Letter: Board of Health Calls for Lyme Disease Vigilance in Response to Surging Tick Populaton
by The Amherst Board of Health The following letter appeared previously in the Daily Hampshire...
LETTERS
Letter: A Formal $21M Asset-Backed Refinancing Offer and Binding Restructuring Conditions for Hampshire College
The following letter was sent to the Executive Committee of the Hampshire College Board of...
Letter: Bond Bill Amendments Weaken Local Environmental Bylaws
The following letter was sent to State Senator Jo Comerford and State Representative Mindy Domb...
Letter: Downtown Design Standards Should Be Adopted. Proposed Zoning Changes Require More Study
The following letter was sent to the Amherst Planning Board and Amherst Town Council on...
Letter: UMass Decarbonization Claims Are Misleading
On May 8, the Indy published a UMass press release titled “UMass Amherst Launches Phase...
Letter: Amherst Fire Department is Dangerously Understaffed
Over the past week, multiple incidents highlighted the strain placed on Amherst’s fire response due...
Letter: It’s Time to Revisit Fieldstone Apartments’ Tax-exempt Status
The following letter was sent to the Amherst Town Council on May 5, 2026. Amherst...
Letter: Questions for the DPW Building Committee
The following letter was sent to the Amherst Town Council on May 5, 2026. Questions:...
Letter: Interventions at Drunken Student Parties Cost Town More Than Dollars
The following letter was sent to the Amherst Town Council on May 3, 2026. Last...
Letter: Strong Fiscal Work Informs Long-term Plans for Pelham Elementary School
The following is an open letter to the residents of Pelham. As we approach Town...
Letter: Hampshire College Has Abdicated Its Responsibility to Its Students, Families, and Community
The impending closure of Hampshire College (HC) has left students and families devastated in a...
Letter: Lamenting the Transformation of the McLellan Street Neighborhood
The following letter was sent to the Amherst Town Council and the Amherst Planning Board...