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Gerald Friedman February 4, 2022 6

Policy is easy when everyone wins, but politics enters when there are trade-offs. The latest...

Strong Towns February 4, 2022 2

The article What’s Up With All Those Empty Commercial Storefronts In New Mixed-use Developments? by...

Kitty Axelson-Berry January 28, 2022 2

“Destination Amherst” seems to have become a guiding principle for zoning and other proposals related...

Strong Towns January 28, 2022 9

Editor’s’ note: Do walkable streets promote stronger communities and stronger local economies? Strong Towns, a...

Ira Bryck January 21, 2022 21

Town Councilor Mandi Jo Hanneke has claimed that there is a limited amount of businesses...

Amherst Indy January 7, 2022 0

Source: amherst.edu As part of its bicentennial celebrations, Amherst College will donate $200,000 to support...

Ira Bryck January 7, 2022 2

When I look at the streetscape in downtown Amherst, I do see that there are...

Sarah McKee December 30, 2021 1

I support the current, urgent voter veto petition to require a revote on the rezoning...

Maura Keene December 30, 2021 4

Over the past three years, I have attended almost every meeting of the Amherst Town...

Ruth Hazzard December 17, 2021 0

The following public comment, directed to the Amherst Town Council, was submitted to the town’s...

Sarah McKee December 17, 2021 0

The following letter was sent to members of the Amherst Town Council on December 17,...

Janet McGowan December 10, 2021 0

Note: the author made an abridged version of the following public comment at the Town...