Letter: Town Council Has Failed to Deliver More Democracy, Meaningful Economic Development, Intelligent Rezoning
The following letter was sent to the Amherst Town Council, Planning Board, Planning Department, and...
Letter: Libraries And Schools and Taxes
I respect the views of Allison McDonald, hardworking Amherst School Committee Chair, expressed in Letter:...
Letter: Outgoing Councilor – Judge Candidates For Council By What They Have Done And Not On What They Say
As an outgoing town councilor with some inside knowledge, I recommend that voters judge incumbent...
Letter: Vote The Bums Out!
“Vote the bums out!” — an age-old sentiment, fitting even in an Amherst election. But...
Letter: Why I Will Vote For Vira
On a small motorless wooden fishing boat under the cloak of night, crossing the Mekong...
Letters From Candidates For School Committee: Page, Merriam, and Herrington
Editor’s note: Below are two letters from candidates for school committee. The first, from Jennifer...
Opinion: Kudos To The Safety Working Group and Redistricting Board
By Maura and Art Keene The October 25 Special Town Council meeting featured two well-researched...
Opinion: Jones Library Expansion Threatens Town Budgets For Years To Come
by Art and Maura Keene We love libraries. Maura studied library science at the University...
Opinion: Why I’m A NO Vote On The Jones
As someone who has a great fondness and gratitude for time spent working toward Bachelor’s...
Opinion: Amherst, On Principle
I grew up in Amherst. I served on Town Meeting. I own a home here,...
Almanac: Looking For Lead
While researching last week’s column about the Sunderland caves I came across a book about...
Photo Of The Week: Annual Fall Foliage Gallery
Our feature, Photo of the Week, presents each week, a new picture by a local photographer....