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...
Bearing Witness to Immigrant Suffering at Burlington ICE
When I learned last summer that immigrants were being mistreated not only in faraway places...