Community Safety Working Group Seeks To Ensure BIPOC Involvement With Police Oversight And CRESS Implementation
Concerns about the representation of BIPOC people in the implementation of Amherst’s new Community Responder…
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Letter: Opposed To Recruitment Of New Amherst Police Officers
Defund 413 Amherst opposes the recruitment of new positions within the police department. Less than…
Town Council Rejects Temporary Downtown Building Moratorium
Report On The Meeting Of The Amherst Town Council, July 12, 2021 A recording of…
Community Safety Working Group Will Continue Until November 1, 2021
After two successive meetings filled with fraught exchanges on June 24 and July 1, Town…
Letter: A Note of Appreciation From The Community Safety Working Group
Thank you to everyone for supporting the Community Safety Working Group (CSWG) for the first…
From Other Sources: News For And About Amherst (#37). This Week’s Focus: Local News Roundup
This feature offers links to selected articles that might be of interest to Amherst readers….
Public Comment: This Is What Anti-Racism Looks Like. Fully Fund CSWG Recommendations
By Ellisha Walker and Brianna Owen The following public comment was made at the Town…
Town Manager Report for June 21, 2021
Source: amherstma.gov Editor’s note: Town Manager Paul Bockelman submits a comprehensive report to the Town…
Town Manager And Community Safety Working Group At Odds Over Next Steps
Members of the Community Safety Working Group (CSWG) continued to express their displeasure with the…
Weighing Winston: APD Comfort Dog Brings Joy, Increases Police Presence At School
Editor’s note: This article appeared previously in The Graphic It’s 8:45 a.m. and students are…