Opinion: Love Justice And Climate Change. Feedback Loops: Greta Thunberg Asks Us To “Educate Ourselves”
First, two items of good news. With regard to racism, the recent COVID relief bill...
Opinion:Local and Green (#23): Every Day Is Earth Day Starting Right Now
Editor’s note: A version of this column appeared previously in the Amherst Bulletin. Things are...
A Few Questions For Valley Action’s Gloria DiFulvio and Elaine Fronhofer
A Few Questions For… is an occasional feature of the Indy, aimed at helping our readers...
Culture Club: Circling The Zero
Thanks to COVID, it’s been more than a year since I’ve visited a museum in...
Almanac: Ursa Minor
I’ve heard from several people that bears have been on the prowl lately, not least...
From Other Sources: News For And About Amherst (#33). Featured This Week: Voting Rights, Reparations, And Private Student Housing Developments
This column offers links to selected articles that might be of interest to Amherst readers....
Photo Of The Week: UMass Hockey Advances To National Championship Game With Overtime Win By Rich Gagnon
The UMass hockey team advanced to the national championship game with a 3-2 overtime win...
Town Manager Report For April 5, 2021
Source: amherstma.gov Editor’s note: Town Manager Paul Bockelman submits a comprehensive report to the Town...
Finance Committee Takes No Position On Key Library Votes
The Finance Committee (FC), on March 30, completed its review of the financial aspects of...
Jones Library Board Of Trustees Adopt Budget For FY22
Trustees Discuss Draft MOU For Their Financial Obligation To Town For Library Demolition/Expansion Project The...
Amherst Public Schools Prepare For Students’ Return Amid State’s Possible COVID-19 “Fourth Wave”
Lean School Budgets Adopted For Fiscal 2022 The Amherst Regional Public Schools are working out...
Second Vote Needed For North Common Redesign
Amherst Town Council failed to hold a required public hearing before voting to adopt a...