Opinion: The Jones Library Question No One Asks
There is one question that seems to have been swept under the rug amidst the...
Jones Library budget
Letter: Inviting Bids on Jones Library Plans That Are Not Finalized Wastes the Town’s Money
The following letter was sent to the Amherst Town Council on September 23, 2024. As...
Opinion: Jones Library Bidders Beware
Despite objections from many quarters and documented failures by library and town officials to share...
Jones Library Building Project Odyssey Approaches Final Challenges
Contention, Rising Costs, and Eliminated Features Have Marked Renovation-Expansion PlanFor ten years the proposed $50...
Library Representatives Are No Shows at Finance Committee Meeting
Future of Cherry Hill Golf Course Discussed Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Finance...
Letter: Jones Library Building Committee A.W.O.L While Building Project Spirals
A lot has happened since the Jones Library Building Committee (JLBC) last met over a...
Letter: Supporting More Library Spending? Where’s the Proof?
The following letter appeared previously in the Daily Hampshire Gazette. Where is the proof? Some...
Letter: Jones Expansion Plan Has Become Too Expensive
Amherst resident Roman Handlen, in a guest column in the August 8 edition of the Daily Hampshire...
Petition Urges Town Council To Pivot to Affordable Alternative to Costly Jones Library Demolition/Expansion Project
A coalition of local resident groups is circulating a petition asking the Town Council to...
The Selling of the Jones Library Project in 12 Quotes
The saga of the Jones Library Demolition-Renovation-Expansion (project proponents would prefer to omit “Demolition” from...
Jones Library Director Suppresses Bad News About Expansion Project
The Jones Library Director has known for over half a year that the nearly $2...
Letter: Library Repairs a Fraction of Expansion Cost
The following letter appeared previously in the Daily Hampshire Gazette. The Jones Library’s “Plan B”...