Letter: Many Questions Remain About School District’s “Student Safety Plan”
by Art and Maura Keene The following letter was sent to interim School Superintendent Doug...
LETTERS
Letter: The Rise of Political Parties in Amherst Has Diminished Local Democracy
I was sad to receive a campaign mailer from the Progressive Coalition for Amherst. This...
Letter: The Progressive Coalition of Amherst Supports Affordable Housing
The Progressive Coalition of Amherst (PCA) rejects the recent editorial in MassLive, authored by “the...
Letter: We Need More Details from Candidates on Where They Stand on Jones Library Expansion
I would like to know where each candidate stands on the library project. Of course...
Letter: Yet Another Fire Involving Proposed Batteries for Hickory Ridge Solar and Shutesbury Road Solar
It is important that Amherst residents know that there has been yet another battery fire...
Letter: Local Climate Leaders Endorse Candidates Who Support Climate Action
As Amherst residents and climate action, climate justice, and environmental organizers, we support Ellisha Walker...
Letter: Amherst Needs Municipal Broadband Feasibility Study
A recent effort to include a non-binding ballot question onto this fall’s municipal election ballot...
Letter: What Happened At School Committee’s Executive Session?
The following letter was sent to the Regional School Committee on October 14, 2023. In...
Letter: Proposed Solar Project in North Amherst Is Bad for the Planet
The following letter was sent to the Zoning Board of Appeals on October 12, 2023....
Letter: Let’s Talk about Safer Infrastructure for Cycling and Walking in Amherst
In helping to organize today’s (10/4) walk/bike to school event for Wildwood I was a...
Letter: The Western Massachusetts Solar Forum and What We Thought We Knew
During the month of September, the Umass clean energy extension, working with the Massachusetts state...
Letter: Multiple Duplexes On Single Lot Degrades Neighborhood
The following letter was sent to the Zoning Board of Appeals on September 24, 2023....