Opinion: What’s Wrong with the Positive Growth Narrative
Amherst’s “positive growth” narrative, as framed in George Ryan’s recent article in the Amherst Current,...
Opinion: Amherst’s Politics of Endless Outrage
By Rizwana Khan Social Injustice Goes Global The first meeting of the new four-part series, Community...
Opinion: Potholes in Amherst and England
Perhaps the good people of Amherst should declare war. No, not on authoritarian aggressors, foreign or...
Photos of the Week: Commencement for the ARHS Class of 2026
by Art and Maura Keene We were there. The photos may not be stellar –...
What’s in This Issue?
Welcome to our Table of Contents. You can also receive a listing of all new...
Advanced Spanish Pilot Class Created for Some Amherst Seventh Graders
Report on the Meeting of the Regional School Committee, May 26, 2026 This meeting was...
School Start Times Unchanged for Next Year
Report of the Meeting of the Amherst School Committee, May 19, 2026 This hybrid meeting...
Amherst Celebrates Launch of Electric School Bus Fleet
Source: Highland Electric Fleets The following article was written with the assistance of Perplexity AI....
CRC Recommends Mager, Johnson, and Hartwell for Planning Board Seats
Report on the Meeting of the Community Resources Committee, May 28, 2026 This meeting was...
DPW Building Committee Still Meeting Offline and Unrecorded. Designer Selection Process Continues
Report of the Meeting of the DPW Building Committee, May 27, 2026 The Department of...
North Amherst Church Turns 200
The North Church opened in 1826, when 59 farmers came together to build a Protestant...
Join the Amherst Community Band and Be Part of Our Nation’s 250th Anniversary Celebration
The Amherst Community Band is inviting musicians of all ages, both amateur and professional, to...