Opinion: Volunteer In Amherst – If You Dare
A new play by Tracy Letts opened on Broadway in April. It is called “The...
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Letter: Glut of Hastily Scheduled Meetings Represents Lame Duck Effort By Town Council
The Amherst Town Council scheduled additional meetings in December this year to enable the lame...
Objections Raised To Funding Department Of Diversity, Equity, And Inclusion And Alternative Responders Program
Part 2 of the Financial Indicators and Town Council meeting of November 15, 2021 This...
Public Comment: Redistricting For Equality An Impossible Task Under The Current Charter
The following public comment was made at the Town Council meeting of October 18, 2021...
Opinion: Reflections By A Soon To Be Former Councilor On How This Town Council Fails To Meet The Promises Of The Charter, Democracy, Transparency, And Public Participation (#2)
This is the second in a series of columns on the failure of democracy, transparency...
Opinion: Reflections Of A Soon-To-Be-Former Councilor On How This Town Council Fails To Meet The Promises Of The Charter, Democracy, Transparency, And Public Participation
I am not running for Town Council in the upcoming election based on reasons related...
Letter: Where Is The Town’s Legal Agreement With KP Law?
“[T]he Town does not have a retainer agreement with KP Law.” That’s what Amherst Town...
Letter: Rejoice In Our Ability To Criticize Government
Leave our town councilors alone, shut up and vote. That seems to be the mantra...
Judge To Decide If Lawsuit Against Town Over Petition Signatures Goes Forward
Assistant Town Clerk Acknowledges In Sworn Statement 11 Wrongfully-Disqualified Signatures A judge in Hampshire Superior...
Letter: Elected Officials Are Not Unencumbered To Do Whatever They Choose
This letter appeared in the Amherst Bulletin on July 22, 2021 In his Amherst Bulletin...
Town’s Legal Fees Mount As Amherst Fails To Set Date For Referendum On Library Project
The Town of Amherst was billed nearly $12,000 by a Boston law firm for work...
Updated: Lawsuit Over Wrongfully Disqualified Signatures Filed In Supreme Judicial Court
Complaint Seeks Judgment Ordering Town To Certify At Least 76 Signatures Amherst voters who claim...