Letter: Ignoring The Common Good
Once again, Amherst is in the news for the resignations of town leaders, and once...
An Open Letter To The Regional School Committee From The APEA
The following letter to the Amherst School Committee was sent on August 23, 2023. The...
Letter: Upcoming School Committee Meeting Should Be In Person
The following letter was sent to the Regional School Committee on August 21, 2023 In...
Letter: WMASS Rights Of Nature Seeks Signatures To Oppose Increase In Pumping Operations At Firstlight Northfield.
The Massachusetts energy storage study, commissioned by MA DOER and MassCEC, is almost complete and...
Letter/Update: Public Hearing On Shutesbury Road Solar Project Remains On 24 August ZBA Agenda Despite Expired Wetland Permit
The 2020 wetland permit for the Shutesbury Road Solar Project expired on August 10, 2023....
Opinion: The Public Is Not the Problem
As a writer, I pay attention to the way words are used, sometimes unknowingly but...
Opinion: Mike Morris Failed In His Duties As A Leader And Supervisor
I read with some sympathy Lisa Cain’s guest-opinion piece in the 8/22 issue of the...
Opinion: A Thought Experiment – There Are No Villains
I awoke this morning to news of Ben Herrington’s resignation from public life in Amherst. ...
Opinion: Now Arriving, More Solar And Wind Power
Love, Justice, and Climate Change Only a few years ago, one of the biggest obstacles...
Town Manager Report For August 21, 2023
Source: amherstma.gov Editor’s note: Town Manager Paul Bockelman submits a comprehensive report to the Town...
Photo Of The Week: DPW Headquarters After A Rainy Night
On the morning of August 25, after a typically rainy night, conditions inside the Town...
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