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Rizwana Khan June 22, 2026 2

The 10th Anniversary Juneteenth Celebration, organized by the Black Business Association of the Amherst Area,...

Amherst Indy June 17, 2026 0

Source: Goodwin Memorial A.M.E. Zion Church Rev. Janet Davenport, an ordained minister in the African...

Amherst Indy June 11, 2026 0

Source: Bruce Pennimen In what has become an annual tradition, South Congregational Church and the...

Art Keene June 3, 2026 0

Sources: Ancestral Bridges, Black Business Association of Amherst Area, and amherstma.gov The Ancestral Bridges Foundation,...

Amherst Indy April 30, 2026 0

Source: amherstma.gov On Wednesday, April 29, Town officials were notified of letters being placed on...

Maura Keene February 6, 2026 6

Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Community Preservation Act Committee This meeting was held...

Hetty Startup February 3, 2026 0

Two issues related to historic preservation are really riling me up these days. First, in...

Hetty Startup January 21, 2026 2

Historiography (the study of the writing of history) is a complicated thing, especially as we...

Maura Keene January 14, 2026 1

Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Town Council, January 12, 2026 This was a...

Hilda Greenbaum October 27, 2025 0

Meeting of the Historical Commission, October 20, 2025 By Hilda Greenbaum This meeting was held...

Kevin Young September 26, 2025 0

Editor’s note: After nearly 30 years of publishing powerful stories that uplift voices too often...

Maura Keene September 3, 2025 2

Liberatory Visioning Project Supports Conclusions of Community Safety Working Group The Town of Amherst’s Liberatory...