Issues & Analyses: District’s Denial of Fiscal Realities Could Put ARHS Field Improvements out of Reach
Last week, Interim Superintendent Doug Slaughter issued a Request For Proposals (RFP) for the High...
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Issues & Analyses: How Did Sitting Council Candidates Vote on Climate?
This column appeared previously in the Amherst Bulletin. In August, I promised to size up...
Issues & Analyses: Many People in Amherst Would Be Interested in Living Downtown Given the Right Conditions
In 1993 my young family moved from Long Island to Amherst. We raised our 2...
Amherst Forward’s Influence Extends To Election Results, Government Policy
Powerful PAC Has Changed The Face Of Amherst Politics Who Holds the Most Power in...
Historic Library Building Protections Limited at Historical Commission Review
Jones Library Historic Elements Inside and Out are RecognizedThat Amherst’s Jones Library is a historical...
Issues & Analyses: Some Answers To Title IX Questions
With thanks to Regional School Committee member Irv Rhodes. Distrust, hurt, confusion, frustration, blame, fear…negative...
Jones Library’s Heavy Reliance On Town Funds Is Break From Tradition
Trustee and Director Call Repairs-Only Option For Building Project ‘Fiscally Irresponsible’Last week’s meeting of the...
Amherst’s Spending Priorities At A Glance
Prompted by a recent discussion of Amherst’s highest and lowest spending priorities, concerned citizen Julian...
Library Project Failures Expose Cracks In State Grant Program
10 Out Of 33 Communities Receiving Recent Library Construction Grants Have WithdrawnLauren Stara of the...
Issues & Analysis: Dark Skies And Safe Roads. Can We Have Both? (Part 3)
Mode Shift: Supporting Sustainable, Equitable Transportation The latest Amherst streetlights policy proposal is coming up...
Issues & Analyses: Housing Uncertainty In College Towns
Report On The International Town Gown Association Webinar, “Approaches For Addressing Housing Uncertainty In College...
Indy Rewind: A Primer On Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credits For Income Producing Buildings
Editors’ Note: On July 26, the Jones Library’s building project bulletin contained an article on...