TOWN COUNCIL FOR NOOBS: TOWN COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING (3/4/19): THE BIG ISSUE WAS TRANSPORTATION!
by William Kaizen The council meeting started on an unusually uplifting note: There was a…
CITIZENS FOR RACIAL AMITY NOW (CRAN) CELEBRATE BLACK HISTORY MONTH
by Jennie McKenna and Ray Elliott Editors’ Note: Ray Elliott, the co-author of this article,…
TOWN MANAGER APPOINTS RESIDENTS’ ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Town Manager Paul Bockelman has announced the appointment of three members to the new Residents’…
DISTRICT ONE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION ADVOCATES FOR NORTH AMHERST
by Meg Gage and Janet Keller The residents of District 1 in North Amherst are…
TOWN COUNCIL FOR NOOBS: TOWN COUNCIL BUDGET FORUM (3/7/19). THE ISSUE WAS PARTICIPATION, NOT THE BUDGET.
by William Kaizen In this post, I’m expanding my coverage to include the poorly-attended Town…
DEMOCRACY REQUIRES VIBRANT PUBLIC COMMENT
by D.R. Barberet It was admirable that, at their meeting on December 10, 2018, members…
RECAP OF TOWN COUNCIL MEETING (3/4/2019)
by Maura Keene When the March 4, 2019 Town Council Meeting convened, it was standing…
THANK-YOU PARTY CELEBRATED 259 YEARS OF AMHERST TOWN MEETING
by Art Keene Former Amherst Town Meeting members gathered at the Monson Memorial Library on…
RECAP OF TOWN COUNCIL MEETING (2/25/19)
by Maura Keene AMHERST – The Amherst Town Council devoted meeting time to its procedures…