Opinion: Equity Under Attack by the Town of Amherst #4: Saving Amherst’s Community Responders Alternative to Policing
By Allegra Clark, Debora Ferreira, Pat Ononibaku, Darius Cage, Russ Vernon-Jones, Brianna Owen, Ellisha Walker,...
Amherst’s Neighboring Towns: Leverett (Part 2)
Amherst History Month by Month This column is the ninth in a 10-part series about...
Photos of the Week: Lighting of the Merry Maple
Photos by Hetty Startup and the Town of Amherst.
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Dear Reader, Greetings from College Station, Texas where we are producing this week’s Indy remotely....
Library Commissioners Approve Second Jones Construction Deadline Extension
The Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners (MBLC) met on Thursday (12/5) and took up the...
Council President Withheld Information From Colleagues
It is no secret that Town Council President Lynn Griesemer wants the Jones Library demolition/expansion...
FY 26 Budget Guidelines Still a Work in Progress
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Finance Committee, November 27, 2024, and Amherst Town...
Owners Say Big Y Will Remain if University Drive Overlay District Created
Report on the Meeting of the Community Resources Committee, December 3, 2024 This meeting was...
What Is a Student Home? Planning Board Adds Definition to ADU Bylaw
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Planning Board, December 4, 2024 This meeting was...
The Longer We Stay, the Less We Make. UMass Unions Protest Low Wages
By Alexis Ali and Ari Jewell An estimated 250 UMass union members gathered on the...
Free Parking on Saturdays in Downtown Amherst
Source: amherstma.gov In keeping with the holiday spirit, the Town of Amherst is offering free...
Public Invited to Workshop on Downtown Design Standards
Source: amherstma.gov The Town of Amherst invites the community to participate in a workshop and...