Finance Director Urges Public to Attend Meeting on School Aid at UMass on March 24
Day of Civic Awareness Planned for High School Students With many schools and municipalities facing...
legislation
Letter: Legislature Adopts New Solar Siting Act
The Massachusetts Legislature passed a new solar siting act on November 14, 2024 and should...
State Representative Mindy Domb Will Hold Virtual Youth Summit in December
The Office of State Representative Mindy Domb will host a virtual Youth Summit on Zoom...
Opinion: The Climate Bill – A Big ‘F’ for Massachusetts Legislators
After a pitiful performance by our elected representatives, this legislative session was a missed opportunity...
Opinion: For Profit Medicine Is Ruining Massachusetts Health Care
The following article, ” For Profit Medicine is Ruining Massachusetts Health Care” by John E....
New Poll Shows Bay Staters View Housing Crisis as Most Serious Challenge Facing Residents
Source: UMass News and Media A new University of Massachusetts Amherst/WCVB Poll has found that Massachusetts residents...
Town Appoints New Finance Director and Communications Manager. Clerk of Council O’Keeffe to Remain in Amherst.
Source; amherstma.gov Finance Director AppointedTown Manager Paul Bockelman announced on May 29 the appointment of Melissa Zawadzki...
Fort River Students Launch Campaign to Raise the Minimum Wage
Source: Tim Austin, Fort River School Fifth grade students at Fort River Elementary school, in...
Wood Heating Eclipses All Other Sources of PM2.5 Pollution in Massachusetts
Environnmental Groups Blast Legislative Proposal to Increase “clean energy” Subsidies for Polluting Wood Heating Wood...
PHENOM Urges Massachusetts Legislators to Better Fund Public Higher Education
Source: Public Higher Education Network of Massachusetts Representatives of the Public Higher Education Network of...
Reparations Revisited: Where Are We Now in Amherst?
Amherst Neighbors, a local organization that coordinates volunteers to help senior citizens, sponsored a public...
Students Rally in Support of Tax on Large College Endowments
Students from Amherst College, UMass Amherst, and members of area communities gathered on the Amherst...