Town of Amherst Accepting Nominations for Youth Hero Awards
Submit Nominations Online by May 26 Source: amherstma.gov The Town of Amherst Human Rights Commission (HRC) is accepting nominations...
Cherry Hill Hopes to Expand Opportunities for Cross-Country Skiing
Report of the Meeting of the Cherry Hill Working Group, May 11, 2026 This meeting...
New Appointments to Elementary School Building Committee and Recreation Commission
The following appointments were nominated by Town Manager Paul Bockelman in a memo to the...
Amherst Now in Level 2 Drought
Source: mass.gov Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) Secretary Rebecca Tepper declared last week that drought conditions...
Trustees of Reservations and Kestrel Land Trust Offer a Shared Vision for Conservation, Community, Agriculture, and Education at Hampshire College
Source: The Trustees of Reservations The Trustees of Reservations and Kestrel Land Trust, a statewide...
The Hive Collective Brings a Multifunctional Arts Hub to 49 Boltwood Walk
Grand Opening May 29, 2026 from 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Source: Amherst Business Improvement...
The World is on Fire. What the F**K Do We Do?
Join award-winning artist and journalist Jesse Mechanic and Interlink Publishing’s editorial director Leyla Moushabeck for...
What’s Happening in Amherst?
by Art and Maura Keene You can help us make our events calendar more comprehensive...
Letter: UMass Decarbonization Claims Are Misleading
On May 8, the Indy published a UMass press release titled “UMass Amherst Launches Phase...
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...