AMHERST MEDIA’S NEW BUILDING WILL BE AN ASSET TO COMMUNITY
by Demetria Rougeaux Shabazz Amherst Community Television, known as Amherst Media https://amherstmedia.org, is a community-driven,…
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A COMMUNITY ADVISORY COUNCIL: BACKGROUND TO A PROPOSAL
by Michael Greenebaum Once upon a time, Amherst had a Town Meeting. And if this…
TOWN COUNCIL FOR NOOBS: TOWN COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING (4/1/19). THE BIG ISSUES WERE VOTES ON THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SOI AND EAST STREET SCHOOL AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECT.
by William Kaizen Votes took place on both the Statement of Interest (SOI) for building…
TOWN COUNCIL FOR NOOBS: TOWN COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING (3/18/19). THE BIG ISSUE WAS POLITICAL THEATER.
by William Kaizen Never have I seen the Town Room so crowded! Every seat was…
ACT LOCAL: GREEN SOLUTIONS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR AMHERST (First in a Series)
by Darcy Dumont First Things First! Why was creating an Energy and Climate Action Committee…
TOWN COUNCIL FOR NOOBS: TOWN COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING (3/4/19): THE BIG ISSUE WAS TRANSPORTATION!
by William Kaizen The council meeting started on an unusually uplifting note: There was a…
DISTRICT ONE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION ADVOCATES FOR NORTH AMHERST
by Meg Gage and Janet Keller The residents of District 1 in North Amherst are…
TOWN COUNCIL FOR NOOBS: TOWN COUNCIL BUDGET FORUM (3/7/19). THE ISSUE WAS PARTICIPATION, NOT THE BUDGET.
by William Kaizen In this post, I’m expanding my coverage to include the poorly-attended Town…
DEMOCRACY REQUIRES VIBRANT PUBLIC COMMENT
by D.R. Barberet It was admirable that, at their meeting on December 10, 2018, members…