Second Community Forum On Public Safety: Testimony Emphasizes Need For New Budget Priorities And Community Oversight Of Police
A public forum on public safety and the Amherst police was held as a Zoom…
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First Forum On Public Safety: Small Turnout, Big Questions
The Town’s Community Safety Working Group (CSWG) held the first of two public forums to…
Community Safety Working Group Schedules Public Forums On Amherst Police And Public Safety Services
Source: amherstma.gov Amherst residents are invited to testify at two community forums on the Amherst…
Sojourner Truth School Announces Spring Classes
Sojourner Truth School for Social Change Leadership has announced their lineup of over 50 spring…
Community Safety Working Group Prepares Survey Of Amherst Police Department’s Policies And Practices
At its weekly Wednesday meeting on December 16, Amherst’s Community Safety Working Group (CSWG) voted…
Letter: Petition Seeks Public Meeting To Explore Reopening Amherst’s Public Schools
Dear Members of the School Committee: We write as concerned parents and town residents to…
Letter: Racial Equity Task Force Offers Alternative To Town’s Community Safety Working Group
Editor’s Note: The following letter was sent to the Amherst Town Council and Town Manager…
Town Manager Seeks Volunteers to Serve on Community Safety Working Group
Source: amherstma.gov Town Manager Paul Bockelman is seeking residents to serve on a newly formed…
Town Council Discusses Proposed Community Safety Working Group. Passes “Percent For Art” Bylaw
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Town Council (9/21/20) The meeting was held via…
Town Manager Plans Working Group To Recommend Policies on Community Safety
Town Manager, Paul Bockelman presented his plan for a new, nine member working group to…