Letter: Prioritize the Wellbeing of All Residents by Continuing to Fund CRESS and DEI Departments
by the Community Safety and Social Justice Committee and the former members of the Community...
Opinion: A Call for a Town-wide Conversation on the Mission and Values of the Amherst Police Department
In May of 2024, a coalition of Massachusetts State Police, UMass Police and Amherst Police...
Letter: Silence Is Not an Option
by Aaron Berman, Rabbi Devorah Jacobson, Jeffrey W. Gold and co-signed by 106 others. On...
Opinion: Holding Steady in Rough Seas: Thoughts on Weathering a Volatile Market
By now the chances are that those of you who have investment/retirement accounts have received...
The Mills and Industrial History of North Amherst, Part 2
Amherst History Month by Month Read Part 1 of the Mills and Industrial History of...
Michele’s Allegory Aims to Be a Go-to Gift Shop
Former District 1 Town Councilor Michele Miller recently opened a new business, Michele’s Allegory, both...
Paving over Historic Beauty: A History of the White House Rose Garden that Trump Plans to Rip Up
Get Growing with Mickey Rathbun The following column appeared previously in the Daily Hampshire Gazette....
Town Manager Report for April 7, 2025
Source: amherstma.gov Editor’s note: Town Manager Paul Bockelman submits a comprehensive report to the Town...
Photos of the Week: Empty Bowls by Meg Gage
The 17th annual Empty Bowls fundraiser for the Amherst Survival Center (ASC) was held at...
What’s in This Issue?
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Dear Reader
Dear Reader, What a week! Trump has crashed the economy (which he argues was his...
Details of Costs/Funding of Jones Library Expansion Remain Elusive
Sponsors of the Jones Library Expansion project have announced that with the signing of a...