What is Rent Control?
The following is adapted from the Metropolitan Planning Council fact sheet. Rent control is a...
Plant Trees with the Public Shade Tree Committee on Saturday, June 13
Source: Amherst Public Shade Tree Committee The public is invited to join the Amherst Public...
Bridge4Unity: Join Us and Stand Against Hate in Our Community
On April 29, a racist flyer was distributed on the windshields of some cars parked in downtown...
Spaces Still Available for Kids’ Fun Week, June 22-26 at Amherst South Church
Source: Amherst South Church For parents caught in a last-minute crunch to find early summer...
Amherst Will Celebrate Pride Month with Parade on June 28
Source: amherstma.gov Amherst Pride aims to celebrate the diversity and resilience of the LGBTQ+ community,...
Reading Frederick Douglass Together, July 5
Source: Bruce Pennimen In what has become an annual tradition, South Congregational Church and the...
What’s Happening in Amherst?
by Art and Maura Keene You can help us make our events calendar more comprehensive...
Public Comment: Is it the Policy of This Town to Hold Federal Immigration Officials Accountable Under the Law?
By Rani Parker and J. Patrick Meagher The following public comment was read at the...
Letter: Here’s a Way to Support Rent Control in Massachusetts
As many of you know, Amherst continues to struggle with a lack of affordable housing...
Opinion: Will Amherst Schools Ever Be Safe for Queer and Trans Kids?
This is the third article in a five-part series that the LGBTQIA+ Caucus of Amherst...
Opinion: What Happens if ICE Appears in Amherst? Officials Cite Differences
Social Injustice Goes Global A Meeting of Repeated QuestionsI attended the joint meeting of the...
Opinion: CSSJC, CRESS, Youth Empowerment Center and the Town
The recent meeting of the Community Safety and Social Justice Committee (CSSJC) (and how about...