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...
A FEW QUESTIONS FOR… CHARLES C. MANN
“A Few Questions For…” is an occasional feature of the Indy, aimed at helping our readers...
PHOTO OF THE WEEK: SOUTH AMHERST SUNSET BY JENNIFER PAGE
Our feature, Photo of the Week, presents each week, a new picture by a local photographer....
FROM OTHER SOURCES: NEWS AND FEATURES FOR AND ABOUT AMHERST (#23)
Editor’s Note: “From Other Sources” offers links to selected articles that might be of interest to...