Opinion: Love in a Time of Crisis
Love, Justice and Climate Change The COVID pandemic — with its fear, and its quarantine,...
Year: 2025
Helping the Unhoused with Radical Compassion
This article appeared previously in the Amherst Current and is reposted here with permission of the author. ...
Photos of the Week: Woodsy Surprises by John Root
Our feature, Photo of the Week, presents each week, a new picture by a local photographer....
What’s in This Issue?
Welcome to our Table of Contents. You can also receive a listing of all new...
Update: All Public Participation at Special Town Council Meeting on April 14 Will Be Virtual
Special Town Council Meeting on April 14 Will Consider Motion to Rescind Borrowing for the...
Environmental Assessment of Jones Library Project Open for Public Comment until April 28
The Town of Amherst released its Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI)...
Amherst Forward Girds for Library Project Funding Battle
The Jones Library Capital Campaign’s PACThe fate of the controversial Jones Library Renovation-expansion project will...
Amherst Historical Commission Postpones Vote on Jones Library MOA Approval
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Historical Commission, April 7, 2024 The meeting was...
Visas Revoked for 13 UMass Amherst Students. Trend Accelerates Across the Nation’s Campuses
Thirteen UMass Amherst international students (15 students across all five UMass campuses) have had their...
Town Council Approves More Money for Schools but Not Enough to Cover Shortfall
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Town Council, April 7, 2025 This meeting was...
School Superintendent Presents Midyear Self-evaluation. Shannon Bernacchia Appointed School Finance Director
Report on the Meeting of the Regional School Committee, April 8, 2025 This meeting was...
Elementary School Construction is “Doing Great!”
The Elementary School Building Committee had its monthly meeting on April 11, 2025 and Owner’s...