DISTRICT 5 FORMS NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION
Aiming to “make the District 5 area a better place to live,” a group of...
PHOTO OF THE WEEK: CONNECTICUT RIVER ICE BY STEPHEN BRAUN
Our feature, Photo of the Week, presents each week, a new picture by a local...
NEW TRAFFIC LIGHTS FOR NORTH AMHERST INTERSECTION MOVE FORWARD
At the Finance Committee meeting on Tuesday January 7th, Town Comptroller Sonia Aldrich said that...
MLK CELEBRATIONS PLANNED FOR AMHERST AREA
MLK CELEBRATIONS PLANNED FOR AMHERST AREA Amherst Human Rights Commission’s MLK Day CommemorationWednesday January 15,...
AMHERST COMMUNITY THEATER PRESENTS MATILDA
Amherst Leisure Services Community Theater Presents Roald Dahl’s Matilda (the Musical) January 16-19 and 23-26 at...
FROM OTHER SOURCES: NEWS AND FEATURES FOR AND ABOUT AMHERST (#15)
Editor’s Note: “From Other Sources” offers links to selected articles that might be of interest to...
The Council at One Year – INTRODUCTION TO A SPECIAL ISSUE OF THE INDY
On December 2, 2018, Amherst changed its form of government from Town Meeting to Town...
Opinion: The Council at One Year -THE BURDEN OF THE CHARTER: THE VOICE OF THE PUBLIC
Amherst’s new governance charter is finishing its first year, and perhaps it is timely to...
Opinion: The Council at One Year – VOTER APATHY CONFERS OUTSIZED INFLUENCE TO LOCAL PAC
In the second Town election since the new Charter took effect, poor voter turnout, a...
Opinion: The Council at One Year – TOWN COUNCIL FOR NOOBS: THE VIEW FROM THE CHEAP SEATS
In the days of vaudeville, rowdies occupied the cheap seats in the balcony. To express...
Opinion: The Council at One Year – A LOT OF WORK BUT NOT MUCH TO SHOW FOR IT
Over the past year, I have attended most of the Town Council meetings. Out of...
Opinion: The Council at One Year – REFLECTIONS OF A CHARTER COMMISSIONER.
It’s inevitable that many would take the one-year anniversary of Amherst’s new government, coinciding with...