Charter Review Committee Debates Outreach Strategies, Seeks to Fill Opening
Report on the Meeting of the Charter Review Committee, January 30, 2025 The meeting was...
UMass Research Details Pollution Risks for Students Nationwide
Source: UMass News & Media Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst Political Economy Research Institute (PERI)...
Town Offers Comprehensive Directory of Immigration Resources
The following resources on Immigration are posted on the web page of the town’s Human...
Online Forum on Protecting Our Immigrant Communities
Source: League of Women Voters Amherst The League of Women Voters Amherst will host an...
What’s Happening in Amherst?
by Art and Maura Keene You can help us make our events calendar more comprehensive...
Public Comment: A Statement in Support of Dr. Xi
read by Ali Wicks Lim for the ad hoc LGBTQIA+ Caucus of Amherst A statement...
Public Comment: Town’s Claimed Need for More Space for Jones Library is Unsupported
The following public comment was offered at the meeting of the consulting parties to the...
Letter: No Raids Yet, But the Fear is Real and Our Neighbors Need Our Vigilance and Support
There’s been concern in the community that ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) may have conducted...
Letter: The Importance of Preserving Mother Amherst’s Living Room
The following letter was sent to Robert Peirent, The Massachusetts Historical Commission, and the Advisory....
Letter: Prince Lobel Report Fails to Justify it’s Conclusion that UMass Administration Acted Reasonably in Repressing Student Protest
I’ve read the Prince Lobel report and I agree with Kevin Young’s and Helene Langerock, Emmanuelle Sussman and Ruya...
Opinion: Preserve and Enhance DEI in Amherst
Diversity, equity and inclusion are bedrocks of American democracy but not, sadly, of American history. ...
A Better World is Possible: Cohousing Offers Community and a Different Way to Live
The article “Cohousing Offers Community and a Different Way to Live” by Bridget Newsham appeared...