October 19th Listening Session on Proposed Amherst Charter Changes
Monday, October 19 at 7:30 p.m. confirmed Amherst Town Hall The Amherst Town Council will...
Indy to Publish Abridged Editions in October
Dear Readers The Indy will be posting abridged editions the weeks of Oct 3, 10,...
Healey Leads Minogue by 25 Points in Latest UMass Amherst/WCVB Poll
The new poll of registered voters finds Democrats running strong in statewide races as the...
First Congregational Church’s Cranberry Fair Saturday October 24, 9-3
A longtime Amherst tradition returns with First Congregational Church’s annual Cranberry Fair, a two-story treasure...
Jones Library Building Project Financial Status: October 2026: $8.4 Million Still Owed to Town
Since the last update here in September 2026, the Jones Library has not made any...
Zero Waste Amherst Urges Biweekly Trash Pickup, Fair Bidding Process in Hauler RFP
The following public comment was offered at the meeting of the Town Services and Outreach...
Jones Trustees Ask Who Will Raise the Money?
The Jones Library, Inc. Board of Trustees ratified an agreement with the town to take...
Finance Committee Debates How to Prioritize Budget Cuts
Following sobering assessments of Amherst’s budget challenges given to the Budget Coordinating Group (BCG) and...
Amherst Recreation has been officially relocated into the Bangs Community Center
Amherst Recreation has gone through various changes in the past couple of months; it is...
Land Court notice invites Amherst residents to weigh in on ‘jumbo ADU’ case
Editor’s note: Amherst Indy has been following a dispute over the interpretation of Amherst’s zoning...
UMass Amherst’s CWC Invites All to Nov. 14 Chilly Challenge at Puffer’s Pond
Be chilly and eat chili to support survivors and a violence-free community AMHERST, Mass. —...
Valley Light Opera’s Fiddler on the Roof Comes to the Academy of Music in November
Partnership with the Yiddish Book Center anda stellar cast highlight the production Continuing the recent...
Opinion: Shattering the Mirrors of Our Innocence
Looking in the mirror, who is it we see? Who is it we want to...