Opinion: Is The Jones Library Director’s Yearly Evaluation Transparent?
Amherst has three major “departments” consisting of Town Hall, the School Committee, and the Jones...
Opinion: School Decisions Are Failing Our Children, Our Community, and Our Women
In early August, the Amherst Regional School Committee voted on a back-to-school plan that had...
Opinion: Connection, A Balm in Troubled Times
Do you need a few moments of peace, a balm, a brief rest? I do. ...
Petua Mukimba, The Youngest Member Of Amherst Town Government, Reflects On the Work Of The Human Rights Commission
Petua Mukimba, senior at Amherst Regional HIgh School, began her experience on the Amherst Human...
Town Manager’s Report For October 19, 2020
Source: amherstma.gov Editor’s note: Town Manager Paul Bockelman submits a comprehensive report to the Town...
Photo Of the Week. Into The Fall Mists By Monica Cage
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...
In Memoriam: Maurianne Adams, Local Scholar And Community Advocate
Maurianne (Schifreen) Adams, Professor Emerita, University of Massachusetts Amherst, died on October 6, 2020 at...
Amherst Regional Schools’ Partial Reopening Called A Success
Town Remains In “High Risk” Covid 19 Category About 300 students returned to school buildings...
Amherst Residents See Solutions Beneath Their Feet At Outdoor Film Screenings Of “ Kiss the Ground”
“Everyday we’re bombarded with what’s broken in the systems we’ve created. But this holistic regenerative...
More Than 50 Residents Attend Forum on Proposed “Smart Growth Plan” For Downtown Amherst
Over 50 Amherst residents attended the fourth and final presentation on 40R Smart Growth Overlay...
63 Applicants for Rental Assistance. Report On The Meeting Of The Amherst Municipal Affordable Housing Trust (10/15/20)
The meeting was held as a Zoom webinar and was recorded. John Hornik, Chair of...