Letter: Petitioners Represent Tyranny Of The Minority
The following letter was sent to the Amherst Town Council on May 11, 2021 Having...
elections/voting
Letter: Which Signatures Count?
The following letter was sent to the Amherst Town Council and Town Manager on May...
Open Meeting Law Complaint Seeks New Certification Process For Petition For Referendum On Jones Library Borrowing
Amherst voters who petitioned for a town-wide referendum and then discovered that more than one...
Council Considers Inclusionary Zoning Bylaw And Pomeroy Village Intersection
Report On The Meeting Of The Amherst Town Council (5/3/21) Editor’s note: This is one...
Town Council Accepting Applications For Districting Advisory Board
Town Council is now accepting applications from residents who wish to serve on the Districting...
Opinion: Voting Rights Are A Climate and Race Issue
Voting rights have been a racial justice issue in the United States for a very...
Town Disqualifies More Than One In Five Signatures On Library Borrowing Petition. Voter Rights Case Pending In Hampshire Superior Court
Source: Marla Jamate A group of Amherst residents who are petitioning the Amherst Town Council...
Amherst Residents Seek Referendum On Borrowing For Jones Library Expansion
A group of Amherst residents is using the Voter Veto provision of the Town’s Charter...
Opinion: We The People Need The “For The People Act”
by Kate Hartford and Elaine Fronhofer Congress is now debating the For the People Act....
A Few Questions For Valley Action’s Gloria DiFulvio and Elaine Fronhofer
A Few Questions For… is an occasional feature of the Indy, aimed at helping our readers...
From Other Sources: News For And About Amherst (#33). Featured This Week: Voting Rights, Reparations, And Private Student Housing Developments
This column offers links to selected articles that might be of interest to Amherst readers....
From Other Sources (#31). News For And About Amherst. A Special Focus On Democracy After The Insurrection
This column offers links to selected articles that might be of interest to Amherst readers....