Cultural Council Awards Grants For Local Programs
Source: amherstma.gov The Amherst Cultural Council (ACC) announced on Tuesday (3/23) the award of 40...
Forum On Affordable Home Ownership Scheduled For March 30
A free public online forum will be held Tuesday, March 30 at 6:30 p.m. titled...
Public Comment: Proposed Budget Cuts Disproportionately Harm English Language Learners
Editor’s note: Starting this week, The Indy will publish Public Comments offered at Town Council...
Public Comment: Amherst Could Become The Second City In The Nation To Offer Reparations To Black Residents
Editor’s note: Starting this week, The Indy will publish Public Comments offered at Town Council and Committee...
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...