Community Event: The Power Of Dialogue
Source: Karuna Center For Peacebuilding Karuna Center for Peacebuilding will host a free community event,…
schools
What Is Amherst’s Top Spending Priority? The Answer May Surprise You
What is Amherst government’s highest spending priority? Many will be quick to answer “education.” Amherst…
Council Refers Regional School Budget To Finance Committee, Approves Water And Sewer Regulations
Report On The Meeting Of The Amherst Town Council, April 3, 2023, Part 2 This…
Opinion: When We Talk About Austerity In Amherst, The Jones Library Expansion Project Is The Elephant The Room
The Jones Library expansion project casts a shadow over every major fiscal decision that is…
FY24 Local Aid Package: Boon For Library, Beans For Schools
Amherst Finance News Highlights For The Week Of February 27, 2023 Governor’s State Aid Proposal…
From Other Sources: News For And About Amherst. This Week – A Local News Roundup. Also PFAS and Climate Justice.
This feature offers links to selected articles that might be of interest to Amherst readers. If…
UMass Research Institute’s Web-based Tool Tracks Air Pollution At Every U.S. School
Source: UMass News and Media Researchers with the Corporate Toxics Information Project at UMass Amherst’s Political Economy…
Letter: Support Amherst-Pelham Educators
The following letter also appeared in the Daily Hampshire Gazette. As an Amherst resident and…
Amherst/Pelham Educators Share Stories Of Rewarding Work And Dispiriting Contract Negotiations
Teachers Have Been Bargaining For 395 Days More than seventy people gathered in the Amherst…
CSSJC Raises Concerns About Cameras In New Elementary School And Failure Of Town To Resolve July 5 Incident
Report on the Meeting of the Community Safety And Social Justice Committee (CSDSJC), November 9,…
Letter: Opportunity To Electrify Town School Bus Fleet For Free Requires Quick Action By School Committee
The following letter was sent to the Amherst School Committee on August 3, 2022. I…
Public Hearing On the FY2023 Budgets Sparks Public Support For Racial Equity Programs
Report On The Meeting of the Finance Committee and Town Council, May 16, 2022 This…