Public Comment: Moratorium Will Enable Judicious Planning For A Successful Downtown Design
Editor’s note: Starting this week, The Indy will publish Public Comments offered at Town Council and Committee...
Letter: Councilors’ Resistance To Anti-Racism Training Reflects Unwillingness To Examine Their Own Privilege
Many of us have been binging Netflix during the pandemic, but on Monday night, it...
Letter: Moratorium Would Enable Consideration Of Unanswered Questions About Zoning
Editor’s Note: The following letter was sent to Amherst Town Council on March 21, 2021. The...
Letter: Corrections To Gazette Article On Proposed Construction Moratorium
The recent article in the Daily Hampshire Gazette entitled “Petition Seeks Moratorium on Large-Scale Building...
Letter: Removing Parking Spaces On North Common Is Unjustified
I am writing to express my disappointment in the Council’s latest action to renovate the...
Letter: Amherst Residents Risk Losing Access To Amherst Media And Government Productions
Over 6,500 Amherst households currently subscribe to Comcast cable. They are at high risk to...
Opinion: Love, Justice, And Climate Change. Doughnut Economics
In my previous post I raised the issue of “living lightly on the earth” — inviting us...
Almanac: Vernal Chorus
By the time I turned off the light in the sugar house in North Amherst...
Town Manager Report for March 22, 2021
Source: amherstma.gov Editor’s note: Town Manager Paul Bockelman submits a comprehensive report to the Town...
Photo Of The Week: In The Shadow Of Tall Buildings By Kitty Axelson-Berry And Cathy Schoen
In The Shadow Of Tall Buildings As the Town Council and its Community Resources Committee,...
Library Trustees Trim Budget and Reduce Contingency Funds To Contain Library Project Costs
By Toni Cunningham The financial aspects of the Jones Library expansion project were the focus...
Up to 75% Of Amherst Elementary School Pupils Will Be On-Site In April
Amherst Regional High School Could Return May 3, Further Reopening Information Expected Tuesday Most families...