How to Organize Under Authoritarian Creep in a Closing Civil Society
by Nadine Bloch The following article, “How to Organize Under Authoritarian Creep in a Closing...
Letter: Correcting Councilor Ryan on the Regional School Budget
This weekend, Amherst District 3 Councilor and newly elected Council Vice President George Ryan sent...
Letter: Fire Station at Hickory Ridge a Bad Idea
The following letter was sent to the Amherst Town Council on February 5, 2024. Locating...
Letter: Ceasefire in Gaza? Israel Expands War to West Bank
Gaza is now millions of tons of rubble. Gazans are told it is safe to...
Opinion: Resisting the MAGA/Musk Agenda
Love, Justice and Climate Change Many of us wondered what Donald Trump’s first weeks in...
Photos of the Week: Stream Ice Fantasies by John Root
Stream Ice Fantasies and Surprises, January 7-10, 2025. Our feature, Photo of the Week, presents each...
What’s in This Issue?
Welcome to our Table of Contents. You can also receive a listing of all new...
Town Drafts Memo of Agreement for Resolving Harm to Jones Library’s Historic Character
Little Heed Paid to Public Objections at Second Consulting Party MeetingThe consulting parties to the...
Consulting Parties Again Fail to Agree on How Much Historic Preservation is Needed for Jones Library Expansion
Report on the Meeting of the Jones Library Building Committee, January 27, 2025 The meeting...
Regional School Committee Makes Case for More Funds from Amherst
Public Speaks Up in Support of Superintendent Report on the Meeting of the Regional School...
Councilors Receive New Committee Assignments
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Town Council, January 27, 2025 This meeting was...
Charter Review Committee Debates Outreach Strategies, Seeks to Fill Opening
Report on the Meeting of the Charter Review Committee, January 30, 2025 The meeting was...