Petition Asks Council And Planning Board To Stop Wasting Time On Widely Criticized Zoning Proposal
A petition making its way to residents of Amherst asks the Town Council and Planning...
Month: June 2023
Shutesbury Town Meeting Says No To Artificial Turf At Regional High School
Shutesbury Town Meeting voted overwhelmingly last Saturday (6/3) to endorse a citizen petition stating: “that...
This Year’s Mass. Graduates Are $400 Million In Debt
Something can be done about it. – On Beacon Hill The following article “The Year’s...
Jim McGovern Condemns Federal Debt Agreement During Visit To Amherst
U.S. Representative Jim McGovern spoke to a crowd of about 75 at the Bangs Center...
What’s Happening In Amherst
by Art and Maura Keene There are lots of interesting events happening in our town....
Issues & Analyses: Other Northeast College Towns Receive Much Larger PILOT Payments Than Amherst
Last year Amherst College gave the town of Amherst an unrestricted donation of $130,000, its...
Letter: Amherst’s Paraeducators Deserve A Living Wage
The following letter was sent to the Regional School Committee on June 8, 2023. I...
Opinion: Now Is The Time To Act On Middle School Debacle
Last week, Ali Wicks-Lim and Jena Schwartz offered scathing critiques of the Amherst Regional Public...
Opinion: A Better Alternative To A “Workers’ Pavillion”
The wisdom of building the proposed “Workers Pavillion” at UMass as a way to honor...
Queer Youth, Teachers: We Can Restore A Queer Positive Climate At School
The following article originally appeared in The Graphic on June 3, 2023. The latest edition...
Amherst History Month By Month: Amherst Center. Shops, Offices, Restaurants, Businesses, Part 1. From Laundries To Restaurants
This column is about preservation but the built environment and its history seems to me...
Almanac: Mobsters
I was descending the steep trail down North Sugarloaf mountain in Deerfield last weekend when...