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...
Why I Love Local Small Country Stores
Recently, while in Huntington, I stopped by Moltenbrey’s Market, located in a modest house on...
Photo of the Week: Amherst Arts Night Plus Returns
Arts Night Plus returned April 23 after a six-year hiatus. Across downtown, 20 venues opened...
What’s in This Issue?
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Hampshire College to Close Permanently at Year’s End
Hampshire College President Jennifer Chrilser announced this morning (3/14/26) that the Hampshire College Board of...
Sadness and Good Fellowship Mark All-campus Meeting on Hampshire’s Closing
At noon on Tuesday, April 14, Hampshire College convened a meeting of its students, faculty...
Loss of Hampshire College Resonates Deeply Within Amherst Community
Source: amherstma.gov The Town of Amherst issued the following statement on April 15, 2026, in...
Neighbors Unhappy with Beacon’s Plan to Build 140 Units in North Amherst
At a community meeting held at the Amherst Survival Center on the evening of April...
CSSJC Questions Delay in Reviewing Resident Oversight Board Bylaw
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Community Safety and Social Justice Committee, April 8,...