Amherst Public Schools Launch Warm Coat Drive
Source: Amherst Public Schools Family Center This winter, an unprecedented number of Amherst children need...
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Amherst Survival Center Seeks Donations For Thanksgiving Meals
The Amherst Survival Center (ASC) seeks support to help continue their Thanksgiving tradition of providing...
Not Bread Alone Will Host Thanksgiving Dinner on Thursday November 26
Source: CHD The Center For Human Development’s Not Bread Alone Community Meal Program in Amherst...
Letter: Broad Community Participation And Inclusion of Diverse Voices In 40R Decision Will Benefit Everyone
Following Wednesday’s public forum on Smart Growth 40R overlay zoning, I am trying to think...
UMass Professor Leads Successful Campaign To Make Juneteenth A State Holiday
Source: UMass News and Media Growing up in Beaumont, TX, UMass Professor of Afro-American Studies...
OPINION: TOWN SHOULD EMBRACE REPARATIONS TO REDRESS THE DAMAGE OF WHITE SUPREMACY
Have you ever looked into the eyes of a child who has harmed another but...
OPINION: THE PANDEMIC – A TIME FOR EDUCATIONAL ADVENTURE
Keep school buildings closed; keep schooling going Use technology to individualize and magnify teaching and...
NEW COALITION CALLS FOR BUDGET CUTS, INCREASED ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY IN AMHERST POLICE DEPARTMENT
Source: Amherst Racial Equality Task Force A broad coalition of Amherst residents is joining forces...
NEW AMHERST YOUTH ORGANIZATION CELEBRATES BLACK LIVES WITH JULY 4th EVENT
A small crowd of between 50 and 100 people gathered at the Mill River Recreation...
LARGE TURNOUT ON AMHERST COMMON IN SUPPORT OF BLACK LIVES
by Marla Goldberg-Jamate and Art Keene For the second consecutive Sunday, more than 1,000 people...
OPINION: THE GOOD SOCIETY (#3): WHERE DO WE LAND AFTER THE PANDEMIC? (PART 2)
The Good Society is a column about the role of imagination and curiosity in building...
OPINION: THE GOOD SOCIETY – RESOURCES FOR IMAGINING A BETTER WORLD (#2). WHERE DO WE LAND AFTER THE PANDEMIC?
We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them....