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Amherst Indy February 6, 2026 0

Source: Ellsberg Initiative for Peace and Justice at UMass Amherst The Ellsberg Initiative for Peace...

John Varner February 3, 2026 3

It was extremely encouraging to see so many young protestors willing to brave the cold...

Maura Keene January 30, 2026 3

by Maura Keene, Art Keene, and Josna Rege Hundreds of people gathered on the Amherst...

Amherst Indy January 28, 2026 0

The Amherst College Democrats are organizing an ICE Out Protest to be held on the...

Jeff Conant January 26, 2026 0

After the brutal murders of Alex Pretti and Renee Nicole Good in Minnesota and the...

Art Keene January 23, 2026 0

Table of Contents (internal hyper links coming back soon) THIS WEEK’S INTRODUCTION & LAST WEEK’S HIGHLIGHTS...

Darcy DuMont January 23, 2026 0

I stand by my criticisms of the Charter Review Process (see here, here,and here), that...

Michael Greenebaum January 20, 2026 2

Many friends and colleagues who share my dislike of our current Home Rule Charter and...

Amherst Indy January 23, 2026 0

About 60 people with homemade signs lined up along the intersections of Rt. 9 and Bay Road...

Darcy DuMont January 14, 2026 7

The following public comment was submitted in writing to the Amherst Town Council for their...

Michael Greenebaum January 15, 2026 6

Recently The New Yorker had a cartoon about Amherst. A road sign says “Welcome to Your...

Russ Vernon-Jones January 15, 2026 0

Love, Justice and Climate Change We are all well aware of the many, many disastrous...