Letter: Sunrise Amherst Condemns Councilor Hanneke’s Statement On Racial Quotas
Sunrise Amherst stands with the Progressive Coalition of Amherst and the BIPOC community in condemning...
Opinion: Defund 413 Condemns Councilors Hanneke, Steinberg, Ross, and Ryan For Their Failure To Support Racial Justice
By Defund 413 Amherst Note this statement is not an endorsement of any candidate. Rather...
Opinion: Amherst Forward Presumes To Speak For BIPOC People While Simultaneously Silencing And Oppressing Those Voices
When candidates run for local office in Amherst, they have the opportunity to be endorsed...
Opinion: Jones Library – A Better Path Is Possible
The Jones Library Trustees are trying to convince us that if we don’t agree to...
Opinion: Checks And Balances In Amherst Town Government. Reflections By A Soon-To-Be-Former-Councilor On How This Town Council Fails To Meet The Promises Of The Charter, Democracy, Transparency, And Public Participation (#3)
Checks and balances are a cornerstone of democracy. The point of providing checks and balances...
Opinion: Love Justice And Climate Change – What’s A “Fair Share” And Who Should Pay It?
President Biden told the United Nations recently that by 2024 the U.S. will provide $11.4...
Opinion: Outrage Over The Selling Of Our Future
This column also appeared in The Daily Hampshire Gazette. Although I was a radical in...
Speak Up! Rank Amherst’s Building Projects
UPDATE. The Rank Amherst’s Building Projects reader survey will close on Sunday, October 10 at...
From Other Sources: News For And About Amherst (#39). This Week – Racism and Sexual Assault At UMass
This feature offers links to selected articles that might be of interest to Amherst readers....
Almanac: Thrill Of A Mockingbird
The sun had set, but it was still light out as a friend and I...
Photo Of The Week: Ashfield Bear by Steven Sauter
“It’s amazing that we can see wildlife like this within 200 feet of our house.”...
Town Manager Report For October 4, 2021
Source: amherstma.gov Editor’s note: Town Manager Paul Bockelman submits a comprehensive report to the Town...