Town Has No Easy Answers for Dealing with ICE
Report on the Special Meeting of the Town Council with the Community Safety and Social...
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Public Comment: Is it the Policy of This Town to Hold Federal Immigration Officials Accountable Under the Law?
By Rani Parker and J. Patrick Meagher The following public comment was read at the...
Opinion: What Happens if ICE Appears in Amherst? Officials Cite Differences
Social Injustice Goes Global A Meeting of Repeated QuestionsI attended the joint meeting of the...
Special Meeting of Town Council Will Take Up Social Justice Concerns
A joint meeting of the Amherst Town Council, the Community Safety and Social Justice Committee,...
Meet Rigo Antonio Flores-Noriega, Amherst’s Newest Community Responder
CRESS (Community Responders for Equity, Safety and Service) has hired a sixth responder, Rigo Antonio...
Opinion: At the Start of Pride Month, Consider What It Means to Be an Ally
This is the first of four pieces that the LGBTQIA+ Caucus of Amherst has prepared...
Inspections Program Reveals Violations in 96% of Amherst Rental Properties. Still No DPW Employee on Building Committee
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Town Council, May 18, 2026 By Maura Keene...
Town Councilors Issue Nakba Remembrance Day Statement
Source: Jill Brevik Town Councilors Jill Brevik (District 1), Amber Cano-Martin (District 2), and Ana...
Shutesbury Adopts the PROTECT Bylaw to Govern Town Interactions with ICE
In our criminal legal systems, who should decide when information is shared with federal immigration...
Updated: Councilors Decry Racist Handbill Circulated in Amherst. Call for Tangible Action from Council
The following statement was made by Town Councilors Jill Brevik, Amber Cano-Martin, Hala Lord, and...
Amherst School Committee Condemns Use of Restraint and Seclusion in Elementary Schools; Revised Policy Approved
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst School Committee, May 7, 2026 This was a...
School Committee Updates Bullying Prevention and Intervention Plan
Report on the Joint Meeting of the Regional School Committee and the Amherst School Committee,...