Letter: Bridge4Unity Calls On Town Council To Support Racial Equity In Amherst
Bridge4Unity (B4U) is a multi-racial, anti-racism group, whose 22 members are BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People...
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Letter: Racial Equity And Social Justice Should Be Woven Into Each Of Amherst’s Policy And Management Goals
Although we appreciate the revisions to the FY21 Goals for the Town Manager submitted in...
GOL Recommends Racial Equity Goals After Backlash
The Government Organization and Legislation Committee of the Town Council (GOL), at their meeting on...
Town Receives Grant to Explore Trash Reduction Strategies
The Town of Amherst has received a Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Technical Assistance...
Council Drops Plan To Consolidate Voting Sites
By Marla Goldberg-Jamate and Maria Kopicki The Amherst Town Council dropped an unpopular plan to...
Amherst Media Launches New Weekly News Program
Source: Amherst Media Amherst Media launched a new program, the Amherst Weekly Report, on Friday,...
Amherst Town Council Can Change Controversial Polling Place Consolidation Plan Until Aug. 12
Plan To Put 10 Precincts In A Single Gym Apparently Unknown To State Officials A...
MASKS4ALL ENLISTS PUBLIC TO MEET LOCAL DEMAND FOR MASKS
Source: amherstma.gov Masks or face coverings are now essential for being in public when physical...
COUNCIL REFERS LINCOLN AVENUE PARKING BAN TO NEW TOWN SERVICES AND OUTREACH COMMITTEE
REPORT: TOWN COUNCIL MEETING (3/9/20) All members were present. Steve Schreiber (District 4), arrived at...
OPINION: CHANGE AND WHY IT MATTERS -APPROACH #1
When I was a boy I lived in my grandparents house with my mother and...
TRUTH SCHOOL ANNOUNCES SPRING CLASSES
The Spring session of classes at the Sojourner Truth School for Social Change Leadership is...
Opinion: The Council at One Year -THE BURDEN OF THE CHARTER: THE VOICE OF THE PUBLIC
Amherst’s new governance charter is finishing its first year, and perhaps it is timely to...