Library Trustees Acquiesce to Massachusetts Historical Commission on Two Design Changes
Report on the Meeting of the Jones Library Trustees, January 8, 2025 This meeting was...
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An Open Letter to U.S. Representative Jim McGovern Regarding the Jones Library Project
December 13, 2024U.S. Representative Jim McGovern94 Pleasant St.Northampton, MA 01060 Dear Congressman McGovern: I have...
Consulting Parties Disagree on How Much Historic Preservation Is Needed for the 1928 Jones Library
The Jones Library Building Committee (JLBC) convened on October 9, to fulfill the public comment...
Ignoring HUD Advice, Town Puts Library Plan Out for Bid
Town Manager sees ‘litigation likely’An invitation to trade and general contractors to bid on the...
How Should Annual Budgets Be Determined?
Report on the Meeting of the Budget Coordinating Group, September 26, 2024 The meeting of...
Repeated Rejections of Library Funding From State Historic Commission Were Hidden From Town Council and the Public
The Jones Library Director, other library officials, and top town government officials delayed public acknowledgement...
Jones Library Building Project Odyssey Approaches Final Challenges
Contention, Rising Costs, and Eliminated Features Have Marked Renovation-Expansion PlanFor ten years the proposed $50...
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...
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...
Letter: Hope Is Alive in Amherst
Jones Library Trustee Farah Ameen labels those who disagree with her a “vocal minority,” denigrates...