Letter: Town Manager Seeks Third Extension on Jones Library Contract Deadline
The following letter was sent to the Amherst Town Council on February 23, 2025. I...
LETTERS
Letter: Correcting Councilor Ryan on the Regional School Budget
This weekend, Amherst District 3 Councilor and newly elected Council Vice President George Ryan sent...
Letter: Fire Station at Hickory Ridge a Bad Idea
The following letter was sent to the Amherst Town Council on February 5, 2024. Locating...
Letter: Ceasefire in Gaza? Israel Expands War to West Bank
Gaza is now millions of tons of rubble. Gazans are told it is safe to...
Letter: No Raids Yet, But the Fear is Real and Our Neighbors Need Our Vigilance and Support
There’s been concern in the community that ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) may have conducted...
Letter: The Importance of Preserving Mother Amherst’s Living Room
The following letter was sent to Robert Peirent, The Massachusetts Historical Commission, and the Advisory....
Letter: Prince Lobel Report Fails to Justify it’s Conclusion that UMass Administration Acted Reasonably in Repressing Student Protest
I’ve read the Prince Lobel report and I agree with Kevin Young’s and Helene Langerock, Emmanuelle Sussman and Ruya...
Letter: Call for Independent Investigation of Police Violence on UMass Campus
We write to voice our concerns about the university-commissioned report on Chancellor Javier Reyes’s decision...
Letter: Expensive Consultants Are Not Needed to Create a Multimodal Redesign of South East Street
Thanks to Maura Keene and the Indy for covering the deliberations on possible changes to...
Letter: Create Space for People and Trees
by The Amherst Public Shade Tree Committee The Amherst Public Shade Tree Committee would like...
Letter: Call for More Attention to Youth Mental Health
by Ben Scott, Liam Worgess, Simen Chamoun With rising rates of mental health issues in the...
Letter: Amherst’s High Rents Necessitate Changes to Inclusionary Zoning Requirement
The following letter was sent to the Amherst Community Resources Committee and the Amherst Planning...