What’s in This Issue

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* The Indy was on vacation from 12/26/25 until 1/15/26

TOP FIVE MOST-READ STORIES LAST WEEK
1. ICE Out Protest on Town Common Friday by Amherst Indy (c/o Amherst College Dems)
2. Beacon Presents Plan for a Multi-Generational Housing Development in North Amherst. by Maura Keene
3. Following Angst-filled Discussion, School Committee Accepts Sixth-Grade Move to Middle School for Fall 2026 by Art Keene
4. Cherry Hill Is Not a Failing Golf Course by Maura Keene
5. Photos of the Week: ICE Out for Good Standout in Hadley by Amherst Indy and Josna Rege

WHAT’S IN THIS ISSUE?

ARTS

• Virtuoso Michael Nix at PVPS February Song and Story Swap
• WINTER GARDEN: A New Exhibit at Gallery A3 in February
• What’s Happening in Amherst? by Art and Maura Keene
• Opinion: Children and Performance by Michael Greenebaum
• There Is No Snapping Back from The Trauma of Authoritarianism by Eben Shapiro
• Resistance Is Not Futile: Finding Resistance, Resilience, and Hope, in Cinema by Art Keene

BUDGET

•  Regional School Committee Asks Town To Fund Repairs on Middle School Roof. Affirms District Bullying Policy by Kiera McLaughlin
• Strong Community Opposition to Possible Closing of Pelham Elementary School by Kiera McLaughlin

CAMPUS

•  ICE Out Protest on Town Common Friday

CLIMATE / ENERGY / ENVIRONMENT / NATURE

•  Opinion: Good Climate News to Share by Russ Vernon-Jones

DEMOCRACY

• Amherst Joins the Nation in Saying ICE Out for Good by Maura and Art Keene
• ICE Out Protest on Town Common Friday
• Opinion: It Will Happen Here Unless State Officials Speak Out by Jeff Conant
• There Is No Snapping Back from The Trauma of Authoritarianism by Eben Shapiro
• Resistance Is Not Futile: Finding Resistance, Resilience, and Hope, in Cinema by Art Keene
  

EVENTS

• Virtuoso Michael Nix at PVPS February Song and Story Swap
• WINTER GARDEN: A New Exhibit at Gallery A3 in February
• What’s Happening in Amherst? by Art and Maura Keene
• ICE Out Protest on Town Common Friday

FEATURES

• Views on Views: Conservatories, Greenhouses and Roof Gardens by Hetty Startup
• There Is No Snapping Back from The Trauma of Authoritarianism by Eben Shapiro
• Resistance Is Not Futile: Finding Resistance, Resilience, and Hope, in Cinema by Art Keene
• Photos of the Week: An Indy January Gallery

HISTORY / HISTORICAL PRESERVATION

•  Views on Views: Conservatories, Greenhouses and Roof Gardens by Hetty Startup 

MEDIA

• Superintendent Explains Why Pelham School Budget Discussion Was Not Broadcast by Amherst Media by Art Keene

OPINION

• Letter: On the School Committee’s Obligation to Protect LGBTQIA+ Students by James Horne
• Opinion: It Will Happen Here Unless State Officials Speak Out by Jeff Conant
• Opinion: Children and Performance by Michael Greenebaum
• Opinion: Good Climate News to Share by Russ Vernon-Jones

RECREATION

• Cherry Hill Is Not a Failing Golf Course by Maura Keene
• Town’s Morning Movement and Mentoring Program Wins Award for Innovation

SCHOOLS

• Regional School Committee Asks Town To Fund Repairs on Middle School Roof. Affirms District Bullying Policy by Kiera McLaughlin
• Strong Community Opposition to Possible Closing of Pelham Elementary School by Kiera McLaughlin
• Superintendent Explains Why Pelham School Budget Discussion Was Not Broadcast by Amherst Media by Art Keene
• Town’s Morning Movement and Mentoring Program Wins Award for Innovation
• Letter: On the School Committee’s Obligation to Protect LGBTQIA+ Students by James Horne
• Opinion: Children and Performance by Michael Greenebaum

SOCIAL & ECONOMIC JUSTICE

• Amherst Joins the Nation in Saying ICE Out for Good by Maura and Art Keene
• Letter: On the School Committee’s Obligation to Protect LGBTQIA+ Students by James Horne
• SchoOpinion: It Will Happen Here Unless State Officials Speak Out by Jeff Conant
  

TOWN GOVERNMENT

•  Regional School Committee Asks Town To Fund Repairs on Middle School Roof. Affirms District Bullying Policy by Kiera McLaughlin
• Strong Community Opposition to Possible Closing of Pelham Elementary School by Kiera McLaughlin
• Cherry Hill Is Not a Failing Golf Course by Maura Keene
• Town’s Morning Movement and Mentoring Program Wins Award for Innovation
• Downtown Parking Ban Extended