TOWN PONDERS REVENUE SHORTFALLS AND POST-PANDEMIC CHALLENGES IN FRAMING NEW BUDGET
REPORTS ON JOINT MEETING OF THE TOWN COUNCIL, SCHOOL COMMITTEE, LIBRARY TRUSTEES, AND FINANCE COMMITTEE...
COVID-19
MASKS4ALL ENLISTS PUBLIC TO MEET LOCAL DEMAND FOR MASKS
Source: amherstma.gov Masks or face coverings are now essential for being in public when physical...
OPINION: THE GOOD SOCIETY – RESOURCES FOR IMAGINING A BETTER WORLD (#2). WHERE DO WE LAND AFTER THE PANDEMIC?
We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them....
OPINION: WHAT DOES A POST-PANDEMIC LIBRARY LOOK LIKE?
Elsewhere in this issue I wrote about the urgent need for us to have community...
COUNCIL RECEIVES ADVICE FOR REOPENING DOWNTOWN
. REPORT:SPECIAL TOWN COUNCIL MEETING (5/4/20) The meeting was held virtually as a Zoom webcast and...
OPINION: REFLECTING ON FOUR YEARS AS A LOW-INCOME STUDENT ADVOCATE AT UMASS
Editors’ Note: This column appeared previously in the UMass Daily Collegian. We congratulate Tim Scalona...
OPINION: FINANCIAL REALISM REQUIRED FOR LIBRARY PROJECT
All of us want to reopen our economy after it is safe to do so,...
OPINION: A RADICAL IDEA FOR THE JONES LIBRARY
The Indy’s excellent May 2 article, “Council Hears Reports from Library and Health Directors on...
OPINION: PIANO MAN
A nurse, who is a friend of my partner, had an amazing experience recently (and...
FROM OTHER SOURCES: NEWS AND FEATURES FOR AND ABOUT AMHERST (#20).
Editor’s Note: “From Other Sources” offers links to selected articles that might be of interest to...
TOWN MANAGER REPORT FOR MAY 4, 2020
Source: amherstma.gov Editors’ note: Town Manager Paul Bockelman submits a comprehensive report to the Town...