Opinion: Proposed Jones Library Demolition/Expansion Project: More Costly, More Confused Than You Think
As a former Jones Library Trustee President, and as a retired attorney who is familiar...
Opinion: Local And Green: Town Must Reprioritize Capital Spending To Meet Needs In The “New Normal”
Editor’s Note: This column appeared previously in The Amherst Bulletin. Amherst has significant expenditures planned...
Opinion: UMass Amherst Student Trustee Calls For An End To UMass Layoffs And Furloughs
Editor’s note: This column appeared previously in the Daily Hampshire Gazette. On a campus that...
Opinion: Five Reasons We Might Succeed
Joe Biden and his new Administration have been taking excellent steps on climate very quickly. It’s...
Culture Club: Notes On Miles Davis’ Double Image
Although it seems hard to believe now that Kind of Blue is enshrined as the...
From Other Sources (#31). News For And About Amherst. A Special Focus On Democracy After The Insurrection
This column offers links to selected articles that might be of interest to Amherst readers....
Town Manager Report For February 8, 2021
Source: amherstma.gov Editor’s note: Town Manager Paul Bockelman submits a comprehensive report to the Town...
Photo Of The Week: Winter Leaf by Annique Boomsma
Our feature, Photo of the Week, presents each week, a new picture by a local photographer....
What’s In This Issue?
Welcome to our Table of Contents. You can also receive a listing of all new...
COVID-19 Cases Increase At UMass
Source: UMass Environmental Health and Safety Last week, UMass saw a dramatic increase in COVID-19...
Parents Voice Concerns Over Prolonged Remote Learning As Effort Is Launched For Partial School Reopening In March
With $1 Million Proposed Cut To Regional Schools Budget, 16.5 Jobs Could Be Lost The...
Town Council To Consider A Resolution Against Wood-burning Power Plant In Springfield
Amherst’s League of Women Voters Urges Council To Speak Out Against Proposed Biomass Facility Editor’s...