Letter: In Our Rush To Build We Are Destroying The Very Conditions That Make For Successful Local Economies
The following letter was sent to Town Councilor Andy Steinberg (at large) on July 16, ...
Letter: Council’s Indifference To Citizen Concerns Has Given Us Weak Democracy
The following letter was sent to the Amherst Town Council on July 14, 2021 Since...
Letter: Austerity, False Tradeoffs, And The Responsibilities Of The School Committee
The following letter was sent to the Amherst School Committee on July 12, 2021. We...
Letter: In Support Of Sunrise Budget Rally
While the Community Safety Working Group (CSWG) could not formally be here with you all...
Opinion: Town Manager Should Release Amherst Media Capital Funds
Amherst Town Manager, Paul Bockelman has refused to release Comcast Capital Funds earmarked for Amherst...
Opinion: Planning Needed Before Rezoning “CVS Lot” For Parking Garage
The following comments and analysis were sent to the Amherst Planning Board, Planning Department, Town...
Almanac: Dewy Hammocks
My mom always insisted that she enjoyed hot, muggy weather. I didn’t inherit that gene....
UMass Researchers Recount Lessons Learned From COVID-19 Pandemic
Source: UMass News and Media Just as COVID-19 has impacted nearly every aspect of life,...
Photo Of The Week: Arachnid Visitor by Annique Boomsma
Our feature, Photo of the Week, presents each week, a new picture by a local...
Town Manager Report For July 12, 2021
Source: amherstma.gov Editor’s note: Town Manager Paul Bockelman submits a comprehensive report to the Town...
What’s In This Issue?
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Will The Town Build A Parking Garage Behind CVS?
Report on the Meeting Of The Planning Board of July 7, 2021 The meeting was...