Massachusetts Receives National “Black Hole Award” for Government Secrecy
Massachusetts has been named the 2026 recipient of the Black Hole Award, a national designation...
Day: May 21, 2026
Inspections Program Reveals Violations in 96% of Amherst Rental Properties. Still No DPW Employee on Building Committee
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Town Council, May 18, 2026 By Maura Keene...
Fort River Students Launch Campaign to Solarize the State House
Source: Tim Austin This week, 5th-grade students at Fort River Elementary School announced their campaign...
Will Town Embrace a Smaller East Amherst Local Historic District?
Report on the Meeting of the Local Historic District Commission, May 18, 2026 This meeting...
Town Introduces Water Use Restrictions in Response to Significant Drought
Source: amheretma.gov The Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs has declared the Connecticut...
Town to Host Conversation Series on Resiliency and Wellness
Topics will focus on domestic violence, racism, and the closure of Hampshire College Source: amherstma.gov The...
Letter: Downtown Design Standards Should Be Adopted. Proposed Zoning Changes Require More Study
The following letter was sent to the Amherst Planning Board and Amherst Town Council on...
Opinion: When Public Meetings Feel Pre-Determined
Local observers like Maria Kopicki, writing in the Amherst Indy, understand that a seemingly dull...
Diners: Artifacts of America’s Mid-20th Century, They Persist into the Present
I’m still drawn to diners as if it were the day I began to put...