Town Manager Nominates 14 for Appointments To Boards, Commissions And Committees
In memos to the Town Clerk, and to the Town Services and Outreach Committee (TSO),...
Year: 2023
What’s Happening In Amherst?
by Art and Maura Keene There are lots of interesting events happening in our town....
Issues & Analyses: Dark Skies And Safe Roads. Can We Have Both? (Part 1)
Mode Shift: Supporting Sustainable, Equitable Transportation Today’s Mode Shift column , and next week’s, take...
Letter: There Will Be No Healing In Our Community Without Transparency And Accountability
The following letter was sent to the Regional School Committee on July 14, 2023. I...
Letter: Mike Morris Is Implicated In Harm Done To Children
The following letter was sent to Ben Herrington, Chair of the Amherst Regional School Committee...
Letter: Mike Morris Must Be Placed On Administrative Leave Until The Charges Against Him Are Fully Investigated
The following letter was sent to the Regional School Committee on July 13, 2023. I...
Opinion: Mike Morris’ Return Announcement, Another Lost Opportunity To Solve Problems And Build Trust
The brief announcement, unexpected by most Amherst residents, that School Superintendent Mike Morris was returning...
Opinion: Distorting the Language of Social Justice
I continue to be so disheartened by a focus on “harm” that has nothing to...
Opinion: Recent Deal With UMass A Good Start. Now Keep It Up!
The deal recently announced between UMass and the town of Amherst is a promising start,...
Opinion: I Don’t Like Bad News
Love, Justice And Climate Change I don’t like bad news. I don’t like reading that...
Verbatim: Doug Marshall On The Vacuum Between UMass Planning And Amherst Residents
An Excerpt From The Planning Board Meeting, February 21, 2023 This week we introduce a...
From Other Sources: News For And About Amherst. This Week: Local News Round Up And A Survey Of Ominous Legislation
Here are some local stories from the last few weeks that we were unable to...