FROM OTHER SOURCES: NEWS AND FEATURES FOR AND ABOUT AMHERST (#21)
Editor’s Note: “From Other Sources” offers links to selected articles that might be of interest to...
elections/voting
HEATHER LORD, BACKED BY AMHERST FORWARD, APPOINTED TO SCHOOL COMMITTEE
By Jennifer Page and Maria Kopicki On Tuesday April 14, the vacancy on the Amherst...
TOWN MANAGER REPORT FOR MARCH 9, 2020
Source: amherstma.gov Town Manager Paul Bockelman makes a comprehensive report to the Town Council at...
SANDERS IS TOP PICK OF AMHERST VOTERS
Bernie Sanders was the top pick of Amherst voters in Tuesday’s Democratic primary racking up...
TOWN COUNCIL RE-ELECTS GRIESEMER AS PRESIDENT, HANNEKE AS VICE PRESIDENT
REPORT: TOWN COUNCIL MEETING OF 1/6/20. PART 2. Editor’s note: We reported on Part I...
OPINION: TOWN COUNCIL FOR NOOBS. REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING OF 1/6/20. WHO RUNS THE COUNCIL?
The big issue was the vote for President and Vice President. I was disappointed that...
COUNCIL APPROVES COMMUNITY CHOICE AGGREGATION
Report on the TOWN COUNCIL MEETING (1/6/20) PART I: Present: Alisa Brewer (At large), Pat...
Opinion: The Council at One Year – VOTER APATHY CONFERS OUTSIZED INFLUENCE TO LOCAL PAC
In the second Town election since the new Charter took effect, poor voter turnout, a...
Opinion: The Council at One Year – REFLECTIONS OF A CHARTER COMMISSIONER.
It’s inevitable that many would take the one-year anniversary of Amherst’s new government, coinciding with...
COUNCIL APPROVES BORROWING FOR KENDRICK PARK PLAYGROUND, POSTPONES ELECTION OF COUNCIL OFFICERS AND DECISION ON COMMUNITY CHOICE AGGREGATION UNTIL JAN 6
Report on the Council Meeting of 12/16/19. All councilors were present. Highlights of the Meeting...
OPINION: COUNCIL LEADERSHIP
The Amherst Town Council will be electing its president and vice-president for its second year...
OPINION: THE MOVEMENT VOTER PROJECT IS WORKING TO ADVANCE PROGRESSIVE CANDIDATES & CAUSES NATIONWIDE
The 2016 election spurred many people into action to counteract what we knew would be...