What’s Happening in Amherst?
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Opinion: Question 5 is an Attack on Our Public Services by Billionaires
Ballot Question 5, the “State Revenue Limit & Rebate,” is a stealth attack on our...
Opinion: Stop Chasing a Nuclear Fantasy
This column previously appeared in the Concord Monitor on Sept. 29, 2026. Are all six...
Craft Revivals, the Creative Economy, and Social Welfare: Boosting Well-being in the Valley at the Turn of the 20th Century
This is the second in a five-part series on the creative economy and social welfare....
A Forest That Remembers
Fire, ancient pines, Indigenous connections to the land, and the quiet wisdom of renewal. Some...
Photos of the Week: Great Balls of Fire
Our feature, Photo of the Week, presents a new picture each week by a local photographer....
Indy to Publish Abridged Editions in October
Dear Readers The Indy will be posting abridged editions the weeks of Oct 3, 10,...
Zero Waste Amherst Urges Biweekly Trash Pickup, Fair Bidding Process in Hauler RFP
The following public comment was offered at the meeting of the Town Services and Outreach...
Jones Trustees Ask Who Will Raise the Money?
The Jones Library, Inc. Board of Trustees ratified an agreement with the town to take...
Finance Committee Debates How to Prioritize Budget Cuts
Following sobering assessments of Amherst’s budget challenges given to the Budget Coordinating Group (BCG) and...
Amherst Recreation has been officially relocated into the Bangs Community Center
PRESS RELEASE Amherst Recreation has gone through various changes in the past couple of months;...