Widespread Frustration As Massachusetts Vaccine Scheduling Site Crashes
Governor Baker Under Fire For Vaccine Rollout Most of the more than one million people...
COVID-19
State Expands Vaccine Eligibility To Those 65 And Over Or With Multiple Underlying Medical Conditions
Source: mass.gov The Baker-Polito Administration announced on Wednesday (2/17) that individuals ages 65 and over...
Fundraiser Supports Furloughed School Workers
A GoFundMe fundraiser created by an Amherst elementary school teacher to support furloughed workers of...
Opinion: Gratitude For Frontline Workers
Editor’s note: This column appeared previously in the Daily Hampshire Gazette. https://www.gazettenet.com/ The COVID crisis...
Juvenescence: In Response To Pandemic Lockdown, Area Youth Start Businesses
Editor’s Note: Juvenescence is a new monthly column focusing on area youth. Readers with suggestions...
From Other Sources: News For And About Amherst (#32). This Week’s Focus – News From Amherst That You Might Have Missed And More On Alternatives To Policing And On Reopening The Schools
This column offers links to selected articles that might be of interest to Amherst readers....
Active COVID-19 Cases At UMass Climb Past 600
Lockdown Prevents Many Working Students From Reporting To Jobs It was a challenging week for...
Unions Propose Rapid Vaccination Plan For School Employees
Source: Massachusetts Teachers Association In a letter sent to state Health and Human Services Secretary...
Council Supports Prioritizing Teachers For Covid-19 Vaccine
Following the emotional School Committee public hearing on February 4, where Amherst parents aired their...
Campus And Community Respond To COVID-19 Outbreak
Report On The Town Council Meeting of 2/8/21 The meeting was held via Zoom. A...
UMass Amherst Evicts Graduate Student Workers Amid COVID19 Spike On Campus
Source: GEO This past weekend, after the first week of the semester saw a...
Amherst Chamber Announces Winter Pivot Grant Awards In Support Of Area Businesses
Deadline For Next Round Of Grants Is February 22 The Amherst Area Chamber of Commerce...