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Town Seeks Community Input About Cable Television
Public survey is open through Friday, August 7. Source: amherstma.gov The Town of Amherst invites the community to participate in a...
Opinion: When Public Meetings Feel Pre-Determined
Local observers like Maria Kopicki, writing in the Amherst Indy, understand that a seemingly dull...
Opinion: Jackson Katz in the Age of Podcasts and Polarization
Social Injustice Goes Global At Amherst Books on May 6, Jackson Katz presented his latest...
Opinion: Come Celebrate Amherst Media’s 50th Anniversary and the Contribution of Independent Media to Sustaining Democracy
My colleague, anthropologist Tom Patterson, used to say that a free press is the right...
Indy Celebrates Seven Years of Local Reporting
On March 30, 2019, the Amherst Indy published its first issue. It contained 10 articles, including reports on...
Protect Trans & Queer Kids: An Archive of Writing About the 2023 Crisis at ARMS
March 23, 2026: The following archive was started by a local parent beginning in July,...
What Parental Control Apps Miss That Predators Exploit
The following article appeared in The Queen Zone on March 15, 2026. It is reposted...
A New Direction for Amherst Media: Organization Will Remain in Current Location as Plans for New Building Become Unaffordable
There is a For Sale sign on the lawn of the Main Street property that...
New Appointments to Cable Television Advisory Committee and Transportation and Parking Commission
Cable Television Advisory Committee In a memo to the Town Council and the Town Clerk...
Opinon: Here’s My Opinion
I’ve been writing opinion pieces for the local press since 1986. My first bailiwick was...
The Indy Is Going on Vacation
The Indy will soon go on vacation and will not publish between December 26 and...