UMass Professor Leads Successful Campaign To Make Juneteenth A State Holiday
Source: UMass News and Media Growing up in Beaumont, TX, UMass Professor of Afro-American Studies...
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What’s In This Issue?
Dear Reader:Last week we introduced a Table of Contents in response to requests from our...
Editorial: No To A Single Polling Site. Our Town Council Must Do Better.
Editor’s note: This editorial was signed by the following members of the Amherst Indy’s editorial...
UMass Encourages Students To Stay Home. Number Of Students Residing On Campus To Be Greatly Reduced For Fall Term
Source: UMass News and Media The worsening conditions of the COVID-19 pandemic nationally have led...
Amherst Media Launches New Weekly News Program
Source: Amherst Media Amherst Media launched a new program, the Amherst Weekly Report, on Friday,...
Amherst Awarded $321,577 in CDBG And Cares Act Funding
Source: amherstma.gov The Town of Amherst announced on Monday (8/3) that they have received an...
Town Manager Report For 8/3/20
Editor’s note: Town Manager Paul Bockelman submits a comprehensive report to the Town Council at...
WHAT’S IN THIS ISSUE?
The Indy is now posting more than two “pages” of new items each week. Last...
MASSACHUSETTS PUBLIC LIBRARY CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM PAUSED FOR FY2021
JONES LIBRARY REMAINS AT TOP OF LIST FOR 2022. Source: Lauren Stara, MBLC Blog The...
TOWN & UMASS ESTABLISH COVID-19 WORKING GROUP
Source: amherstma.gov and UMass News and Media To enhance their coordinated response to the COVID-19...
TOWN COUNCIL TO VOTE ON CONSOLIDATION OF POLLING PLACES
Source: amherstma.gov The Town Council is scheduled to discuss and then vote on polling locations...
BOARD OF HEALTH MANDATES FACE MASKS/COVERINGS IN PART OF THE TOWN
Source: amherstma.gov The Amherst Board of Health has issued an emergency order making the wearing...