Letter: Amherst’s Retroactive Tax Assessments An Unpleasant Surprise For Taxpayers
The following letter was sent to the Amherst Town Council on February 16, 2023 The...
Year: 2023
Letter: The Jones Library Should Go To School
The town of Amherst is proud to be known for its support of education. That...
Letter: Too Many Unanswered Questions Concerning Proposed Zoning Bylaw
The following letter was sent to the Amherst Zoning Board of Appeals on February 14,...
Opinion: Faulty Logic In Amherst’s Proposed Zoning Changes
If you have not taken time to wade through the sweeping changes to Amherst’s zoning...
Opinion: Regional Athletic Fields: Invest In Resources To Create Assets
Resolve The Concerns Laid Out In The Letter From The Regional School Leadership To The...
Opinion: Regional School District’s Inaction Speaks Louder Than Its Words
By Maria Kopicki In November 2022, Superintendent Morris wrote a letter to the Town Council...
Opinion: Progressive Coalition Of Amherst Grieves The Murder Of Tyre Nichols
Progressive Coalition of Amherst is deeply saddened by the senseless death of Tyre Nichols and...
Opinion: Kindness And Fear Of The Unreported In Palestine
This column appeared previously in The Amherst Bulletin. In her poem “Kindness,” Naomi Shihab Nye...
Opinion: Moving Sixth Graders To The Middle School Delayed To Fall ’25 or ’26
Jennifer Shiao’s School Committee Blog Editor’s note: . Jennifer Shiao is a member of the Amherst...
Opinion: White Supremacy Fuels Both Police Violence And Climate Destruction
Love Justice And Climate Change A friend of mine recently talked to me about white...
A Better World Is Possible: Help! Not Police! Crisis Responses That Avert Police Calls.
The following article, Help! Not Police! Crisis Responses That Avert Police Calls by Sandra Larson...
From Other Sources: News For And About Amherst. This Week – A Local News Roundup. Also PFAS and Climate Justice.
This feature offers links to selected articles that might be of interest to Amherst readers. If...