A MESSAGE TO OUR READERS: AMHERST INDY LAUNCHES SUBSCRIPTION DRIVE
Dear Reader: During the month of September, The Amherst Indy will conduct a subscription drive with the...
AFFORDABLE HOUSING TRUST SEEKS CREATION OF ADDITIONAL AFFORDABLE UNITS
At the August 26 Town Council meeting, John Hornik, chair of the Amherst Municipal Affordable...
WHERE WILL THE MONEY COME FROM?
When I was young, I wanted the things that my friends had – a bicycle,...
AMHERST EVENTS SCHEDULED AS PART OF GLOBAL CLIMATE STRIKE
On September 20 and again on September 27, Amherst will join communities in 150 countries...
AMHERST’S CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS NEEDS EXCEED $250 MILLION
By Toni Cunningham Many Amherst residents will have heard about the four major capital projects...
MSBA APPROVES SIMULTANEOUS REPLACEMENT OF TWO HOLYOKE SCHOOLS. OUTCOME WAS SAID TO BE OUT OF THE QUESTION IN AMHERST
by Maria Kopicki and Toni Cunningham In an apparent deviation from common practice, the Massachusetts...
WHAT’S HAPPENING IN AMHERST?
There is a lot happening in Amherst in the month of September. Here is a...
UMASS AMHERST TO SEEK PROPOSALS FROM PRIVATE DEVELOPERS TO BUILD NEW UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE FAMILY HOUSING
Source: UMass News and Media The University of Massachusetts Amherst will soon move ahead with...
AMHERST PARKING IS OK, KNOWING WHERE TO FIND IT IS THE PROBLEM
It’s a matter of perception, the matter of parking in Amherst: in reality it isn’t...
REPORT: TOWN COUNCIL MEETING (8/26/19)
Highlights: The council issued a proclamation celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Jewish Community of...
DUAL LANGUAGE PROGRAM ATTRACTS FEWER SPANISH SPEAKERS THAN HOPED
A new Spanish-English dual language program, called “Caminantes”, will welcome two classes of kindergarten students...
TALKING AND LISTENING ARE KEY CLIMATE ACTION STRATEGIES: FOUR WAYS TO START
I sometimes find myself wondering if anything I do to try to help stop climate...