Public Comment: Jones Library Fiscal Assurances – How Will That Work?
The following public comment was submitted to the town’s general public comment portal on April...
Letter: Focus on the Unmet Needs in Our Community
I attended yesterday’s special town council meeting (April 14). It left me with a profound...
Letter: Cutting CRESS and DEI Budgets Is A Step Backward in Town’s Progress Toward Social Justice
by The Community Safety and Social Justice Committee of the Town of Amherst The following...
Letter: Supporting Our Library Means Walking Away from Unaffordable Expansion
As a librarian, I am always happy to see support for our public libraries. Unfortunately,...
Letter: Common Share Food Coop Seeks Board Members
By Lisa Depiano, Monica Garcia, and Madeleine Charney We greet you at a time when...
Opinion: Town Council Grants Blank Check to Jones Library Expansion Project
If the Jones Library Expansion project is going to happen, the new addition will be...
Opinion: Love in a Time of Crisis
Love, Justice and Climate Change The COVID pandemic — with its fear, and its quarantine,...
Helping the Unhoused with Radical Compassion
This article appeared previously in the Amherst Current and is reposted here with permission of the author. ...
Photos of the Week: Woodsy Surprises by John Root
Our feature, Photo of the Week, presents each week, a new picture by a local photographer....
What’s in This Issue?
Welcome to our Table of Contents. You can also receive a listing of all new...
Update: All Public Participation at Special Town Council Meeting on April 14 Will Be Virtual
Special Town Council Meeting on April 14 Will Consider Motion to Rescind Borrowing for the...
Environmental Assessment of Jones Library Project Open for Public Comment until April 28
The Town of Amherst released its Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI)...