Halloween Spooktacular at the Bangs Center
Source: amherstma.gov Amherst Recreation Department, in collaboration with The Jones Library, is sponsoring HALLOWEEN SPOOKTACULAR...
What’s Happening in Amherst?
by Art and Maura Keene The students are back and there is a lot happening...
Interest Payments – The Library Project Cost Trustees Don’t Talk About
Most Library Trustee Candidates Appear Oblivious To Town’s Borrowing CostsAt the October 18 Candidates Forum...
Opinion: Do You Want Your Neighborhood to Remain a Family Neighborhood?
As a former Town Councilor from District 5, I have witnessed, and then followed closely,...
Letter: Yet Another Fire Involving Proposed Batteries for Hickory Ridge Solar and Shutesbury Road Solar
It is important that Amherst residents know that there has been yet another battery fire...
Letter: Local Climate Leaders Endorse Candidates Who Support Climate Action
As Amherst residents and climate action, climate justice, and environmental organizers, we support Ellisha Walker...
Letter: Amherst Needs Municipal Broadband Feasibility Study
A recent effort to include a non-binding ballot question onto this fall’s municipal election ballot...
Letter: What Happened At School Committee’s Executive Session?
The following letter was sent to the Regional School Committee on October 14, 2023. In...
Opinion: Most Plastic Recycling Is Environmental Fraud
Any new Amherst waste hauler contract should include a full disclosure statement from the contracted...
Opinion: What Climate Doomers Get Wrong
Before I mention anything else, I want to acknowledge the horrors of the war in...
A Better World Is Possible: Building Arab/Jewish Solidarity at Hand in Hand Schools
By Art and Maura Keene Most disheartening in the ongoing war in Gaza and Israel...
Town Manager Report for October 16, 2023
Source: amherstma.gov Editor’s note: Town Manager Paul Bockelman submits a comprehensive report to the Town...