TOWN PONDERS REVENUE SHORTFALLS AND POST-PANDEMIC CHALLENGES IN FRAMING NEW BUDGET
REPORTS ON JOINT MEETING OF THE TOWN COUNCIL, SCHOOL COMMITTEE, LIBRARY TRUSTEES, AND FINANCE COMMITTEE...
Day: May 16, 2020
COMMUNITY INPUT SOUGHT TO IDENTIFY ACCESSIBILITY BARRIERS
Source: amherstma.gov The Town of Amherst is updating its Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Self-Evaluation...
MASKS4ALL ENLISTS PUBLIC TO MEET LOCAL DEMAND FOR MASKS
Source: amherstma.gov Masks or face coverings are now essential for being in public when physical...
OPINION: THE GOOD SOCIETY – RESOURCES FOR IMAGINING A BETTER WORLD (#2). WHERE DO WE LAND AFTER THE PANDEMIC?
We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them....
OPINION: CAUTION URGED ABOUT PROPOSED DOWNTOWN ZONING CHANGES
I am writing to urge Indy readers to prepare NOW to understand the implications of...
OPINION: 40R ZONING NOT OUR ONLY OPTION FOR SPURRING AFFORDABLE HOUSING
Having participated in two of the three meetings held by the 40R consultants, I heard...
OPINION: JONES TRUSTEE MEETING – SHORT AND SWEET? JUST SHORT!
A Reflection on the Jones Library Budget Subcommittee Meeting (5/11) and The Jones Library Full...
OPINION: WHAT DOES A POST-PANDEMIC LIBRARY LOOK LIKE?
Elsewhere in this issue I wrote about the urgent need for us to have community...
LETTER: AN OPEN LETTER TO JOHN HORNIK
Dear John. I am responding to your comment on my recent piece, “Dumb Growth,” with...
PHOTO OF THE WEEK: WHAT KIND OF BIRD IS THAT? BY JOHN WALTER
Our feature, Photo of the Week, presents each week, a new picture by a local photographer....