Two January Property Sales Illustrate How Family Housing in Amherst is Increasingly out of Reach
Gentrification and ‘Rentification’ Threaten Would-be HomebuyersThe Daily Hampshire Gazette’s Area property deed transfers for Jan....
ISSUES/ANALYSES
Issues & Analyses: More Unnecessary Delays on Track and Field Project
By Maria Kopicki Several members of the Amherst-Pelham Regional School Committee (RSC) have pointed out...
Issues & Analyses: Amended Agreement Leaves Town on the Hook
In advance of a Town Council vote on December 18 to authorize another $10 million...
Issues & Analyses: Mental Health Service Provider Faces Uncertain Future in Amherst
The Wildflower Alliance is a peer-based, recovery learning community that provides supports for people whose...
Letter: Critical Information Missing in Preparation for Vote to Increase Library Project Borrowing
The following letter was sent to the Amherst Town Council on November 10, 2023. The...
Issues and Analyses: The Jones Library Renovation Will Cost a Lot More Than You Think. Amherst Taxpayers Will Likely Get Stuck with the Tab.
by Art and Maura Keene We suspect that most folks in this town are suffering...
Indy Rewind: Issues & Analyses: A Brief History of Fundraising in Amherst
Indy Rewind, is an occasional feature that reprises previously posted news stories and opinion pieces...
How Do the Votes of Town Council Leadership Align with Their Campaign Promises?
Recently, candidates for both Town Council and School Committee have attended public forums, published websites,...
Interest Payments – The Library Project Cost Trustees Don’t Talk About
Most Library Trustee Candidates Appear Oblivious To Town’s Borrowing CostsAt the October 18 Candidates Forum...
Opinion: Do You Want Your Neighborhood to Remain a Family Neighborhood?
As a former Town Councilor from District 5, I have witnessed, and then followed closely,...
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...
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...