Letter: Town’s Breach of Dam at Gull Pond Threatens Wetlands Ecosystem
The following letter was sent to the Amherst Conservation Commission on September 8, 2025. For...
Letter: It’s Time for UMass to Address the Chronic Shortage of On-campus Housing
The following letter was sent to the Amherst Town Manager and Planning Board, the Chancellor...
Opinion: Mitchell Farm -The Wrong Site for the Right Goal
I’ve lived in North Amherst for nearly thirty years, on land that abuts the Mitchell...
Opinion: Get a Heat Pump Now and Save
Local and Green The following column also appeared in the Amherst Bulletin. I bought a...
Opinion: One More Reason
Love, Justice, and Climate Change Not content with thwarting climate action at every turn within...
Bringing a Musical Dimension to the Story: How Adam Sweet Transforms News into Songs for His Community
Through the halls of Whitmore Administration Building, picket signs were raised while emotions of rage...
What’s in This Issue?
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Candidates in Short Supply for November 4th Town-wide Election
With the deadline to turn in nomination papers less than two weeks away, there are...
Much Work Remains to Make Amherst an Equitable Community
Liberatory Visioning Project Supports Conclusions of Community Safety Working Group The Town of Amherst’s Liberatory...
Should Public-Private Dorms at UMass Pay Property Tax?
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Finance Committee, September 2, 2025 This meeting was...
Retreat to Produce Recommendations for Changes to Town Charter
Having completed their review of all the articles of the Town Charter over their last...