Letter: The Scientific Consensus: PFAS In Synthetic Turf Is A Serious Public Health Hazard
The following letter was sent to the Amherst Town Council, Town Manager, Board of Health,...
Year: 2022
What’s In This Issue?
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Unpublished Jones Library Space Plan Proposes Alternatives To Costly Expansion
Jones Library News Highlights For The Week Of October 24, 2022 Massachusetts Library System Study...
Listening Session Explores The Experiences Of Being Black In Amherst
The African Heritage Reparations Assembly (AHRA) held its first in-person listening session at the Hitchcock...
Concerns On Rental Permitting Emphasize Fee Structure And Occupancy Limits
Report On The Public Hearing Of The Community Resources Committee, October 24, 2022 PresentTown Councilors...
Boston bans artificial turf in parks due to toxic ‘forever chemicals’
The city joins a growing number across the US in limiting the use of artificial turf made with dangerous PFAS compounds
Amherst Police Call To Hampshire College Draws Rebuke From Dean Of Students
Amherst Police were called to the Hampshire College campus on October 19 by Hampshire’s Department...
Amherst Awarded $755k In Massworks Grant For Sidewalk Improvements
Source: amherstma.gov Sidewalks on Belchertown Road near the East Amherst Village Center at the intersection...
Amherst Receives $250,000 For Sidewalks Through Housing Choice Grant Program
Source: amherstma.gov The Town of Amherst was awarded a $250,000 grant to make sidewalk improvements...
UMass Holds Okanagan Charter Signing Ceremony, Making Commitment to Embed Health Into All Aspects of Campus Culture
Source: UMass News and Media UMass Amherst, led by Chancellor Kumble Subbaswamy, conducted a formal signing...
While Still Low, Biden’s Approval Ticks Upward in New National UMass Amherst Poll
Democrats Signal Desire For New Presidential Candidates In 2024. Republicans, Not So Much. While a new...
Colorado Sports Blog Trashes Amherst. We Have Last Word
LetsGoDU, a fansite devoted to Denver University athletics, has thrown some shade at the city...