Letter: Amherst Doesn’t Really Care About Transparency
The first time I attended an in-person Amherst School Committee meeting, I was 15 minutes...
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Letter: Disappointed In Planning Board But Not Surprised
At the end of a very long night, the Amherst Planning Board voted to not...
Amherst Petitioners Appeal To Board Of Registrars Over Wrongfully Rejected Signatures
A group of petitioners who seek a town-wide referendum on the $35.8 million approved.borrowing for...
Letter: Moratorium Is Last Resort For Residents Whose Questions And Concerns Are Routinely Dismissed By Town Government
Editor’s note: The following letter was sent to the Amherst Town Council and Planning Board...
Opinion: We Are Not A Small Group of Complainers With Too Much Time On Our Hands! Hundreds Of Amherst Residents Weigh In On The Proposed Construction Moratorium
Many in the Amherst community are quite concerned about recent and proposed development in Amherst...
Mass House Votes Down Transparency Amendment Despite Overwhelming Popular Support
Source: Act on Mass Following a contentious debate, the Massachusetts House, on February 24, voted...
Letter: On The Right To Be Seen At A Public Hearing
Editor’s note: The following letter was sent to Town Council President Lynn Griesemer in February....
Public Forums And Workshops Scheduled To Explore Proposed Major Capital Projects
Four public events have been scheduled over the next two weeks to afford Amherst residents...
Soft Launch For Digital Public Engagement Platform
A new web-based platform to enable two-way digital communication between Amherst residents and Town officials...
Opinion: Plastics – Another Front In The Campaign To Save Our Climate And Health
A high school senior, Noah Kassis, is the Chair of the Youth Commission in a...
Barbara Love Advises Community Safety Working Group On Implicit Bias Training
Barbara Love, UMass Professor Emeritus of Education, spoke to the Community Safety Working Group at...
Letter: Amherst Media Can Pick Up The Slack In Posting Recordings Of Town Committee and Board Meetings
I am responding to a recent MassLive Jan 20, 2021, article “Town of Amherst You...