Letter: Appreciation For Educators And Community
We, the undersigned, understand and empathize with the frustration that many feel with the continued...
COVID-19
Opinion: Local And Green: Town Must Reprioritize Capital Spending To Meet Needs In The “New Normal”
Editor’s Note: This column appeared previously in The Amherst Bulletin. Amherst has significant expenditures planned...
Opinion: UMass Amherst Student Trustee Calls For An End To UMass Layoffs And Furloughs
Editor’s note: This column appeared previously in the Daily Hampshire Gazette. On a campus that...
Opinion: Five Reasons We Might Succeed
Joe Biden and his new Administration have been taking excellent steps on climate very quickly. It’s...
Town Manager Report For February 8, 2021
Source: amherstma.gov Editor’s note: Town Manager Paul Bockelman submits a comprehensive report to the Town...
COVID-19 Cases Increase At UMass
Source: UMass Environmental Health and Safety Last week, UMass saw a dramatic increase in COVID-19...
Parents Voice Concerns Over Prolonged Remote Learning As Effort Is Launched For Partial School Reopening In March
With $1 Million Proposed Cut To Regional Schools Budget, 16.5 Jobs Could Be Lost The...
From Other Sources: News For And About Amherst (#30). A Special Focus On Reopening Schools
This column offers links to selected articles that might be of interest to Amherst readers....
Teachers’ Union, School Committee Commit To “Opportunities For In Person Learning”
Details Of Any Return to School Buildings In February Still Unknown After months of friction...
School Committee Schedules Open Meeting Of Residents February 4
Source: amherstma.gov The Amherst School Committee has scheduled an open Zoom meeting for town residents...
UMass Will Provide Additional Vaccination Appointments As State Increases Allocation Of COVID-19 Vaccine
Source: UMass News And Media In partnership with Governor Charlie Baker’s administration, UMass Amherst announced...
Amherst To Hold Vaccine Clinic Week Of February 1
Source: amherstma.gov The Town of Amherst will receive an increased allocation of the COVID vaccine...