Jewish Community of Amherst Celebrates Hanukkah with Energizing of Solar Canopy
By Maura Keene On the fourth night of Hanukkah, the Jewish Community of Amherst (JCA)...
New Campus Food Pantry Serves 2300 in First Months
Source: UMass News and Media In its first semester of operation, the Campus Pantry: Amherst Survival...
Western Mass Resistance Calendar and Supplmental Reading List
Welcome back to the Western Mass Resistance Calendar for the week of 12/19/25, a listing...
Mark the Winter Solstice at the UMass Amherst Sunwheel
Source: UMass News and Media The public is invited to observe sunrise and sunset on...
What’s Happening in Amherst?
by Art and Maura Keene You can help us make our events calendar more comprehensive...
Opinion: Why Won’t the Town Research Options for New DPW and Fire Station?
Every Amherst taxpayer should be aware that the town will be starting to research the...
Opinion: Human Rights Day in Amherst, 2025
Social Injustice Goes Global Where the Global Finally Felt LocalHuman Rights Day in Amherst this...
Opinion: Achieving Amherst’s 2025 Climate Goals: How Are We Doing? Part 2
This column appeared originally in the Amherst Bulletin on 12/18/25. Read Part I here. CAARP...
Opinion: State’s Antisemitism Report is Deeply Flawed
The following column appeared originally in the Amherst Bulletin on December 18, 2025. A recent...
Photo of the Week: Leverett Pond on a Frosty Morning
Our feature, Photo of the Week, presents each week, a new picture by a local photographer....
What’s in This Issue?
Welcome to our Table of Contents. You can also receive a listing of all new...
Debunking the Jones Library Banner
The banner on the fencing along the Jones Library expansion project’s construction fencing on Amity...