TOWN COUNCIL DEBATES APPOINTMENTS, HISTORICAL COMMISSION, AND SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROJECT IN MARATHON SESSION
REPORT ON THE TOWN COUNCIL MEETING OF 6/15/20 The meeting was held via Zoom webcast...
REPORT ON THE MEETING OF THE TOWN SERVICES AND OUTREACH COMMITTEE (6/15/20)
The meeting was called to order at 9:33 a.m. and was held via Zoom webcast. ...
AMHERST YOUTH MARCH FOR JUSTICE. CIVIL RIGHTS LEADERS BEGIN TALKS WITH AMHERST POLICE
Editor’s note: A version of the article appeared previously in The Graphic On Friday, June...
UMASS AMHERST ACHIEVES GOLD STATUS AS ONE OF NORTH AMERICA’S MOST SUSTAINABLE UNIVERSITIES
SOURCE: UMass News and Media A national program that measures accomplishments in sustainability in higher...
PVTA SEEKS INPUT FROM RIDERS
Source: amherstma.gov The Pioneer Valley Transit Authority is updating their Regional Transit Plan. They are...
LETTER: CPAC SHOULD DENY LIBRARY TRUSTEES’ PROBLEMATIC REQUEST FOR $1,000,000
The Trustees of the Jones Library have now asked the Community Preservation Act Committee (CPAC)...
LETTER: LEGALITY OF SPENDING CPA FUNDS ON JONES LIBRARY EXPANSION IS QUESTIONABLE
I am writing to voice my concern about the lawfulness of spending CPA funds for...
LETTER: THREE REASONS TO POSTPONE CPAC FUNDING FOR LIBRARY EXPANSION
I encourage CPAC to rethink their preliminary vote of $1 million in support for the...
LETTER: CORONAVIRUS UPDATE FROM ITALY
We’ve been fine for awhile now. Although some places in Lombardy are still suffering, there...
OPINION: IS THE HISTORICAL COMMISSION OVERSTEPPING ITS CHARGE?
Well into the June 15 marathon Town Council Meeting, the Council turned to the usual...
OPINION: TOWN COUNCIL FOR NOOBS – ARTICLE 14 BRINGS COVID RELIEF FOR LOCAL BUSINESSES
REGULAR TOWN COUNCIL MEETING OF (6/15/20) At Monday’s regular Town Council meeting, Town Council passed...
OPINION: IS THIS THE MOMENT?
I take seriously the admonition of Black Lives Matter leaders to White people that we...