Opinion: Amherst Residents Petition UMass to House More Students on Campus
A group of Amherst residents has created an online petition requesting the University of Massachusetts...
Opinion: Amherst at a Crossroads: Housing, Parking, and Leadership
Amherst’s challenges are not abstract but visible every day in overflowing driveways, pothole-ridden streets, hollowed-out...
Opinion: Wake Up! Trump Is Moving Swiftly to Become the First American Dictator
by Thom Hartmann Will American democracy survive this onslaught, straight out of the Dictator’s Playbook?...
Opinion: Through My Eyes – New York Climate Week
I had so many interesting experiences at New York Climate Week last week. Climate Week...
Valley Light Opera Celebrates 50 Years
Ordinarily when I write a commentary in The Indy I am talking about town issues.Today...
Photos of the Week: It’s All Happening in My Pollinator Garden
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...
Residents File Zoning Bylaw Changes for Balanced, Liveable Neighborhoods and Downtown
Source: Contact Kitty Axelson-Berry A group of Amherst residents has filed two zoning bylaw proposals...
Conservation Commission Issues Ultimatum on Proposed Development at Atkins Corner
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Conservation Commission, September 24, 2025 This meeting was...
State Aid to Public Schools is Insufficient to Meet Current Needs
Report on the Joint Meeting of Amherst-Pelham Regional School Committee and Amherst and Pelham School...
Regional School Committee Approves Middle School Roof Project
Report on the Meeting of Amherst-Pelham Regional School Committee, September 23 2025 This meeting was...
Amherst Spends $2.5 Million on Library Project in August
The Jones Library Building Committee met on September 22 to review progress of the demolition,...