The Annual Eqbal Ahmad Lecture Features Noura Erakat: How the US-Backed War on Palestine Is Expanding Authoritarianism at Home
The 26th annual Eqbal Ahmad lecture will be held on Friday, April 25 in Franklin...
Gospel Concert to Benefit A Better Chance Program Tuesday, April 29
Source: A Better Chance, Amherst Amherst A Better Chance (ABC) program is holding a benefit...
What’s Happening in Amherst?
by Art and Maura Keene You can help us make our events calendar more comprehensive...
Public Comment: Jones Library Fiscal Assurances – How Will That Work?
The following public comment was submitted to the town’s general public comment portal on April...
Letter: Focus on the Unmet Needs in Our Community
I attended yesterday’s special town council meeting (April 14). It left me with a profound...
Letter: Cutting CRESS and DEI Budgets Is A Step Backward in Town’s Progress Toward Social Justice
by The Community Safety and Social Justice Committee of the Town of Amherst The following...
Letter: Supporting Our Library Means Walking Away from Unaffordable Expansion
As a librarian, I am always happy to see support for our public libraries. Unfortunately,...
Letter: Common Share Food Coop Seeks Board Members
By Lisa Depiano, Monica Garcia, and Madeleine Charney We greet you at a time when...
Opinion: Town Council Grants Blank Check to Jones Library Expansion Project
If the Jones Library Expansion project is going to happen, the new addition will be...
Opinion: Love in a Time of Crisis
Love, Justice and Climate Change The COVID pandemic — with its fear, and its quarantine,...
Helping the Unhoused with Radical Compassion
This article appeared previously in the Amherst Current and is reposted here with permission of the author. ...
Photos of the Week: Woodsy Surprises by John Root
Our feature, Photo of the Week, presents each week, a new picture by a local photographer....