Residents Decry Proposal To Increase Density Of Downtown Neighborhoods
Council Grants Use Of South Common For Farmers’ Market Report On The March 8 Meeting...
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Town Council Discusses Proposed Zoning Changes, Funds to Combat Racism
Report On The Meeting Of The Town Council (2/22/21) The meeting was held via Zoom....
Barbara Love Advises Community Safety Working Group On Implicit Bias Training
Barbara Love, UMass Professor Emeritus of Education, spoke to the Community Safety Working Group at...
From Other Sources: News For And About Amherst (#32). This Week’s Focus – News From Amherst That You Might Have Missed And More On Alternatives To Policing And On Reopening The Schools
This column offers links to selected articles that might be of interest to Amherst readers....
Council Approves Purchase Of Belchertown Road Properties For Construction Of Affordable Housing
Report On The Town Council Meeting Of 1/25/21 The meeting was conducted as a Zoom...
Town Councilor Criticized For Offensive Comments At Community Safety Working Group Forum
Council Hears CSWG Interim Report, Extends Deadline For Final Report The Community Safety Working Group...
Town Council Passes Resolution Condemning Insurrection At The Capitol On January 6
Councilors Mandi Jo Hanneke (at large) and Pat DeAngelis (District 2) sponsored a resolution condemning...
Defund 413 Demands (And Receives) Assurance That No Amherst Police Participated In Insurrection At Capitol
On January 7, Defund 413, an Amherst-based citizens organization working to defund the Amherst Police...
Letter: Amherst Should Support Research On Local Racial Disparities
Editor’s note: The following letter and supplementary materials were sent to Town Manager Paul Bockelman...
Opinion: Can Joy And Realism About The Future Co-Exist In Our Minds?
The day before Joe Biden was inaugurated President, a friend of mine said to me...
Second Community Forum On Public Safety: Testimony Emphasizes Need For New Budget Priorities And Community Oversight Of Police
A public forum on public safety and the Amherst police was held as a Zoom...
Letter: Councilor’s Comment Was Divisive and Disrespectful
Editor’s note: This letter appeared previously in The Amherst Bulletin. Alisa Brewer’s comment concerning the...