Amherst Welcomes New CRESS Director
The CRESS department welcomed its new director, Camille Theriaque, on April 8. The community welcomed...
Allegra Clark
Students And Parents Come Out in Force to Protest Elementary School Budget Cuts
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst School Committee and Public Forum on the School...
Letter: Gallery Opening for Wildwood Students at Mead Art Museum
With all of the sadness and outrage felt around the Title IX fallout ,I wanted...
Issues & Analyses: CRESS Re-envisions Public Safety In Amherst
Amherst has been engaged in re-envisioning its public safety services since the summer of 2020,...
Letter: Proposed Cuts Of Paraeducators Will Hurt School Libraries
My Wildwood Kindergartener gets so upset on early release Wednesdays. He misses library, his favorite...
Opinion: Amherst’s Community Safety And Social Justice Committee On The Killing Of Tyre Nichols
by Allegra Clark and Demetria Shabazz Amherst’s Community Safety and Social Justice Committee (CSSJC) issued...
Opinion: Council Offers Small Step Forward With Resolutions On July 5 Incident. Town Still Has Much Work To Do
I joined the special meeting of the Town Council on November 14 after the Town...
Amherst Residents Rally On The Town Common In Solidarity With The Amherst 9
A group of about 15 community members assembled on the Amherst Common across from Town...
Opinion: Defund 413 Condemns Councilors Hanneke, Steinberg, Ross, and Ryan For Their Failure To Support Racial Justice
By Defund 413 Amherst Note this statement is not an endorsement of any candidate. Rather...
Letter: Opposed To Recruitment Of New Amherst Police Officers
Defund 413 Amherst opposes the recruitment of new positions within the police department. Less than...