Town Must Extend Review Period to 30 Days for Environmental Assessment of Jones Library Expansion
The following letter was sent to Robert Peirent, Special Projects Coordinator for the Town of...
Year: 2025
Resistance Is Alive and Well in the United States
Protests of Trump may not look like the mass marches of 2017, but research shows...
Frequently Unanswered Questions: What’s Missing from the Response to Town Councilors’ Questions About the Jones Library?
By Jeff Lee and Maria Kopicki The following document was placed in the packet for the...
Opinion: Town Manager Is Gaslighting Amherst Residents Concerning Jones Library Expansion
Town Manager Paul Bockelman offered several pages of vague answers in response to town councilors’...
Opinion: Could Pittsfield Waste Reduction Contract Be a Model for Amherst?
Local and Green The following column appeared previously in the Amherst Bulletin. As the need...
Introduction to the Mill Histories of North Amherst
Amherst History Month by Month This article is the first of two on the history...
Photos of the Week: Support Our Schools Rally for a Better Budget
by Cathleen Mitchell, Thupten Dorney, Casey Maloney, Nina Mankin, and Katie Veatch Support Our Schools...
What’s in This Issue?
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Library Expansion Fundraising Hits a Wall
Capital Campaign Raises $1129 in FebruaryJones Library Trustee Lee Edwards’ report on fundraising results at...
Town Finance and Senior Services Directors Resign
Melissa Zawadzki, Amherst’s Finance Director, and Hayley Bolton, Amherst’s Director of Senior Services, are stepping...
Finance Committee Shows Little Support for More Money for Schools
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Finance Committee, March 18, 2025 This meeting was...
Amherst School Committee Takes on Hot Button Issues
Committee Considers Budget Increases of 5.59 and 6 Percent for FY26 Report on the Meeting...