst Town Council is beginning its annual evaluation of the Town Manager...
Public Hearing on Proposed Tobacco Regulations for a Nicotine-Free Generation
Source: amherstma.gov The Amherst Board of Health invites the community to participate in a public hearing...
The Indy’s Election Center for the 2025 Amherst Town Election
Sources: amherstma.gov and The Amherst Indy The Amherst Town Election is on Tuesday, November 4,...
Western Mass Resistance Calendar and Supplemental Reading List
Welcome to the Western Mass Resistance Calendar for the week of 10/24, a listing of...
Two Family Events for Halloween
Town of Amherst Annual Spooktacular – Sunday, October 26 Get ready for a day full...
Singer Songwriter Ralph Carson at November Song and Story Swap
Source: Pioneer Valley Folklore Society Award-winning, contemporary Western Massachusetts singer-songwriter Ralph Carson is the featured...
What’s Happening in Amherst?
by Art & Maura Keene SATURDAY OCTOBER 25: PUMPKIN PAINTING FOR AMHERST SURVIVAL CENTER. 11 a.m....
Can Nonviolent Struggle Defeat a Tyrant? This Data Base Emphatically Says Yes
by George Lakey The Global Nonviolent Action Database details some 40 cases of mass movements...
Letter: Should the Jones Library Project Be Blue Tarped?
When asked in an Amherst Indy questionnaire whether he would oppose additional borrowing for the...
Opinion: In Amherst Town Elections It’s Progressives vs. Neoliberals
The 2025 Council Candidates The Progressives (on Housing and Zoning) At Large: Ellisha Walker, Allegra...