What’s Happening in Amherst?
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Letter: Town Council Has an Obligation to Investigate Financial Viability of Jones Expansion
The following letter was sent to the Amherst Town Council on November 16, 2024. I...
Letter: Finance Committee Is Obligated to Provide Residents with an Up-To-Date Fiscal Analysis of Jones Project
The following letter was sent to the Amherst Finance Committee on November 21, 2024. I...
Letter: Town Needs Accurate Accounting of Jones Library Project Financials
The following letter was sent to the Amherst Town Council on November 18, 2024. The...
Letter: Legislature Adopts New Solar Siting Act
The Massachusetts Legislature passed a new solar siting act on November 14, 2024 and should...
Opinion: Charter Review – Public Take Notice. It Will Be Ten Years Before You Have Another Chance to Weigh In.
The Town of Amherst adopted the Amherst Home Rule Charter on September 17, 2017 that...
Opinion: Why We Lost the Future
The following column appeared previously in the Daily Hampshire Gazette. The Democratic Party is consumed...
Opinion: Not Giving up on the Climate
Love, Justice and Climate Change The election of Donald Trump is catastrophic in so many...
Census of Amherst’s 6000 Public Trees Will Enhance Management of Our Urban Forest
The following column appeared previously in the Amherst Bulletin. How many trees grow along the...
Saving Money on Clean Energy for Schools
The following article appeared previously in the Amherst Current. It is reposted here with permission...
Resources for Women and LGBTQ+ People in Uncertain Times
by Dede Wilson and Robin Jaffin The following article, “Resources for Women and LGBTQ+ People...
Photo Essay: Amherst College Art Students Get Active in Amherst
This short article honors two amazing professors at Amherst College who, in different ways, have...