Mass Kids Lit Fest Returns with Four Events in Amherst
Source: Massachusetts Center for the Book Massachusetts Center for the Book (MCB) is bringing back...
What’s Happening in Amherst?
by Art and Maura Keene You can help us make our events calendar more comprehensive...
Letter: Some Recommendations for Review of the CRESS Budget
The following letter was sent to the Amherst Finance Committee on April 15, 2026. Town...
Letter: Proposed Design Standards Will Yield a Better Downtown for All
The following letter was sent to the Amherst Planning Board on April 20, 2026. Amherst...
Updated: Hampshire College Alumni Reflect on an Education That Changes Lives
by Evangeline Weiss, Kristen Harbeson, Anthony Thomas, Dani Slabaugh, Gillian Parent, and Roger Sherman Several...
Opinion: When Five Is Better Than Four: Can Hampshire College Still Be Saved?
On April 14, 2026, Hampshire College announced that it will close permanently. This surprised many...
Opinion: Some Questions About Hampshire College
I was deeply saddened and perhaps more surprised than many at the announcement of Hampshire...
Opinion: What’s the Color of Your Money?
At the Finance Committee meeting on April 7, 2026, when discussing whether to authorize more...
Opinion: Governor Healy’s Social Media Ban is Even Worse Than You Think
Governor Healey and several misguided MA lawmakers recently advanced some invasive online ID check legislation, (see...
Opinion: Come Celebrate Amherst Media’s 50th Anniversary and the Contribution of Independent Media to Sustaining Democracy
My colleague, anthropologist Tom Patterson, used to say that a free press is the right...
Opinion: Man on the Street Asks, What’s Going on at the Senior Center These Days?
This week a local man returned to his former workplace at the Bangs Community Center,...
Opinion: Local and Green: Let’s Own Our Power
The following column appeared previously in the Amherst Bulletin. Climate change is not just a...