OPINION: DEMOCRACY AND THE PANDEMIC
Bill Kaizen raises the question that has been on the minds of many: how much...
OPINION: COVID-19 IS KILLING LOCAL NEWS. SUBSCRIBE TO THE DAILY HAMPSHIRE GAZETTE AND HELP SAVE A LOCAL PAPER
Across the country, news organizations have been furloughing staff, adopting reduced publication schedules or shutting...
OPINION: TOWN COUNCIL FOR NOOBS: PHYSICAL DISTANCE, SOCIAL CONNECTION
SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING (3/30/20) (Written 3/31/20)The big issue of the week (and the foreseeable future):...
PHOTO OF THE WEEK: FOGGY AMHERST MORNING BY KEITH TOFFLING.
Additional photos by Keith Toffling can be found at his website:www.ktphoto.co Our feature, Photo of...
COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: MARCH ARCHIVES
by Art and Maura Keene UPDATE FOR TUESDAY MARCH 31 as of 8 AMConfirmed Cases...
A LETTER FROM COUNCIL PRESIDENT LYNN GRIESEMER & TOWN MANAGER PAUL BOCKELMAN
Source: amherstma.govEditor’s note: this letter was originally submitted to the Amherst Bulletin and appeared there...
AMHERST SCHOOL COMMITTEE CONDUCTS LIMITED BUSINESS AMIDST PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS
The Amherst School Committee met remotely on March 26, 2020 with a limited agenda. The...
AMHERST SCHOOL COMMITTEE LIMITS NUMBER OF CHOICE-IN STUDENTS
The Amherst School Committee voted unanimously to accept the recommendation by Superintendent Morris to limit...
FIRST CASE OF COVID-19 CONFIRMED IN AMHERST
Source: amherstma.gov The Amherst Public Health Department was alerted by the Massachusetts Virtual Epidemiological Network...
UPDATED: UMASS DINING OFFERS FREE DAILY MEALS FOR AMHERST STUDENTS
Souorce: UMASS News Service Dining Services at the University of Massachusetts Amherst has begun offering...
NEW COUNCIL COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS POSTED
TOWN COUNCIL COMMITTEES AS OF MARCH 2020 Outreach ,Communications and Appointments Committee ( to be...
TOWN COUNCIL FOCUSES ON COVID-19 RESPONSE
SPECIAL TOWN COUNCIL MEETING (3/23/20) PRESENT: Lynn Griesemer, Council President (District 2), Paul Bockelman, Town...