Finance Committee Moves Forward With FY23 Budget Guidelines. Raises Concerns About Funding CRESS And DEI
A Few Take Aways From The Finance Committee Meeting Of December 7, 2021 The meeting…
BIPOC
Opinion: In Gratitude
I remember John Cleese’s line in the film Clockwise: “It’s not the despair…it’s the hope…
Progressive Coalition of Amherst Celebrates Increased Diversity Of Incoming Town Council, School Committee
Source: Progressive Coalition Of Amherst In a statement issued Wednesday (11/3), The Progressive Coalition of…
Town Council Praises Safety Working Group’s Final Report
Report On The Special Town Council Meeting Of October 25, 2021 By Maura Keene This…
Opinion: Kudos To The Safety Working Group and Redistricting Board
By Maura and Art Keene The October 25 Special Town Council meeting featured two well-researched…
Opinion: Why I’m A NO Vote On The Jones
As someone who has a great fondness and gratitude for time spent working toward Bachelor’s…
Community Safety Working Group To Present Final Report To Town Council
Source: Community Safety Working Group The CSWG will be presenting their recommendations for Part B…
Letter: Jones Trustees’ Anti-racism Resolution Is Self-Serving, Tone Deaf
It is impossible for me to see this on-the-surface admirable statement so horrendously timed —…
Letter: Amherst Forward’s Unwelcome Endorsement Is An Act Of White Privilege
I was angered and perplexed when I read the October 4, 2021 article in the…
Opinion: Community Safety Working Group – Programs For Us Need To Be By Us
by The Community Safety Working Group Following the murder of George Floyd, youth-led Black Lives…
Opinion: Love, Justice And Climate Change. An Arrest While Protesting Climate Inaction
Last Wednesday I was arrested in front of the White House while participating in a…
Town’s New Community Safety & Social Justice Committee Seeks Members
Source: amherstma.gov The Town Manager seeks members to serve on a new Community Safety and…