September Archive: COVID-19 Daily Update
by Art and Maura Keene The Indy’s COVID-19 Daily Update will post the daily confirmed...
NEWS
COVID-19 Cluster Recorded Among UMass Off-Campus Students
Several Attended Party Together UMass Amherst has reported an uptick in positive COVID-19 cases this...
Phase 1 of School Reopening to Begin October 1
Amherst Regional Public Schools will open buildings to the district’s youngest and most vulnerable students...
Zoning Board of Appeals Continues Hearing on Supportive Housing at 132 Northampton Road (9/24/20)
by Maura Keene and Hilda Greenbaum The meeting was held via Zoom webcast and was...
Town Council Discusses Proposed Community Safety Working Group. Passes “Percent For Art” Bylaw
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Town Council (9/21/20) The meeting was held via...
Report on the Local Historic District Commission Meeting, September 21, 2020
The meeting was held via Zoom webcast and was recorded. ParticipatingHistoric District Commission Members: Peggy...
Town Opens Second Round of Emergency Rental Assistance Funding
The Town of Amherst and the Amherst Municipal Affordable Housing Trust Fund have announced the...
Opinion: A Movement Voter Project For Amherst?
If we survive this calamitous moment in United States history, we will face another one...
Fact Check: This Week at the Jones Library September 20–26
Videri Quam Esse(To Seem To Be Rather Than To Be) The Jones Library weekly email...
From Other Sources: News and Features For And About Amherst (#28)
Editor’s Note: “From Other Sources” offers links to selected articles that might be of interest to...
UMass, Amherst and Hampshire Colleges Post Promising COVID-19 Numbers
UMass, Amherst College, and Hampshire College have thus far managed to avoid the outbreaks of...
Traci Parker Highlights The Role of Black Women In Advancing Voting Rights At LWVA Webinar
The often-overlooked role that Black women played in ending discriminatory voting practices in the United...