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Darcy DuMont October 3, 2025 2

Especially since watching the rise of Zohran Mamdani in the New York City mayoral race,...

Amherst Indy September 26, 2025 0

Source: Julian Hynes A group of local youth activists has scheduled a listening session with...

Anita Sarro October 1, 2025 0

If we can step back from personal accusations for a moment, I urge everyone to...

Michael Greenebaum July 25, 2025 1

One of the enduring dilemmas of democracies is that those who want voters to have...

Michael Greenebaum February 21, 2025 0

The following column, “Democracy in Amherst” by Michael Greenebaum, appeared originally in the Indy on...

Art Keene March 29, 2024 5

On March 30, 2019, the Amherst Indy published its first issue. It contained 10 articles, including reports on...

Kitty Axelson-Berry March 29, 2024 4

Amherst has numerous food deserts, and the entire town is probably an affordable-housing desert, that...

Maura Keene March 22, 2024 0

Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Town Council, March 18, 2024, Part 1 This...

Art Keene March 22, 2024 2

Following three hours of testimony at the Amherst Town Council Meeting of March 4 in...

Jim Lescault March 15, 2024 0

The following letter was sent to Town Manager Paul Bockelman on March 7, 2024. I...

Brooks Ballenger March 15, 2024 0

The following letter was sent to the Amherst Town Council on March 12, 2024 I...

Ali Wicks-Lim March 15, 2024 0

This column appeared previously in the Daily Hampshire Gazette. On March 14, 2022 the Amherst...