Public Comment: Critical Information Is Missing In Parking Facility Proposal
The following public comment, directed to the Amherst Town Council, was submitted to the town’s...
Letter: Council’s Plans For Garage Are Incomprehensible
The following letter was sent to members of the Amherst Town Council and to Town...
Letter: Vote No On Parking Facility Overlay And Let Town Planners Do Their Job
It’s time for The Pause That Refreshes. Not a cold glass of Coca-Cola this winter day....
Letter: Will Proposed Parking Garage Cause The Demise Of The Downtown CVS?
The following letter was sent to members of the Amherst Town Council on December 17,...
Opinion: Remembering Marty Nathan
Activist and Indy columnist Marty Nathan passed away on November 29, 2021. Her friends, colleagues,...
Opinion: Spice Up Your Talking About Climate – A Number For Each Day Of The Week
Some years ago I did a fair bit of reading and watching of documentary videos...
Opinion: Elementary School Building Project Moves Forward
by Allison McDonald and Cathy Schoen Since Amherst was accepted into the Massachusetts School Building...
Opinion: Now More Than Ever, Town Council Needs A Citizen Advisory Committee
Three years ago, the elected members of the former Town Meeting Advisory Committee (TMAC) made...
Survey Indicates Most Oppose Parking Garage Rezoning
Results of Speak Up! Should North Prospect Lot Be Rezoned To Permit Parking Garage? Survey...
Almanac: Comet Hunting
In ancient times, people were well aware of the regular movements of the heavenly bodies...
From Other Sources: News For And About Amherst (#42). This Week: Fascism, COVID-19, Local News Roundup And Revisiting Solar
This feature offers links to selected articles that might be of interest to Amherst readers....
Photo Of The Week: Stop-worthy Morning Skies By Vira Douangmany Cage
Our feature, Photo of the Week, presents each week, a new picture by a local...