Arts and Education Cooperative Seeks New Performing Arts Space for Amherst
Source: The Performing Arts and Education Cooperative The Performing Arts and Education Cooperative (PAEC), a...
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Applications Now Available for the Town’s 2nd Annual Civic Academy Program
Source: amherstma.gov Applications are now being accepted for the Town of Amherst’s second annual All About...
Amherst Forward Calls It Quits
The leadership of the local political action committee Amherst Forward announced in a June 30...
Frustrations Surface at State Review of Open Meeting Law
The Massachusetts Open Meeting Law Advisory Commission (OMLAC), a body comprising representatives from the Attorney...
Reading Frederick Douglass Together, July 5
Source: Bruce Pennimen In what has become an annual tradition, South Congregational Church and the...
Opinion: When Public Meetings Feel Pre-Determined
Local observers like Maria Kopicki, writing in the Amherst Indy, understand that a seemingly dull...
Opinion: Democracy is Often Inconvenient. Public Process Can Be Messy
There is something increasingly troubling happening in public life, and Amherst is not immune to...
Opinion: DPW Building Committee Needs to Change How It Conducts Its Business
On Wednesday, May 13, 2026, I drove to downtown Amherst in the middle of the...
CSSJC Questions Delay in Reviewing Resident Oversight Board Bylaw
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Community Safety and Social Justice Committee, April 8,...
Council Continues to Evaluate Revisions to Town Charter
Report of the Town Council Meeting, March 9, 2026, Part 2 This meeting was held...
Councilors Move Toward Adopting Small Tweaks to Town Charter
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Town Council, February 23, 2026, Part 2 This...
Opinion: Charter Review Committee’s Recommendations Are Deeply Flawed: A Response to Ray LaRaja
I stand by my criticisms of the Charter Review Process (see here, here,and here), that...