UMASS NOVELIST & POET OCEAN VUONG AWARDED MACARTHUR GENIUS GRANT
Ocean Vuong, an assistant professor in the UMass Masters of Fine Arts Program for Poets...
HISTORIC COLLECTION OF WORKS BY WHISTLEBLOWER DANIEL ELLSBERG ACQUIRED BY UMASS
UMass announced, on September 24, the acquisition of the papers of Daniel Ellsberg, one of...
SCHOOL HARASSMENT POLICY TO BE REVIEWED FOLLOWING HOSTILE COMMUNICATION INCIDENTS
Consensus emerged among Regional School Committee members at their meeting on September 10th to look...
WHAT’S HAPPENING IN AMHERST?
There is a lot happening in Amherst this fall. Here is a brief listing of...
AN INDY INVESTIGATION: MILLIONS OF DOLLARS APPROPRIATED FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS REMAIN UNSPENT
Millions of dollars in capital projects and equipment approved by Town Meeting remain unspent. Reports...
REPORT: PLANNING BOARD MEETING (9/18/19) Part 1
Present: Maria Chao, Christine Gray-Mullen, Jack Jemsek, Janet McGowan, Pari Riahi. Absent: Michael Birtwistle and...
SUMMARY OF REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT PLANNING BOARD REPORT
Note: The full report by all members of the Regional District Planning Board can be...
GREEN LIGHT FOR CROCKER FARM EXPANSION STUDY
The Amherst School Committee on September 17 gave the green light for the Crocker Farm...
DEMOCRACY IN AMHERST
Eight months in, Amherst’s Town Council is exhausted, overworked, and testy. Most of these people...
LETTER: PLANNED DEMOLITION OF UMASS HOUSING ESPECIALLY HARD ON INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
As a former resident of North Village, the article of September 5th in The Daily...
IF NOT NOW WHEN? IT IS TIME FOR AMHERST TO DECARBONIZE ITS MUNICIPAL FLEET
The climate strike on September 20 and 27th underscores that we live in the midst...