Letter: Taking Pride in Hampshire College’s Accomplishments
My sixty years of involvement with Hampshire College have rewarded me in ways too many...
LETTERS
Letter: The Importance and Excitement of Amherst’s Global Village Festival This Saturday
I am happy that the Indy has given such prominent space to the Global Village...
Letter: Reserve CPA Funds for Their True Purpose
The following letter was sent to the Amherst Town Council on April 2, 2026. I...
Letter: Here Are Some Key Questions for Beacon’s Proposed Housing Development
The following letter was sent to Darcy L. Jameson, Vice President of Development, Beacon Communities...
Letter: School Committee Rejects Notion That Amherst’s Most Vulnerable Students Should Be the Most Impacted by Budget Cuts
The following letter was sent to the Amherst Town Council on April 6, 2025. I...
Letter: Three Reasons Why the Jones Library is Ineligible for More CPA Dollars
The following letter was sent to the Amherst Town Council on April 2, 2026. There...
Letter: Four Hundred Residents Urge UMass Chancellor to Create More Student Housing on Campus
Compiled by Darcy DuMont and Kitty Axelson-Berry The following letter was sent to UMass Chancellor Javier Reyes,...
Letter: ARPS Friends of the Performing Arts Warn of Impending Cuts to Specials
by Oliver Waldman In advance of the March 17 Amherst School Committee Annual Budget Hearing...
Letter: Thanks to Amherst Community for Supporting Goodwill Industries
I am writing to thank the residents of Amherst for demonstrating their community spirit and...
Letter: Amherst’s DPW Workers Have Our Backs, It’s Time We Had Theirs
by Julian Hynes, Marisol Bonifaz, Amrita Rutter, Alex Franz, Mia Cielak, Maria Kopicki, Brooks Ballenger,...
Letter: Here’s How To Protest Trump’s Renovation of the White House. We Have Until March 4
Last week, I published an article in the Indy about threats to our public art...
Letter: State Government Must End Its Collaboration with ICE
Every day, we see horrific violence by ICE agents across the country, including right here...