UMass Investment Portfolio: Weapons, Fossil Fuels, Illegal Settlements
UMass’ Investment Portfolio: As UMass backs out of a commitment to consider divestment, a Shoestring...
Year: 2024
Letter: Latest Jones Library Redesign Plans Would Do Violence to the Building While Wasting Even More of the Town’s Money
The following letter was sent to the Amherst Town Council on June 15, 2024. I...
Gutting Jones’ Historic Millwork Violates Preservation Law
The following letter was sent to the Amherst Town Council on June 16, 2024 As...
Opinion: The Failure of Transparency to Contain Health Care Costs in Massachusetts
The following statement by Professor Gerald Friedman was issued by Mass-Care: the Massachusetts Campaign for...
From Other Sources: News for and About Amherst. This Week, Catching up on Area News, Reflections on Juneteenth, and Potpourri
Here are links to some news stories from the last two weeks that are worth...
Unequal Pay In Female Athletics
While there has been an increase in interest in women’s sports, particularly women’s college basketball,...
Photos of the Week: Bears, Oh My! by Tracy Zafian
A mama bear and her cubs visited our Blue Hills Road neighborhood recently and got...
What’s in This Issue?
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Here Is What the Town Council Will Vote on Regarding the Jones Library on June 17
During the Town Council’s June 3 discussion regarding the sole bid for the Jones Library...
Jones Trustees Offer to Cover Library Redesign Costs
Trustees Approve Taking $550,700 from Endowment in Amended Agreement with TownAt the June 10 Jones...
Town Manager Indicates He Will Not Reappoint Social Justice Committee Co-Chair
Report on the Meeting of the Community Safety and Social Justice Committee (CSSJC), June 12,...
Hauler Reform Bylaw Continues to Languish in Committee
Report on the Meeting of the Town Services and Outreach Committee (TSO), June 13, 2024...