Opinion: The Merry Maple and Dickinson’s Ghost
Social Injustice Goes Global Amherst restores your faith in community—just enough to make you forget...
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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...
Amherst Kicks Off the Winter Season with the Annual Lighting of the Merry Maple on December 5
Source: Amherst Area Chamber of Commerce The Annual Lighting of the Merry Maple will take place...
Photos of the Week: Pumpkins and Skeletons
Our feature, Photo of the Week, presents each week, a new picture by a local photographer....
Two Family Events for Halloween
Town of Amherst Annual Spooktacular – Sunday, October 26 Get ready for a day full...
Annual Halloween Spooktacular, October 26
Source: amherstma.gov Get ready for a day full of fun and frights for the whole...
The Native History of Indigenous People’s Day
by Malinda Maynor Lowry The article The Native History of Indigenous People’s Day appeared originally...
Photos of the Week: So What Did You Do on the Fourth of July?
Checking with a couple of friends about their July 4th experiences over the weekend, I...
Town of Amherst Annual Independence Day Celebration and Fireworks
The Town of Amherst will hold its annual Independence Day Celebration and Fireworks on Thursday,...
Reading Frederick Douglass Together: “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?
A Call for Volunteer Readers Source: amherstma.gov The Town of Amherst will sponsor the Reading...
Opinion: Embodying MLK’s Dream Today
by Rev. Irene Moore The article “Embodying MLK’s Dream Today” appeared originally in LA Progressive...
Town of Amherst Celebrates the Legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Source: amherstma.gov The Town of Amherst is celebrating the legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther...