The Western Mass Resistance Calendar and Supplemental Reading List
Welcome to the Western Mass Resistance Calendar, a listing resistance to Trump-Musk and pro-democracy actions...
Topping Off Ceremony for New Elementary School on May 20
The Elementary School Building Committee met on May 16, 2025 to review progress on construction...
Amherst’s First Pride Parade and Celebration Planned for June 22
Source: amherstma.gov The Town of Amherst, dedicated Amherst Pride Volunteers, and the Downtown Amherst Business...
Amherst’s Juneteenth Celebration: Get Free: A Power Boost to the Soul
Source: Black Business Association of Amherst Area The Black Business Association of Amherst Area (BBAAA)...
What’s Happening in Amherst?
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Letter: ICE Actions Threaten the Rights of All Massachusetts Residents
As the Trump administration’s immigration authorities detain, imprison and remove residents from our communities, the...
Letter: Town Manager’s Budget Does Not Meet the Needs of Our Schools
Last Monday (5/5), Amherst Town Manager Paul Bockelman gave his presentation of the town budget...
Letter: Hannah Moushabeck’s Homeland Tells Only One Side of a Complex Story
I fully support ARPS’s goal to share stories of various backgrounds and cultures, as well...
Opinion: We Must Resist Trump and Advocate for Transformative Change
Love, Justice and Climate ChangeDonald Trump and his minions are deliberately destroying our federal government...
Landscape Architect Planted 1,500 Daffodils in Amherst’s Orchard Arboretum
Get Growing with Mickey Rathbun This column appeared previously in the Daily Hampshire Gazette. In...
Indy Rewind: Help! Not the Police! Crisis Responses That Avert Police Calls
The following article, Help! Not Police! Crisis Responses That Avert Police Calls by Sandra Larson...
Photo of the Week: Double Rainbow Lighting Strike by Felicia Sevene
As viewed from downtown Amherst on Saturday, May 3, at around 5 p.m. Our feature, Photo...