Opinion: Finance Committee Squanders Opportunity to Shed Light on Financial Status of Jones Building Project
On September 3, the Finance Committee finally had the library demolition/expansion project on its agenda...
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Letter: Jones Library Building Committee A.W.O.L While Building Project Spirals
A lot has happened since the Jones Library Building Committee (JLBC) last met over a...
Dismay at Town’s Alleged Foot Dragging on Social Justice Projects
Report on the Meeting of the Community Safety and Social Justice Committee (CSSJC), August 14,...
Opinion: New School Superintendent Lauded for Commitment to Accountability, Transparency, and Equity
by Ali Wicks-Lim, Martha Toro, and Lamikco Magee This column appeared previously in the Daily...
Opinion: Failing to Protect Historic Character of Jones Library Casts Doubt on Legitimacy of Entire Project
A version of the following column appeared previously in the Amherst Bulletin. Scott Merzbach’s article...
Jones Library Director Suppresses Bad News About Expansion Project
The Jones Library Director has known for over half a year that the nearly $2...
Opinion: I See No Reason to Hope That the Jones Expansion Project Will Become Affordable
Trustee Raises Alarm over Letter from Library Consultant Smearing Project Opponents Outgoing Jones Library Trustees...
APEA Condemns Superintendent’s Intervention In Middle School Principal Hire
Source: Amherst Pelham Education Assocation The Amherst Pelham Education Association issued a statement on May...
Letter: Operations of the Friends of the Jones Library Should Be Publicly Disclosed
Here is a link to the 2023, 2022 and 2021 Annual Reports of the Friends...
Opinion: Happy Birthday to the Indy
Amherst has numerous food deserts, and the entire town is probably an affordable-housing desert, that...
Opinion: Who Is Present on Zoom at Amherst Municipal Meetings? The Public Has a Right to Know.
It is time to “open up” the meetings of Amherst’s public committees. Governor Healey has...
Opinion: How the Town Council President Has Consolidated Power
The power of a council president increases with time in office. But the current president,...