Letter: Support Public Safety and Racial Equity Goals in FY27 Budget
by The Community Safety and Social Justice Committee The following memo was sent to the...
LETTERS
Letter: Jones Expansion Financials Still a Mystery for Town Council and the Public
by Art and Maura Keene The following letter was sent to the Amherst Town Council...
Letter: Olympia Fire Demonstrates Inadequate Staffing of AFD
The evening of Friday, November 7th, at 20:22 hours, tested the limits of the Amherst...
Letter: Don’t Dial Back Climate Mandates in Massachusetts
H.7477, “An Act relative to energy affordability, clean power and economic competitiveness,” is a terrible bill...
Letter: Planning Board Chair Has a Conflict of Interest
When asked by myself at a public forum on October 29, to tell the assembled North...
Letter: Amherst Climate Leaders Endorse Candidates for Town Council
by Madeleine Charney, Jeff Clark, Darcy DuMont, Julian Hynes, Felicia Mednick, Andra Rose, Lydia Vernon-Jones,...
Letter: Response to Comments on Housing Directed Our Way from Dillion Maxfield
By, Pam Rooney and Jennifer Taub We are writing to clear up some misunderstandings that...
Letter: How to Fund a Safer Fort River Elementary School Intersection
The following letter was sent to candidates for Amherst Town Council on October 29, 2025....
Letter: I’m Voting for Vince in District 1
As a 16-year resident of Amherst and the librarian at Wildwood School, I’m voting for...
Letter: Should the Jones Library Project Be Blue Tarped?
When asked in an Amherst Indy questionnaire whether he would oppose additional borrowing for the...
Letter: Town Council Must Correct Flawed Appointment Process
The following letter was sent to the Amherst Town Council on October 15, 2025. The...
Letter: Town Manager’s Appointment Process Makes a Mockery of Civic Engagement
The recent “firing” (replacement) of Alex Hoar from the Conservation Commission is the latest example...