Jones Expansion Funding Assurances Collapse Under Scrutiny
At the April 14 special meeting to consider rescinding a $46.1 million borrowing authorization for...
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Opinion: Town Council Grants Blank Check to Jones Library Expansion Project
If the Jones Library Expansion project is going to happen, the new addition will be...
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...
What to Do if the Insurrection Act Is Invoked
With the Insurrection Act looming, now is the time to learn how it might unfold...
Details of Costs/Funding of Jones Library Expansion Remain Elusive
Sponsors of the Jones Library Expansion project have announced that with the signing of a...
Resistance Is Alive and Well in the United States
Protests of Trump may not look like the mass marches of 2017, but research shows...
Frequently Unanswered Questions: What’s Missing from the Response to Town Councilors’ Questions About the Jones Library?
By Jeff Lee and Maria Kopicki The following document was placed in the packet for the...
Opinion: Town Manager Is Gaslighting Amherst Residents Concerning Jones Library Expansion
Town Manager Paul Bockelman offered several pages of vague answers in response to town councilors’...
Resistance to Trump is Everywhere — Inside the First 50 Days of Mass Protest
From mass refusals to boycotts to walkouts, regular Americans are bravely pushing back against the...
Massachusetts Sees Tariffs Pinching Public Projects
Tariff Turmoil and Economic UneaseThe on-again-off-again nature of new U.S. tariffs on foreign construction materials...
Why Did Dan Muscat Resign from the Charter Review Committee?
In January of 2024, Dan Muscat applied to be one of the nine members of...
Amherst Historical Commission Concerned with Veracity of Section 106 Memorandum
AHC Unfairly Blamed for Irregularities in Library Project Review?After a March 3 public hearing, Amherst...