Slavery and Freedom in Northampton, 1654-1783: An Exhibit
Historiography (the study of the writing of history) is a complicated thing, especially as we...
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Town Council Condemns Killing of Renee Good by ICE. Plans to Discuss Proposed Charter Revisions on February 9
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Town Council, January 12, 2026 This was a...
Opinion: The Common Share Food Co-op: Reflections on a Failure to Launch
The Common Share Food Co-op project is over. (The co-op has had several names over...
Opinion: The Merry Maple and Dickinson’s Ghost
Social Injustice Goes Global Amherst restores your faith in community—just enough to make you forget...
Review: At a Time When African American History Is Under Attack, Netflix’s The Abandons Softens the Realities of Historical Oppression
Netflix has released a new television series called The Abandons, set in the time and...
The Thanksgiving Myth Hides the US’s Inability to Reckon With Its Own History
by Jesse Hagopian “I’m not against giving thanks. I’m against celebrating a falsehood,” says Choctaw...
Views on Views: Stone Walls
This is the third article in a series of ten. Find the previous articles in...
Celebrating 75 years of Community Health: Amherst’s Musante Health Center and the Hilltown Community Health Centers
It is stating the obvious that healthcare and health insurance coverage are serious concerns for...
East Amherst Local Historic District Gets Mixed Reception from Planning Board
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Planning Board, October 8, 2025 This meeting was...
The Native History of Indigenous People’s Day
by Malinda Maynor Lowry The article The Native History of Indigenous People’s Day appeared originally...
History Shows that Sustained, Disruptive Protest Works
Editor’s note: After nearly 30 years of publishing powerful stories that uplift voices too often...
Opinion: Sculpture for North Amherst Library Languishes in Committee
I have been involved in the Mill River Project in North Amherst as a team...