Letter: Supporting Our Library Means Walking Away from Unaffordable Expansion
As a librarian, I am always happy to see support for our public libraries. Unfortunately,...
capital projects
Opinion: Town Council Grants Blank Check to Jones Library Expansion Project
If the Jones Library Expansion project is going to happen, the new addition will be...
Amherst Forward Girds for Library Project Funding Battle
The Jones Library Capital Campaign’s PACThe fate of the controversial Jones Library Renovation-expansion project will...
Elementary School Construction is “Doing Great!”
The Elementary School Building Committee had its monthly meeting on April 11, 2025 and Owner’s...
Letter: National Catastrophe Makes Jones Expansion Too Risky
The following letter was sent to the Amherst Town Council and Amherst Town Manager on...
Letter: It’s Time to Embrace an Alternative to the Increasingly Unaffordable Jones Library Expansion
The following letter was sent to the Amherst Town Council, Amherst Town Manager and Jones...
Letter: Town Is Not Ready To a Sign Contract for Jones Library Expansion
The following letter was sent to the Amherst Town Council and the Amherst Town Manager...
Dear Reader
Dear Reader, What a week! Trump has crashed the economy (which he argues was his...
Details of Costs/Funding of Jones Library Expansion Remain Elusive
Sponsors of the Jones Library Expansion project have announced that with the signing of a...
Structural Steel Erected for New Elementary School at Fort River
Source: amherstma.gov A significant milestone in the construction of the new Fort River Elementary School...
Letter: Town Is Hurtling Toward an Obligation It Cannot Afford
The following letter was sent to the Amherst Town Council and Town Manager on April...
Town Manager Offers Vague Reassurances on Viability of Jones Library Expansion
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Town Council, March 24, 2025. Part 2 This...