OPINION: JONES LIBRARY REQUESTS A ONE YEAR GRANT DELAY – PROBLEMS WITH JONES PROCESS AND ACCOUNTABILITY PERSIST
The stunning news that the Jones Library has asked for a one-year delay in their...
Month: June 2020
OPINION: I SAY NO, I SAY YES
I will be blunt. In Amherst, as everywhere else, historical continuity has hit “pause” and...
PHOTO OF THE WEEK: NOCTURNAL VISITOR BY ART KEENE
We heard this little flying squirrel banging around in our kitchen during the night and...
PRESSURE ON CPA COMMITTEE TO ACT ON JONES FUNDING REQUEST
The Community Preservation Act Committee (CPAC) is under pressure to act on a Jones Library...
QUESTIONS RAISED ABOUT AFFORDABILITY OF SIMULTANEOUS SCHOOL AND LIBRARY PROJECTS
A public forum on the Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) for fiscal year 2021 (FY21), held...
UMASS CAR CARAVAN DEMANDS INCREASED FUNDING FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION AND SAFE REOPENING OF SCHOOLS
The UMass campus has been very quiet these past few months, but that all changed...
PLANNING BOARD ENDORSES RULE CHANGE FOR SITE PLAN REVIEW. RECOMMENDS SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROPOSAL TO ZBA
REPORT: PLANNING BOARD MEETING OF 6/17/20 This joint meeting of the Planning Board and the...
PUFFER’S POND OPEN FOR VISITORS
Source.amherstma.gov The Town has opened the Puffer’s Pond area and South Beach for swimming and...
HIGH SCHOOL TRACK AND FIELD DESIGN FUNDING APPROVED BY COUNCIL
Last week, the Indy reported on a letter that Schools’ Finance Director Doug Slaughter had...
AMHERST DESIGNATED A POLLINATOR FRIENDLY COMMUNITY
Pollinators and other insects have been hit hard all over the world in recent decades,...
TOWN AND SCHOOL DISTRICT OFFICIALS, EMPLOYEES TO FILL MOST SEATS ON NEW SCHOOL BUILDING COMMITTEE
RESIDENT SLOTS STILL OPEN: OFFICIAL PREFERENCE FOR PARENTS OF YOUNG CHILDREN DRAWS CRITICISM By Marla...