Jones Library Building Project Odyssey Approaches Final Challenges
Contention, Rising Costs, and Eliminated Features Have Marked Renovation-Expansion PlanFor ten years the proposed $50...
Jones Library renovation
Letter: A Healthy Democracy Requires Critical Public Engagement
The recent opinion piece published in the Daily Hampshire Gazette by Amherst resident and Jones...
Opinion: Finance Committee Squanders Opportunity to Shed Light on Financial Status of Jones Building Project
On September 3, the Finance Committee finally had the library demolition/expansion project on its agenda...
In The Face of Public Criticism, Trustees Praise and Defend Jones Library Director
Approve Glowing Performance Evaluation in Face of Public CriticismThe September 6, 2024 meeting of the...
Library Representatives Are No Shows at Finance Committee Meeting
Future of Cherry Hill Golf Course Discussed Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Finance...
Letter: Jones Library Building Committee A.W.O.L While Building Project Spirals
A lot has happened since the Jones Library Building Committee (JLBC) last met over a...
What’s Law Got to Do With It? How Amherst’s Disregard of Historic Preservation Law Has Already Forfeited $1,800,000 and Jeopardizes Millions More in Federal Grants
A Bit of HistoryWhen I retired back to Massachusetts in 1999, one of my first...
Library Project Gets by Historical Review with a Little Help from Its Friends
Amherst Historical Commission Nixes Asphalt Roof, Window RepairsAmidst complaints that they were ignoring advice from...
Public Comment: Here Is What Will Bring Jones Expansion Design into Compliance with State and Federal Regulations
The following public comment was submitted to the Amherst Historical Commission in writing for their...
Public Comment: Don’t Ignore Mass Historical Commission Guidance This Time Around
by Art and Maura Keene The following public comment was submitted in writing to the...
Letter: Hope Is Alive in Amherst
Jones Library Trustee Farah Ameen labels those who disagree with her a “vocal minority,” denigrates...
Letter: Critical Information Was Withheld from Amherst Historic Commission
The following letter was sent to the Amherst Historical Commission (AHC) on August 26, 2024....