Pool of Applicants for Charter Review Committee Vacancy Declared Insufficient
Search to Fill Vacancy Will Remain Open This meeting was held over Zoom and was...
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Opinion: Conflict Over Vacancy on Charter Review Committee Epitomizes Political Split in Town
The Government, Organization and Legislation Committee of the Town Council (GOL) declined, at their meeting...
Opinion: What Do Voters Want?
One of the enduring dilemmas of democracies is that those who want voters to have...
Residents Call for Amendments to Charter at Review Committee’s Third Listening Session
The Charter Review Committee held the third of four listening sessions on July 8, the...
Letter: Is the Daily Hampshire Gazette Fair and Balanced?
I’m grateful for the Amherst Indy. It is, after all, independent, and a valuable source...
Exhibit at Historic Deefield – Unnamed Figures: Black Presence and Absence in the Early American North
This coming week is the last remaining days to see a special exhibition called “Unnamed...
Indy Rewind Opinion: The Chamber of Commerce Home Rule Charter Debate
With the mandated once-every-ten-years Home Rule Charter review around the corner, and with the League...
Opinion: Global Issues Are Local Concerns
This column appeared previously in the Daily Hampshire Gazette. On March 4, 2024, the Amherst...
Opinion: Library Vote Shows Town Council Not Representative
The vote on the Jones Library borrowing authorization on December 18 demonstrated clearly that the...
Indy Rewind: Opinion: The Toxic Politics of Amherst Forward
Indy Rewind, is an occasional feature that reprises previously posted news stories and opinion pieces...
Letter: “Candidates for Change” Will Advocate for Amherst’s Parents and Children
Tomorrow is voting day in Amherst so I want to take a moment to express...
Letter: Councilor Ellisha Walker: A Problem Solver Who Deserves Re-election
Seeing a young business owner like Alysia Bryant opening Carefree Cakery in the Mill District...