Garden Club of Amherst Annual Plant Sale This Weekend
The Garden Club of Amherst will hold its annual plant sale on Saturday, May 18...
Young Feminists Plan Walkout For Abortion Rights, May 24
The Amherst chapter of the Young Feminist Party, formerly Generation Ratify, has scheduled a student...
Memorial Tribute in Honor of Professor Bill Strickland Planned for June 1
Source: UMass News & Media The W.E.B. DuBois Department of Afro-American Studies will hold a...
What’s Happening in Amherst?
by Art and Maura Keene You can help us make our events calendar more comprehensive...
Public Comment: It’s Time to Move Forward with Waste Hauler Reform
The following public comment was prepared for the meeting of the Town Services and Outreach...
Letter: Why Were Amherst Police Present at a Violent Police Action?
The following letter was sent to Amherst Police Chief Gabe Ting with copies to the...
Opinion: UMass Chancellor Reyes’ Police Action Was Unnecessary and Unprecedented. A Brief History of Dissent At UMass Amherst
Note: the following analysis draws substantially from the blog Radical UMass that was started around...
Opinion: Why Send Police to Halt a Peaceful Protest at UMass?
The following column appeared previously in the Daily Hampshire Gazette. Let’s just say the obvious:...
Opinion: Joint Committees Approve Superintendent Contract for E. Xiomara Herman
Jennifer Shiao’s School Committee Blog Editor’s note: . Jennifer Shiao is a member of the Amherst...
Opinion: With Malice Toward None…
“We won’t always agree – democracy thrives on disagreement – but we could perhaps learn...
Opinion: Water Terminators
The climate emergency is upon us. A vicious, unethical power and greed circle is devastating...
Opinion: Carrots and Sticks
Love, Justice and Climate Change There has been some discussion of carrots and sticks in...