Jones Library Treasurer: Expansion Project’s Risks to Town No Longer Acceptable
Outgoing Jones Library Trustees Treasurer Bob Pam, who will be resigning his post because he...
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Defamation Specialists Join Lawsuit Against Regional School District
The law firm of Meier Watkins Phillips Pusch, a Washington D.C.-based practice specializing in defamation,...
Updated: UMass Faculty and Librarians Call for the Resignation of Chancellor Javier Reyes
An ad-hoc group of faculty and librarians has collectively written a letter calling for Chancellor...
What’s Happening in Amherst?
by Art and Maura Keene You can help us make our events calendar more comprehensive...
Opinion: UMass Chancellor Reyes’ Police Action Was Unnecessary and Unprecedented. A Brief History of Dissent At UMass Amherst
Note: the following analysis draws substantially from the blog Radical UMass that was started around...
From Other Sources: News for and About Amherst: This Week, Local News Roundup and The Free Speech Crisis on Campus
Here are links to some local stories from the last week. Also, below are some...
What’s in This Issue?
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War Memorial Pool Redesign: A First Look
Plans for the renovation of Amherst’s War Memorial Pool were shared with the public for...
League Task Force Prepares to Make Charter Amendment Recommendations
by Art and Maura Keene The League of Women Voters of Amherst (LWVA) Charter Review...
UMass Student Government Votes No Confidence in Chancellor Javier Reyes
University of Massachusetts Student Government Association (SGA) overwhelmingly supported a resolution of no confidence in...
Colson Whitehead Withdraws as UMass Commencement Speaker
Author Colson Whitehead has informed the University of Massachusetts Amherst that he is withdrawing as...
Updated: Many Arrested at UMass as Police Dismantle Second Pro-Palestinian Encampment
Editor’s note: We will add to this story and links to additional reporting as new...