LARGE TURNOUT ON AMHERST COMMON IN SUPPORT OF BLACK LIVES
by Marla Goldberg-Jamate and Art Keene For the second consecutive Sunday, more than 1,000 people...
COMMUNITY JUNEENTH CELEBRATION GOES VIRTUAL
The Five College Area’s 10 th Annual Juneteenth Celebration will be held mostly virtually this...
SOUTH AMHERST JULY 4TH CELEBRATION CANCELED
In order to best support the health and safety of our community, we have decided...
OCA EXTENDS TERMS OF THREE PLANNING BOARD MEMBERS
The Outreach Communications and Appointments Committee of the Town Council (OCA) held its final meeting...
LETTER: ENDANGERED BIRD HABITAT THREATENED BY DOG PARK
The anti-environmental bias of the Trump Administration has loosened federal environmental regulations across the board,...
WHAT JUNETEENTH MEANS TO ME
Ten years ago I met Ed and Vira Cage at a Juneteenth Family Fun Day...
OPINION:JONES LIBRARY: RENOVATION ESTIMATE REVEALED: REFLECTIONS ON THE JONES LIBRARY TRUSTEE MEETING OF 6/12/20
The Jones Trustees tackled a variety of important issues at their June 12 meeting. Following...
OPINION: THREE THINGS WE CAN DO ABOUT RACIAL INJUSTICE
Things have changed – again – as racial justice protests sweep through cities large and...
OPINION: LOCAL AND GREEN (#13) – MORE THAN EVER, WE NEED THE DEMOCRATIC PROCESS
Editor’s note: A version of this column appeared previously in The Daily Hampshire Gazette. Art...
OPINION: STAFFING WOES, OPENING SCENARIOS, AND GRANT QUESTIONS. REFLECTIONS ON THE JONES LIBRARY TRUSTEES MEETING OF 5/29/20
Staffing woes at the Jones Library will continue from last year into the future. One...
PHOTO OF THE WEEK: FLOW BY KEITH TOFFLING
Additional photos by Keith Toffling can be found at his website:www.ktphoto.co Our feature, Photo of...
ALL AMHERST PUBLIC SCHOOLS EXPECTED TO LIMIT ON-SITE ATTENDANCE THIS FALL
DISTRICT WILL CONSTRUCT WALLS IN FORT RIVER AND WILDWOOD SCHOOLS. MAY COMBINE ON-SITE AND DISTANCE...