UMass Research Shows Black Lives Matter Protests Associated With Decrease In Police Homicides
Source: UMass News And Media In the five years following the beginning of the Black...
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Letter: Increasing Density In RG Zone Will Destroy The Character Of The Neighborhoods Without Adding Economic Benefits
Editor’s note: The following letter was sent to the Planning Board on February 24, 2021....
Town Manager Report For February 22, 2021
Source: amherstma.gov Editor’s note: Town Manager Paul Bockelman submits a comprehensive report to the Town...
UMass Amherst Will Lower COVID-19 Risk Status From “High” To “Elevated” On Monday
Students Must Present Proof Of Twice-Weekly Testing To Access Classes, Jobs, Dining Hall Take-Out Meals ...
State Expands Vaccine Eligibility To Those 65 And Over Or With Multiple Underlying Medical Conditions
Source: mass.gov The Baker-Polito Administration announced on Wednesday (2/17) that individuals ages 65 and over...
Fundraiser Supports Furloughed School Workers
A GoFundMe fundraiser created by an Amherst elementary school teacher to support furloughed workers of...
Massachusetts Multicultural Film Festival To Screen Award-Winning Film On Post-Hurricane María Puerto Rico, Host Conversation with Director
Source: UMass News and Media The 28th Annual Massachusetts Multicultural Film Festival and the 2020-2021...
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....
Active COVID-19 Cases At UMass Climb Past 600
Lockdown Prevents Many Working Students From Reporting To Jobs It was a challenging week for...
Campus And Community Respond To COVID-19 Outbreak
Report On The Town Council Meeting of 2/8/21 The meeting was held via Zoom. A...
UMass Amherst Evicts Graduate Student Workers Amid COVID19 Spike On Campus
Source: GEO This past weekend, after the first week of the semester saw a...
UMass-Amherst Logs Over 400 Active COVID-19 Cases Within Days Of Reopening, Imposes New Restrictions
All Students On And Off-Campus Directed To “Self-Sequester” Just six days into the official start...