Support Our Schools Amherst Mobilizes to Fend Off Looming Budget Cuts
As the the Town of Amherst and Amherst Regional School Districts are facing another devastating...
What’s Happening in Amherst?
by Art and Maura Keene You can help us make our events calendar more comprehensive...
Legality of $1M Jones Library CPAC Award Remains in Question
In June 2020 the Amherst Indy reported on a disagreement that had arisen on the...
The Cost of Higher Housing Costs
This column appeared previously in the Amherst Current and is reposted here with permission of...
Letter: Residents Demand Relocation of Proposed UMass Geothermal Well Field
by Becky Miller and 29 others We are residents of the Farview neighborhood of North...
Letter: New Amherst College Dorm Violates Town’s Zoning Bylaw
The following letter was sent to the Town Council, Town Manager and Planning Board on...
Letter: Planning Board Should Reconsider Its Decision on Downtown Dormitory
The following letter was sent to planner Nate Malloy and the Amherst Planning Board on...
Opinion: Beyond Election Day
Love, Justice and Climate Change I’m writing to you just before Election Day. By the...
Opinion: Who Are Universities For?
The following column appeared previously in The Massachusetts Review. It is reposted here with the...
Amherst’s Neighboring Towns: Belchertown
Amherst History Month by Month This column is the fifth in a 10-part series about...
Indy Rewind: Almanac – Black Squirrels
Editor’s note: The Almanac column ‘Black Squirrels” first appeared in the Indy on March 12,...
Town Manager Report for November 4, 2024
Source: amherstma.gov Editor’s note: Town Manager Paul Bockelman submits a comprehensive report to the Town...