Letter: Amherst’s High Rents Necessitate Changes to Inclusionary Zoning Requirement
The following letter was sent to the Amherst Community Resources Committee and the Amherst Planning...
Letter: Weak Justification for Jones Library Demolition/Expansion
I’m going to go out on a limb here and give an answer to a...
Opinion: The Wildwood Solution
There has been much talk about a “Wildwood solution” as Art Keene reminded us in...
Opinion: How Would We Know if the Jones Expansion Project is Fiscally Viable?
The following column appeared originally in the Indy as a comment on on Jeff Lee’s...
An Introduction to the History of Housing in New England
Amherst History Month by Month This is the first column in a five-part series. Housing...
Indy Editors’ and Staff Writers’ Picks: Recommended Good Reads from 2024
Compiled by Art Keene and Jeff Lee This is the fifth year that we offer...
Photos of the Week: A 2024 Favorites Gallery
Last year, we published 269 photos that were contributed by our readers over the course...
What’s in This Issue?
Welcome to our Table of Contents. You can also receive a listing of all new...
Mass Historic Commission Rejects Town’s Analysis for Minimizing Adverse Effects of Jones Library Expansion Project
Commission Requests Additional Information to Move Negotiations ForwardThe Town of Amherst is currently in the...
With Uncertain Fundraising Prospects, Library Project Taps Woodbury Fund
Friends of the Jones Library Direct $500K to Support Renovation-expansionThe fundraising arm of the Jones...
Dramatic Budget Cuts Loom Large at School Committee Meeting
Report on the Meeting of the Regional School Committee, and Joint Meeting of the Pelham,...
More Ideas for South East Street Redesign
Report on the Meeting of the Town Services and Outreach Committee, December 19, 2024 This...