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...
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...
Opinion: The Odd Thing About Amherst’s Elections
”It’s an exciting time for Amherst politics. On Tuesday, the town will elect a new...
Opinion: Building a More Inclusive, Responsive Town Government
by Amilcar Shabazz, Pat Ononibaku and Deb Neubauer Our beloved Dee Shabazz, who recently passed...
Opinion: Is the Amherst Forward PAC Representing Our Interests?
Since 2004, when Karl Rove came up with his anti-gay marriage campaign in order to...
Opinion: A Vision for Housing in Amherst
by Jennifer Taub and Pam Rooney This column appeared previously in the Daily Hampshire Gazette....
Opinion: A Climate Justice Exhortation from Pope Francis
Love, Justice and Climate Change In early October, Pope Francis, issued a new papal “exhortation”...
Photo of the Week: An October Gallery
Our feature, Photo of the Week, presents each week, a new picture by a local photographer....
What’s in This Issue?
Welcome to our Table of Contents. You can also receive a listing of all new...
Good News For School Project: State Funding To Increase
Amherst can expect a significant bump in the state grant for the elementary school building...
Library Seeks Costly Book Sorter Despite Declining Book Circulation
$400K Apparatus Will Replace Historic Director’s Office Statewide, Library Projects Change Course in the Face...