Be Seriously Scared! UMass Event Will Explore Dangers of Nuclear Weapons
“Source: Ellsberg Initiative for Peace and Democracy On April 14, 2026, the Ellsberg Initiative for...
Amherst Arbor Spotlight: American Sycamore
This is the fourth in a series of 12 articles produced by the Amherst Public...
Western Mass Resistance Calendar and Supplemental Reading List
Table of Contents THIS WEEK’S INTRODUCTION & LAST WEEK’S HIGHLIGHTS Welcome to the Western Mass Resistance...
Amherst Global Village Festival Returns for a Second Year
Source: amherstma.gov The second annual Amherst Global Village Festival will take place on Saturday, April 11 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Amherst-Pelham...
Songs for Good: The Sudden Resurgence of the Protest Song
by Zac JohnsonThe following article appeared originally in AllMusic on March 4, 2026 and was...
What’s Happening in Amherst?
by Art and Maura Keene You can help us make our events calendar more comprehensive...
Three ARHS Students Testify Before Joint Ways and Means Committee
Amherst Regional High School sophomores Maeve Fitzgerald and Ella Bradbury and junior Rose Collins, along...
Photos of the Week: No Kings 3 in Amherst and Beyond
Amherst was one of at least 25 Western Mass communities holding No Kings 3 actions...
Public Meeting on Eversource’s Local Clear-cutting Plans
Source: Responsible Grid In response to the extensive clear-cutting that Eversource proposes in our area,...
A Better World is Possible: The Year Cuba Taught Itself to Read
In a single year, a young revolution mobilized an entire nation — and nearly wiped...
Review: “Finding Our Place in the Connecticut River (Kwinitekw) Valley: Beginning to Heal 400 Years of Settler Colonialism”
On March 22, I attended the kickoff event for the Unitarian Universalist (UU) Society of...
Update on the Sixth Grade Move to the Middle School
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst School Committee, March 24, 2026 This was a...