Views on Views: Amherst’s Public Parks
By Hetty Startup This is the fifth column in a ten-part series. View previous articles...
Journalists at UMass Event Address the Challenges of Reporting During the Second Trump Administration
By Kiera McLaughlin This event was held on Zoom on November 12, 2025, and was...
Hundreds of Thousands of Bay Staters Have Switched to Clean Energy. Report Suggests How More Can Join Them
Source: Environment Massachusetts Research and Policy Center Hundreds of thousands of Bay Staters have incorporated...
Opinion: Envisioning the U.S. We Want
Love, Justice and Climate Change We can’t possibly know what is going to happen in...
Amherst Kicks Off the Winter Season with the Annual Lighting of the Merry Maple on December 5
Source: Amherst Area Chamber of Commerce The Annual Lighting of the Merry Maple will take place...
Town Receives Perfect Score on 2025 Muncipal Equality Index. Activists Say Much Work Remains
The Town of Amherst announced on November 21, 2025 that it has achieved a perfect...
National Black Friday Boycott of Companies Enabling Trump’s Assault on Democracy, Now Through December 1.
The We Ain’t Buying It campaign is calling for a national pause in purchasing from...
Common Share Food Coop Comes to a Quiet End
Member owners of Common Share Food Coop voted to dissolve the coop at a special...
What’s in This Issue?
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As Library Project Funding Details Emerge, Concerns Grow
Clamors for better transparency from the public and concerned town councilors have elicited new financial...
Firefighters and Parents Decry Understaffed Fire Stations and Schools
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Town Council, November 17, 2025, Part 1 This...
Revised Accessory Dwelling Unit Bylaw Approved. More Questions Raised About Public Urination Bylaw
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Town Council, November 17, 2025, Part 2 By...