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Maria Kopicki July 30, 2021 0

Over 70 people gathered at the Amherst town common on Saturday, July 24 to “Stand...

Amherst Indy June 18, 2021 0

Source: UMass News and Media Throughout Massachusetts, people are coming together to protect vital resources...

Art Keene June 4, 2021 1

Dear Reader: Here at the Indy we are quite excited about our new Issues &...

Suzannah Muspratt May 28, 2021 9

It is impossible not to see how Amherst’s downtown is changing, with the construction of...

Kitty Axelson-Berry May 21, 2021 2

I interviewed Christine Brestrup, Director of the Planning Department, and David Ziomek, Assistant Town Manager,...

Gerald Friedman May 7, 2021 3

By Gerald Friedman and Maral Asik This is Part 2 of a three-part series on...

Gerald Friedman April 30, 2021 27

By Gerald Friedman and Maral Asik IntroductionThe Town of Amherst is confronting development issues that...

Amherst Indy April 23, 2021 1

Source: Hampshire-Franklin Commission on The Status Of Women and Girls COVID-19’s detrimental effect on women...

Steve Bloom April 23, 2021 0

Editor’s note: The following letter was sent to the Amherst Town Council on April 19,...

Michael Greenebaum April 23, 2021 1

A great New Yorker cartoon in 1997 showed two thuggish men standing in a bookshop...

Russ Vernon-Jones March 26, 2021 1

In my previous post I raised the issue of “living lightly on the earth” — inviting us...

Russ Vernon-Jones March 12, 2021 2

I like the creature comforts of my middle-class lifestyle. At the same time I believe...