Opinion: Amherst Sunrise To Town: Support Our Educators And Adopt Progressive Budget Priorities
By Marisol Pierce-Bonifaz, Langston Johnson, and Julian Hynes We are Sunrise Amherst, a youth-led climate…
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Community Responder Department Receives Crisis Systems Learning Grant
Source: amherstma.gov Amherst’s Community Responders for Equity Safety Service (CRESS) Department is one of eight…
Opinion: Feedback From Parents Of BIPOC Youth On The Naming Of The Amherst 9
I am submitting this article on behalf of parents of BIPOC youth known as the…
Amherst Creates New Departments To Address Racial Equity And Community Safety
Source: amherstma.gov The Town of Amherst has created two new departments to advance racial equity…
Town Police And Fire Respond To Report Of Unresponsive Women At UMass Fraternity House
Source: Northwest District Attorney On Friday, December 3, 2021,, officers of the Amherst Police Department,…
Issues & Analyses: Candidates In Contested Races Weigh In On Budget Priorities
By Art and Maura Keene While listening to the League of Women Voters–Amherst (LWVA) forum…
Public Forum Shows Enthusiasm For CRESS Project
The Community Safety Working Group (CSWG) held a public forum from 7-8 p.m. on Thursday,…
Community Safety Working Group Made To Wait 2 Hours To Join Their Own Meeting. Town Manager Proposes Spending $475k On CSWG’s $2.4M Programs
The May 27 meeting of the Finance Committee was publicized as a joint meeting between…
Public Requests Shift In Funding From Police To Community Response Program
Report on the Public Hearing on the FY22 budget held via Zoom on Monday, May…
Town Manager Report for March 22, 2021
Source: amherstma.gov Editor’s note: Town Manager Paul Bockelman submits a comprehensive report to the Town…
Amherst Reaches Homebound Individuals With Vaccine
Source: amherstma.gov The Town has been coordinating efforts to reach homebound individuals in a commitment…
Letter: Proposed Spending Caps For Capital Projects Are Unrealistic
In March of 2016, Weston & Sampson, a Boston “planning, permitting, design, construction, operation and…