From Amherst To Boston, Government Openness Has Its Limits
Amherst Is Good At Transparency, Except When It Isn’tThis Sunday, March 12 marks the beginning...
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Letter: Limiting Public Comment Will Not Make Town Council More Efficient Or Better
The following letter was sent to the Amherst Town Couoncil on March 6, 2023. I...
Opinion: Hanneke’s Bid To Constrain Public Comment Is An Assault On Democracy
by Art and Maura Keene On Monday March 6, the Town Council will consider changes...
Opinion: Difficult Truths And Democracy In Amherst
by Andrea Battle and Jeff Gold The following column appeared previously in the Daily Hampshire...
Griesemer Failed To Share Information On Proposed State PFAS Ban With Town Council
State Senator Jo Comerford advised Town Council President Lynn Griesemer on December 8, following the...
From Other Sources: News For And About Amherst. This Week: Education, Environment, Policing, And A Local News Roundup
This feature offers links to selected articles that might be of interest to Amherst readers. If...
Council Defends Private Meetings With Police. Griesemer Re-elected As Council President
Report On The Meeting Of The Amherst Town Council, January 9, 2023 This meeting was...
Letter: Why So Much Secrecy From The Jones Library Trustees?
Jeff Lee’s report on the discussions among the Jones Library Trustees is interesting on so...
Finance Committee Reaches Compromise On Funding For Reparations
Report of the Meeting Of The Amherst Finance Committee, June 21,2022 By Maura Keene The...
Amherst Media Struggles To Find Temporary Home
Report On The Meeting Of The Amherst Town Council, April 25,2022 This is the first...
Jo Comerford, ACLU Push For Permanent Remote Access To Public Meetings
With the lifting of mask mandates and this Sunday’s wrapping up of Sunshine Week, a...
Letter: Indy Should Require Councilor Bahl-Milne To Identify The Experts She Cites
The Indy should not give credence to vague accounts of conversations with unknown people. It is unfortunate...