Letter: Planning Board Should Reconsider Its Decision on Downtown Dormitory
The following letter was sent to planner Nate Malloy and the Amherst Planning Board on...
Year: 2024
Opinion: Beyond Election Day
Love, Justice and Climate Change I’m writing to you just before Election Day. By the...
Opinion: Who Are Universities For?
The following column appeared previously in The Massachusetts Review. It is reposted here with the...
Amherst’s Neighboring Towns: Belchertown
Amherst History Month by Month This column is the fifth in a 10-part series about...
Indy Rewind: Almanac – Black Squirrels
Editor’s note: The Almanac column ‘Black Squirrels” first appeared in the Indy on March 12,...
Town Manager Report for November 4, 2024
Source: amherstma.gov Editor’s note: Town Manager Paul Bockelman submits a comprehensive report to the Town...
Photos of the Week: Wildlife on the Norwottuck Rail Trail by Sigurd Nilsen
Our feature, Photo of the Week, presents each week, a new picture by a local photographer....
What’s in This Issue?
Welcome to our Table of Contents. You can also receive a listing of all new...
Library Construction Bid Comes in Close to Budget
General Contractor (GC) bids for construction cost of the Jones Library Demolition/Expansion Project have come...
Multiple Protests of Fort River Bids Aired at Hearing with Attorney General
The Massachusetts Attorney General (AG) Fair Labor Division conducted a public hearing on bid protests...
Planning Board Declines to Reopen Hearing on Downtown Amherst College Dorm
Report on the Meeting of the Planning Board, October 30, 2024, Part 1 This meeting...
Fate of Big Y Plaza Uncertain Following Hearing on University Drive Overlay District
Report on the Meeting of the Planning Board, October 30, 2024, Part 2 This meeting...