OPINION: WAIVING GOODBYE TO THE ZONING BYLAW PARKING REQUIREMENTS?
Recently, the Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) and Planning Board have seen residential project applications...
OPINION: BIRTWISTLE REQUESTS BYLAW CHANGES TO ADDRESS UBIQUITOUS PARKING WAIVER REQUESTS
Editor’s Note: The following Planning Board memo about the inadequacy of the Zoning Bylaw for...
OPINION: CONFLICTING JONES LIBRARY DATA: ARE THERE 51,000 OR 18,593 BORROWERS AND WHAT DOES IT MATTER?
A cornerstone of the argument for the proposed $35.8 million demolition/expansion of the Jones Library...
PHOTO OF THE WEEK: FEBRUARY BY DEBORAH KEISCH
Our feature, Photo of the Week, presents each week, a new picture by a local...
WHAT’S HAPPENING IN AMHERST?
There is a lot going on in the Amherst area this winter. Here is a...
LETTER: A LIBRARY ON WHEELS
I live a few minutes’ walk from the Jones Library in Amherst, one of the...
OPINION: EXPANSION OR REFURBISHMENT? TWO OPTIONS FOR THE JONES LIBRARY
The Jones Library Trustees are completing preparation of two options for the Town Council: acceptance...
OPINION: LOCAL AND GREEN (#10): ARHS STUDENTS CHAMPION SOLAR
Editor’s Note: This column appeared previously in The Amherst Bulletin. In Amherst, residents can submit...
OPINION: CHANGE AND WHY IT MATTERS -APPROACH #1
When I was a boy I lived in my grandparents house with my mother and...
FINANCE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS FURTHER STUDY AND REVISION OF DRAFT AFFORDABLE HOUSING POLICY
Editor’s Note: This article is abstracted from the Finance Committee Report on Housing Policy of...
ACTIVISTS RALLY AT STOP & SHOP IN SUPPORT OF AMAZON FOREST PROTECTION
A coalition of local organizations welcomed to the Valley, Brazilian indigenous leader Sônia Guajajara, National...
FROM OTHER SOURCES: NEWS AND FEATURES FOR AND ABOUT AMHERST (#17).
Editor’s Note: “From Other Sources” offers links to selected articles that might be of interest to...