Downtown Summer Concert Series Begins This Weekend
Source: Amherst Community Band and the Business Improvement District The free, summer downtown concert series...
Daniel Garcia is the Town’s New Director of Senior Services
Source: amherstma.gov Town Manager Paul Bockelman has announced that Daniel Garcia as the town’s new...
Letter: Our Students Deserve Schools Where Safety, Dignity, and Inclusion are Reflected in Everyday Actions
Last night, dozens of community members gathered at a rally before the Amherst-Pelham Regional School...
Public Comment: Will The School District Step up and Protect LGBTQIA+ Students?
The following public comment was read at the meeting of the Amherst Regional School Committee...
Mass High Court Strikes Rent Control Question From Ballot
by Chris Lisinski and Jennifer Smith The following story appeared originally in the CommonWealth Beacon...
Housing Activists Vow to Continue Campaign after Ban of Rent Control Ballot Initiative
Source: The Keep Massachusetts Home Campaign The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court today issued a decision...
Amherst’s Latin Students Shine at UMass Classics Day
High school Latin teacher Will Roundy told the Amherst-Pelham Regional School Committee (RSC) at its...
Amherst Celebrates 10 Years of Juneteenth
The 10th Anniversary Juneteenth Celebration, organized by the Black Business Association of the Amherst Area,...
The Fabric of 250 Years: What the Pioneer Valley Teaches Us About the American Tapestry
Every so often, I find myself walking past the old brick brick-and-brownstone facades of our...
From Other Sources: News for and About Amherst. This Week: Local News Roundup
We have not done a “From Other Sources” in a while and there is a...
What’s in This Issue?
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Could Massachusetts Get Rent Control Back After a 32-Year Ban?
by Steve Dubb The following article appeared originally in Shelterforce on June 5, 2026 and...