DEMOCRACY IN AMHERST
Eight months in, Amherst’s Town Council is exhausted, overworked, and testy. Most of these people...
Year: 2019
LETTER: PLANNED DEMOLITION OF UMASS HOUSING ESPECIALLY HARD ON INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
As a former resident of North Village, the article of September 5th in The Daily...
IF NOT NOW WHEN? IT IS TIME FOR AMHERST TO DECARBONIZE ITS MUNICIPAL FLEET
The climate strike on September 20 and 27th underscores that we live in the midst...
WHAT DID THE COLLEGE STUDENTS LEARN ABOUT TRANSPARENCY AT THE JONES LIBRARY TRUSTEE MEETING?
Report from the Jones Library Feasibility and Design Trustee Subcommittee (9-12-19) The Jones Trustee subcommittee...
TOWN MANAGER SEEKS RESIDENTS TO SERVE ON BOARDS AND COMMITTEES
Source: amherstma.gov The Town Manager continues to seek volunteers to serve on Town Boards. Boards...
WHAT’S HAPPENING IN AMHERST?
There is a lot happening in Amherst in the month of September. Here is a...
TOWN ENERGY COMMITTEE TO LAUNCH COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROJECT AT TOWN BLOCK PARTY
Over the next several weeks, the Energy and Climate Action Committee (ECAC) of the Town...
PUBLIC INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IN TREE PLANTING AT CROCKER FARM SCHOOL ON SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 14.
The Public Shade Tree Committee invites volunteers of all ages to join them at Crocker...
WATER TREATMENT PLANT DESIGN FUNDING ON HOLD
Six weeks after recommending an appropriation of nearly $700,000 for engineering design work on the...
FORT RIVER SCHOOL BUILDING COMMITTEE TO PRESENT FINAL REPORT
The Fort River School Building Committee will present its final report to the Amherst School...
ACT LOCAL: GREEN OPPORTUNITIES AND SOLUTIONS FOR AMHERST. WHY WE STRIKE FOR CLIMATE CHANGE
Editor’s Note: A version of this column appeared previously in The Amherst Bulletin. “Business as...
INTO THE STREETS! FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 20TH
If you do not already have plans to participate in the Global Climate Strike on...