Letter: Renovation of an Historic Library or a Second Bangs Center?
The following letter was sent to the Amherst Town Council on June 12, 2024. When...
Opinion: Stop with the Exaggerated Library Repair Costs!
In an attempt to sell the public on the need for a $46.1 million Jones...
Opinion: The Jones Expansion/Renovation Project – Definitely NOT Sustainable Now
Local and Green This column also appeared in the Amherst Bulletin. In 2021, as Town...
Opinion: A Bridge Too Far for the Jones Library
Amherst History Month by Month To date, I’ve not used this column to focus on...
Opinion: Jones Library Cuts Will Come at High Cost
The following column originally appeared in the Daily Hampshire Gazette on June 11, 2024. When...
Opinion: Who Is Benefitting? Neo-colonialism and Climate Finance
Love, Justice, and Climate Change It has recently been reported that in 2022 the wealthy nations finally...
The Generation that Says No More: Inside the Columbia University Encampments for Palestine
A Better World is Possible The following article, “The Generation that Says No More: Inside...
Juneteenth Explained
The Holiday’s 158 Year History Holds a Lot of Meaning in the Fight for Black...
Photos of the Week: Spring Gallery by Jena Schwartz
Our feature, Photo of the Week, presents each week, a new picture by a local photographer....
What’s In This Issue?
Welcome to our Table of Contents. You can also receive a listing of all new...
Six-Month Extension Granted to Jones Library Expansion Project
Report on the Meeting of the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners, June 6, 2024. This...
Council Narrowly Defeats Move to End Jones Library Expansion Project
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Town Council, June 3, 2024. Part I This...