Opinion: Amherst at a Crossroads: Housing, Parking, and Leadership
Amherst’s challenges are not abstract but visible every day in overflowing driveways, pothole-ridden streets, hollowed-out...
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Residents File Zoning Bylaw Changes for Balanced, Liveable Neighborhoods and Downtown
Source: Contact Kitty Axelson-Berry A group of Amherst residents has filed two zoning bylaw proposals...
Former UMass Associate Provost Heather Sharpes-Smith pays $10,000 Civil Penalty for Violating Conflict of Interest Law
Source: Massachusetts State Ethics Commission Heather Sharpes-Smith, a former Associate Provost for Instructional Design and...
Letter: The Housing Paradox in Amherst Illustrated
The following letter appeared previously in both the Amherst Bulletin and the Daily Hampshire Gazette....
Former Apple Exec Donates $50 Million to UMass College of Engineering. Largest Gift in Campus History
Source: UMass News & Media Daniel J. Riccio Jr. ’86, ’24MS—a former key leader and...
Mark the Autumnal Equinox at the UMass Sunwheel
Skywatching Events at Sunrise and Sunset on September 22 Will Celebrate the Fall Equinox Source:...
Acclaimed Journalist and Filmmaker Paul Jay to Screen Excerpts of How to Stop a Nuclear War
Source: Ellsberg Initiative for Peace and Democracy The Ellsberg Initiative for Peace and Democracy at...
New Food Pantry Opens at UMass
Source: UMass News and Media with additional reporting by Art Keene The University of Massachusetts...
Letter: It’s Time for UMass to Address the Chronic Shortage of On-campus Housing
The following letter was sent to the Amherst Town Manager and Planning Board, the Chancellor...
Should Public-Private Dorms at UMass Pay Property Tax?
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Finance Committee, September 2, 2025 This meeting was...
Amherst Couple Commits $4 Million to Support Research at UMass Amherst
Source: UMass News & Media The University of Massachusetts Amherst has accepted gifts and commitments...
Dorm Fire at UMass Displaces 165 Students
Source: Amherst Fire Chief Lindsay Stromgren A fire at Wheeler Dormitory at UMass on Sunday...