What’s Happening in Amherst?
by Art and Maura Keene You can help us make our events calendar more comprehensive...
Opinion: MTA Board Votes Overwhelmingly to Divest from Weapons Manufacturers
by Jen Meagher This opinion article is syndicated by the Boston Institute for Nonprofit Journalism’s MassWire...
Life Under ICE: Surviving and Organizing amid a New Immigration Regime
by Dusty Christensen Federal agents have already disappeared some living without legal status in western...
Art for the Public Good: UMass Amherst Team Brings Temperature-responsive Sculpture to Cambridge to Spotlight Extreme Heat Risks
Source: UMass News & Media A team from the University of Massachusetts Amherst has transformed Cambridge’s Brattle...
Hampshire College Alum Stefanie Brendler of the Band Brivele, Talks Community Planning, Klezmer, and Fascism, Through Yiddish Folk-punk.
Source: hampshire.edu/news Brivele, a Seattle-based duo known for their genre-defying fusion of Yiddish song, labor...
From Other Sources: News for and About Amherst. This Week: Local News Roundup
We have not done a “From Other Sources” in a while and there is a...
Town Manager Report for August 18, 2025
Source: amherstma.gov Editor’s note: Town Manager Paul Bockelman submits a comprehensive report to the Town...
Photo of the Week: Gray Fox at Echo Hill
View more photos from Darya Zelentsova here: darzel.pixels.com, or on instagram instagram.com/darzel_photography/. Our feature, Photo of...
What’s in This Issue?
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HUD Earmark for Jones Library Comes Through. Fundraising Report Shows Worrisome Trend
Board President Austin Sarat announced at the August 13 Jones Library Board of Trustees meeting...
Building Permit Still Pending for Jones Library Expansion Project. New Extra Costs Reported
Report on the Meeting of the Jones Library Building Committee, August 11, 2025 This meeting...
Concerns Raised About Playground Material Chosen for New Elementary School
Report on the Meeting of the Elementary School Building Committee, August 15, 2024 This meeting...