Letter: UMass Needs Rigorous Policy For Monitoring Off-Campus Students
UMass has done many things right in its attempts to reduce the threat of COVID-19...
LETTERS
Letter: Vanderbilt University Imposes Severe Sanctions For Student Violations Of COVID-19 Policies
I have just written to Representative Mindy Domb and State Senator Jo Comerford about Vanderbilt...
Letter: Student Parties Will Inevitably Produce A COVID-19 Surge In Amherst
I appreciate the measures our town’s colleges, university, and government have taken to lessen the...
Letter: Change To Site Plan Review Sends Wrong Message To Potential Investors
Amherst’s need for development, versus wise limits that prevent overbuilding, have long been in a...
Letter: Ed Markey Is A True Progressive
I strongly encourage people to vote for Ed Markey in the Massachusetts primary, September 1. ...
Letter: Statement by Amherst Pelham Education Association on Fall Teaching
Source: Amherst Pelham Education Association (“APEA”) August 10, 2020 We, members of the Representative Council...
Letter: Town Council Must Rescind Its Vote To Consolidate Polling Locations
Late Monday night, by a bare 7-6 majority, the Amherst Town Council voted to consolidate...
Letter: Democratic Failings Observed At This Week’s Town Council And Planning Board Meetings
I was concerned this week by two points of process regarding Amherst governance. Town CouncilI...
Letter: Council Must Reject Polling Place Consolidation
Editor’s note: This letter was sent to members of the Town Council on Saturday August...
LETTER: OBJECTS TO SCHOOL COMMITTEE ATTEMPT TO STRIKE COST ESTIMATES FROM CROCKER FARM REPORT
As a member of the Crocker Farm Study Advisory Board, I respectfully object to the...
LETTER: TOWN MUST CONSIDER DISPARATE IMPACTS OF POLICIES ON VULNERABLE AND MARGINALIZED POPULATIONS
Editor’s note; This letter was sent to Town Manager Paul Bockelman and to Town Councilors...
LETTER: USE GOODWIN ROOM TO PROTECT JONES LIBRARY’S THREATENED COLLECTIONS
The Jones Library’s Special Collections includes works of Emily Dickinson, Robert Frost, Julius Lester, and...