New Poll Shows Bay Staters View Housing Crisis as Most Serious Challenge Facing Residents
Source: UMass News and Media A new University of Massachusetts Amherst/WCVB Poll has found that Massachusetts residents...
Day: June 7, 2024
Free Food from The Mobile Food Bank, First Wednesdays at the Boulders
Source: Food Bank of Western Massachusetts The Food Bank of Western Massachusetts provides distributions of...
Public Forum on New Community Shelter, June 10
Source: amherstma.gov The Town of Amherst seeks the public’s guidance as it explores the development...
Explore and Celebrate the Fort River on June 15
Source: amherstma.gov Fort River Day will be held on June 15 from 10 a.m. to...
What’s Happening in Amherst?
by Art and Maura Keene You can help us make our events calendar more comprehensive...
Letter: Climate Leaders Object to Jones Expansion Redesign
The following letter was sent to the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners (MBLC) on June...
Letter: Amherst Bulletin Headline Claims Jones Repairs Will Be Too Expensive. That Is Neither Correct nor Appropriate
I find the May 31, 2024 Amherst Bulletin main headline to bedisingenuous. One normally expects...
Letter: Jones Expansion is No Longer Affordable. It’s Time to Pivot to Repair and Renovate
The following letter was sent to the Amherst Town Council on May 30, 2024 Over...
Letter: Trust in Town Leaders Withering with Increased Jones Spending
The following letter was sent to the Amherst Town Council on May 30, 2024. My...
Letter: Town Council is Not Authorized to Throw Unlimited Funds at Jones Library Expansion
The following letter was sent to the Amherst Town Council on May 31, 2024 I...
Potluck Pride Season
Amherst History Month-by Month Late spring in Amherst is the season for graduation ceremonies and...
From Other Sources: News for and About Amherst. This Week, Area News Roundup, The National Housing Crisis, and The Growing Threats to Democracy
On the same day that the US senate rejected legislation that guaranteed women’s right to...