Opinion: Baystate Throws Trans Kids Under the Bus
A group of concerned and impacted citizens have recently conducted their 3rd and 4th protest art...
Opinion: Amherst’s Year-Round Residents Deserve a Seat at the Table When UMass Plans Housing
UMass Amherst often cites a reassuring figure: that about 60% of its students live on...
Opinion: Jackson Katz in the Age of Podcasts and Polarization
Social Injustice Goes Global At Amherst Books on May 6, Jackson Katz presented his latest...
Finding Italianate Buildings in Amherst and the Valley
When I moved to western Massachusetts about 15 years ago, I noticed some striking examples...
Adventures of a Native Plant Gardener: Scilla in the Spring
For the past couple of weeks, I’ve been enjoying – and simultaneously destroying – a...
Jumping Worms! The Worm That Is Taking over Gardens Everywhere, and How to Control Them in Yours
by Dede Wilson It’s the time of the year. As gardeners are chomping at the...
Photo of the Week: Beavers of the Norwottock Trail
Norwottuck Trail, Brickyard Conservation Area, Amherst. May 2026. Check out other photographs by Darya Zelentsova...
What’s in This Issue?
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Hampshire College Coalition Seeks to Raise $10M in Two Weeks to Forestall Sale of Campus
A new coalition of Hampshire College alumni, students, parents, staff, and faculty calling themselves Hampshire...
Town Has Much to Consider with the Closing of Hampshire College
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Town Council, April 27, 2026, Part 2 This...
Town Issues Statement Regarding Hateful, Racist Letter Circulating in Amherst
Source: amherstma.gov On Wednesday, April 29, Town officials were notified of letters being placed on...