Letter: The Western Massachusetts Solar Forum and What We Thought We Knew
During the month of September, the Umass clean energy extension, working with the Massachusetts state...
Letter: Multiple Duplexes On Single Lot Degrades Neighborhood
The following letter was sent to the Zoning Board of Appeals on September 24, 2023....
Letter: Construction Around Rail Trail Underpass Requires Special Attention To Sight Lines
This past Monday I wrote to the Mass Department of Transportation to acknowledge the good...
Letter: Superintendent’s Job Is to Protect Children in the District’s Care
The following letter was sent to Interim School Superintendent Doug Slaughter on September 27, 2023....
Letter: Saulsberry Withdraws From Consideration for School Committee Vacancy
After much consideration, I have withdrawn my name from consideration for the interim school committee...
Opinion: With The Crisis in The Amherst Schools, The Listening Must Go Both Ways
Two recent opinion pieces in the Daily Hampshire Gazette and Amherst Bulletin about the ongoing...
Opinion: Amherst School Officials Continue to Fail
The announcement that the Title IX report will not be openly shared continues a pattern...
Opinion: Former Superintendent Will Not Be Involved in Decisions Related to Title IX Report
Jennifer Shiao’s School Committee Blog Editor’s note: . Jennifer Shiao is a member of the Amherst...
Opinion: Jones Library, Why All The Secrecy?
The Jones Library states that its mission is to serve as a hub “where books...
Opinion: Dispatch from an Amherst Neighborhood under Siege
The following column appeared previously in the Amherst Bulletin. My wife and I live in...
Opinion: Building a Better Community by Actually Working on It
Amherst is blessed with more than two dozen conservation areas. These areas are the result...
Opinion: The Amherst Mortals’ Manifesto
A small but very engaged group met downtown Amherst on Sunday, September 17 in tandem...