SJC Kills Ballot Initiative to Cut State Income Tax
Opponents say the tech CEO-backed measure would have gutted the state’s budget and drained money...
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Mark Summer Solstice with UMass Astronomy at the Sunwheel on June 21
Public is Invited to Skywatching Events at Sunrise and Sunset to Celebrate the Longest Day...
ARHS Grad Earns Prestigious Amazon Future Engineer Scholarship
Source: Amherst Regional Public Schools Amherst Regional High School graduate Ajmain Sharar has been named...
Ways to Stay Cool During Extreme Heat in Amherst
Source: amherstma.gov Extreme heat and humidity are expected through Friday, June 12th. This forecasted heat...
Plant Trees with the Public Shade Tree Committee on Saturday, June 13
Source: Amherst Public Shade Tree Committee The public is invited to join the Amherst Public...
Bridge4Unity: Join Us and Stand Against Hate in Our Community
On April 29, a racist flyer was distributed on the windshields of some cars parked in downtown...
Spaces Still Available for Kids’ Fun Week, June 22-26 at Amherst South Church
Source: Amherst South Church For parents caught in a last-minute crunch to find early summer...
Amherst Will Celebrate Pride Month with Parade on June 28
Source: amherstma.gov Amherst Pride aims to celebrate the diversity and resilience of the LGBTQ+ community,...
Reading Frederick Douglass Together, July 5
Source: Bruce Pennimen In what has become an annual tradition, South Congregational Church and the...
One Hundred Days of Mayor Zohran Mamdani in New York: Free Kindergarten and a Tax on Luxury Homes
A Better World is Possible by Julius Schiedat Since the beginning of 2026, Zohran Mamdani...
Questions from The Front Lines of the Housing Crisis
by Charles Marohn What I heard in Des Moines, IA, from the people trying to...
How Massachusetts Teachers Transformed Their Union: An Interview with Amherst’s Max Page
by Chris Brooks The following interview appeared originally in Jacobin on May 1, 2026. It...