The Dorm That Was Private, Public, and Somehow Tax-Free
At District 4 meeting, Sunday, September 27, Councilors Pam Rooney and Jennifer Taub brought up...
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The Newell Court Case: When Is an Attic an ADU?
At the District 4 meeting on September 27, Councilors Pam Rooney and Jennifer Taub updated...
Great Barrington’s Library Gets a Crash Course in What Amherst Has Learned the Hard Way
Great Barrington’s Ramsdell Library renovation is running into a familiar set of problems — ones...
Library Project’s Failure to Repay Town Discussed at Finance Committee
This meeting was held over Zoom and was recorded. Money Coming To the Town Town...
A Tale of Two Policies: Why Amherst Needs Stronger Local Protections in the PROTECT Act Era
The Town should revise its Sanctuary Community Bylaw to align with the PROTECT Act while...
As Budget Woes Linger in Hampshire County, Some Look to the Colleges
By Anna Carpinelli The Five Colleges’ tax-exempt property holdings can be a sore spot when...
TSO Considers Changes to Waste Hauler Policies
Local and Green The following article appeared previously in the Daily Hampshire Gazette. On Aug. 6,...
What Massachusetts’ New ICE Law Protects, and What It Doesn’t
by CommonWealth Beacon staff This article first appeared on CommonWealth Beacon and is republished here...
Towns Surrounding the Quabbin Reservoir Protect the Water for 2.7 million People in Eastern Mass. They’re Getting Financially Starved in the Process.
by Matteo Pangallo, The following story appeared originally in CommonWealth Beacon on August 2, 2026....
Yale Study: Medicare for All Would Save Over 114,000 Lives and $1 Trillion a Year
by Jessica Corbett The following article appeared originally in Common Dreams on August 11, 2026....
The Fight Against AI Data Centers Is Spreading Globally
By Cathy Rogers , Saul Levin , and Philip Eubanks The following article appeared originally in Waging Nonviolence on...
Library Trustees Acknowledge That Fundraising Gap Will Be Substantial
At their July 30, 2026 meeting, the Jones Library Trustees finally received a fundraising update...