Letter: Reappoint Karin Winter to the Planning Board
The following letter was sent to the Amherst Town Council, Planning Board, and Town Manager...
LETTERS
On No Kings Day, Let Us Call for an End to US Military Support of Israel
June 14 has been designated No Kings Day, a day of protest against the authoritarian...
Letter: What Happens Next at Our Community Farm in North Amherst?
The following letter appeared previously in the Daily Hampshire Gazette. Many North Amherst residents are...
Letter: Expanded Jones Is Way Out of Step With The Future
I have written in your pages that the demolition and rebuilding of Amherst’s Jones Library...
Letter: Trump and White Afrikaners – Déjà Vu for a South African Expatriate
As a white South African and naturalized Citizen of the United States. I am appalled...
Letter: Underfunding CRESS Undermines Public Safety
The following letter was sent to the Amherst Finance Committee on May 20, 2025. I...
Letter: Israeli Minister – Our Total Destruction of Gaza Has No Precedent. And the World Is Not Stopping Us.
It is estimated that Israel is killing 100 Palestinians/day in Gaza. Israel recently initiated a...
Letter: ICE Actions Threaten the Rights of All Massachusetts Residents
As the Trump administration’s immigration authorities detain, imprison and remove residents from our communities, the...
Letter: Town Manager’s Budget Does Not Meet the Needs of Our Schools
Last Monday (5/5), Amherst Town Manager Paul Bockelman gave his presentation of the town budget...
Letter: Hannah Moushabeck’s Homeland Tells Only One Side of a Complex Story
I fully support ARPS’s goal to share stories of various backgrounds and cultures, as well...
Letter: In Support of Author Hannah Moushabeck’s Visit to Fort River School
by Drew Egan and 173 additional signatories. We are a group of concerned educators and...
Letter: We Oppose Town’s Proposed Cutbacks to CRESS
by Martha Hanner and Ash Hartwell We are deeply concerned regarding the potential cutback of...