Friends of the Jones Library Wield Power Without Public Accountability
Fundraisers Shape Library Programming and Town SpendingThe Friends of the Jones Library System, Inc. (the...
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Lynnfield Demonstrates Danger of Juggling Building Projects
Voters Squash Nine-year-old Library Plan as Public Safety Complex Costs JumpAs Amherst awaits construction bids...
Library Leaders Clash over Fundraising and Programs
Treasurer Bob Pam Concerned Over Capital Campaign Trend and Programming Cutbacks The Jones Library Budget...
Letter: Amherst Schools Must Be Top Priority
by Mickey Rathbun and Chris Benfy The following letter appeared previously in the Daily Hampshire...
Political Cartoon: Parts of a Library
by Darcy DuMont and Ira Bryck
APEA Offers Alternatives To Proposed Instructional Cuts
Source: Amherst Pelham Education Association The Amherst Pelham Education Association released the following talking points...
Belmont Shows How to Constrain Library Project Costs
Wealthy Boston Suburb’s Project Planning and Decision-making May Offer Lessons to AmherstLike Amherst, the town...
Library Construction Bid Deadlines Pushed Back
Changes in state plumbing codes have forced some delays in acquiring bids for the reconstruction...
Trustees Downplay Library Payment Shortfall
Overdue Jones Library Remittance to Town at Least $900K ShortTrustee and Capital Campaign Co-Chair Lee...
Town Leaders Silent as Library Misses First Payment of $2M
Even before construction bids have been received, the Jones Library Trustees have failed to meet...
Library Construction Documents: 3400 Pages of Specs Plus a Few Questions
Library Project Bid Documents Now Available OnlineAfter two years and close to $2 million in...
Amherst Looks To Library For Building Project Reimbursement Payment
$2 Million Due from Library by End of JanuaryMuch of the debate preceding a Town...