LETTER: NO “US” AND THEM IN DEFENDING INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
Last week, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced a new rule requiring international students...
LETTER: ICE PROPOSAL TO EXPEL INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS WILL HURT THE US
The new ICE regulations requiring international students to leave the US if their fall 2020...
LETTER: TOWN NEEDS RESIDENT SAFETY COMMITTEE TO WORK WITH POLICE
I am writing with my thoughts about creating some kind of resident committee to work...
LETTER: AMHERST POLICE BUDGET SHOULD BE REDUCED BY 52%
AN OPEN LETTER TO THE TOWN COUNCIL You state in your June 1st, 2020 Resolution...
OPINION: JONES LIBRARY PROJECT ARCHITECTS PRESENT PRICE TAG FOR GREEN FEATURES
REFLECTIONS ON THE JOINT MEETING OF THE JONES FEASIBILITY/DESIGN AND SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEES ON 7/2/20. Overview...
OPINION: 40R ZONING PROPOSAL IS MATERIALLY DEFICIENT, LACKS PROPER CITIZEN INPUT, AND OFFERS LITTLE BENEFIT TO AMHERST RESIDENTS
Editor’s Note: The following was submitted as testimony to the Planning Board in June . ...
OPINION: IN THE FACE OF MASSIVE UNEMPLOYMENT WE NEED A 21st CENTURY WPA
Editor’s note: this column appeared previously in Labor Notes. How can we help the unemployed...
CULTURE CLUB: SUMMER READING RECOMMENDATIONS
Culture Club is a new column that will fill out the Indy’s news and opinion...
PHOTO OF THE WEEK: STRAWBERRY FIELDS BY DEBORAH KEISCH
Shot at Pie In The Sky Berry Farm, Northampton. Our feature, Photo of the Week, presents...
CPAC REJECTS $1 MILLION LIBRARY REQUEST
A Jones Library request for $1,000,000 from Community Preservation Act (CPA) funds for constructing a...
MASSACHUSETTS MOVES TO PHASE 3 OF REOPENING PLAN
The Baker-Polito Administration announced on Thursday, July 2, that the state will proceed with Phase...
PLANNING BOARD BEGINS SITE PLAN REVIEW FOR NEW AMHERST MEDIA HEADQUARTERS
REPORT ON THE PLANNING BOARD MEETING OF 7/1/20 The meeting was held via Zoom webcast,...