HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE JONES LIBRARY TRUSTEES MEETING OF 7/17/20
The Jones Library Board of Trustees meeting of July 17, 2020, tackled an extensive agenda....
HUNGER TOWN HALL FOCUSES ON AMELIORATING WIDESPREAD FOOD INSECURITY IN WESTERN MASS
State Representatives Natalie Blais and Mindy Domb hosted an online Town Hall on Thursday July...
PLANNING BOARD CONTINUES DISCUSSION ON AMHERST MEDIA BUILDING
PLANNING BOARD MEETING OF 7/15/20 Present: Planning Board members: Michael Birtwistle, Maria Chao, Christine Gray-Mullen...
PUBLIC HEARINGS ON LIBRARY RENOVATION AND POLICE BUDGET CUTS
JONES REPAIRS ESTIMATED TO COST $14.4-$16.8 MILLION RESIDENTS DEMAND 52% REDUCTION IN POLICE BUDGET The...
UMASS SEEKS VOLUNTEERS TO SERVE ON ANTI-RACISM TASK FORCE
Source: UMass News and Media University of Massachusetts announced on July 17 that they seek...
MASSACHUSETTS TEACHERS ASSOCIATION OFFERS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR PHASED REOPENING OF SCHOOLS
Source: Massachusetts Teachers Association Massachusetts Teachers Association (MTA) announced on July 13, a plan for the...
NEW COALITION CALLS FOR BUDGET CUTS, INCREASED ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY IN AMHERST POLICE DEPARTMENT
Source: Amherst Racial Equality Task Force A broad coalition of Amherst residents is joining forces...
LETTER: AMHERST SHOULD UNDERTAKE A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF POLICING PRACTICES
I feel very strongly about the recent murder of George Floyd. It sent me back...
OPINION: LET’S BE SURE TO GET IT RIGHT BEFORE WE REOPEN OUR SCHOOLS
Editor’s note: The column appeared previously in The Daily Hampshire Gazette. As we all know,...
OPINION: HERE’S WHY REOPENING SCHOOLS BEFORE NEXT SPRING WILL BE A DISASTER
Editor’s note: this article appeared previously in AlterNet. We are sprinting toward a large-scale, real-time...
OPINION: FREQUENTLY UNANSWERED QUESTIONS – REOPENING SCHOOLS AMIDST A PANDEMIC
Frequently Unanswered Questions is a new feature of the Indy that will pursue answers to...
OPINION: THE THREE PURPOSES OF SCHOOLING (1990)
Note: As the community and the schools consider how, if and when to re-open our...