Opinion: Amherst Should Not Have to Trade Wetland Protections for Housing
The Mass Ready Act is being promoted as a major environmental and climate-resilience bill, and...
Opinion: DPW Building Committee Needs to Change How It Conducts Its Business
On Wednesday, May 13, 2026, I drove to downtown Amherst in the middle of the...
Opinion: Austin Sarat on the Supreme Court’s Take Down of Constitutional Democracy
I was both gratified and puzzled by the commentary of Amherst College’s Austin Sarat in...
Photo of the Week: Fiddlehead Season
Our feature, Photo of the Week, presents a new picture each week by a local photographer....
What’s in This Issue?
Welcome to our Table of Contents. You can also receive a listing of all new...
Updated: Councilors Decry Racist Handbill Circulated in Amherst. Call for Tangible Action from Council
The following statement was made by Town Councilors Jill Brevik, Amber Cano-Martin, Hala Lord, and...
Amherst School Committee Condemns Use of Restraint and Seclusion in Elementary Schools; Revised Policy Approved
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst School Committee, May 7, 2026 This was a...
School Committee Updates Bullying Prevention and Intervention Plan
Report on the Joint Meeting of the Regional School Committee and the Amherst School Committee,...
Reports of Investigations from 2023 LGBTQ Crisis at Middle School Still Available
On March 23, 2026, the Indy reported that it had begun to curate an archive...
UMass Team Will Develop Plan to Modernize Campus Housing
The project team will work toward developing options for contemporary undergraduate, graduate and non-student housing...
UMass May Day Fest Calls on University to Democratize, Decolonize, and Demilitarize
Organizers Heartened by Strong Turnout Across the Nation On Friday, May 1, the University of...
FY27 Budget Presented to Town Council: Water and Sewer Rate Increases Are Coming
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Town Council, May 4, 2026 This was a...