Library

Jeff Lee May 24, 2024 5

Amherst has a gambling problem. The Mayo Clinic defines gambling as being willing to risk...

Jeff Lee May 10, 2024 0

Throughout the long, contentious, and ever-costlier history of the Jones Library Renovation-expansion plan, critics have...

Jeff Lee May 10, 2024 13

Outlines Four-pronged Approach to Addressing Lone Construction Bid On May 7, Town Manager Paul Bockelman...

Jeff Lee May 3, 2024 1

Prolonging Pursuit of Runaway Library Project is MisguidedTo paraphrase Elizabeth Warren, the Amherst Town Council...

Jeff Lee April 26, 2024 4

Trustee President Reports Building Project Sub-contractor Bids Under BudgetAt the April 22 Jones Library Board...

Maria Kopicki April 26, 2024 1

The following public comment was made by Maria Kopicki at the April 16, 2024, Finance...

Jeff Lee April 5, 2024 5

Potential Bidders Continue to Seek ClarificationThe Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners (MBLC) has contractually imposed...

Jeff Lee April 5, 2024 0

Paid Fundraisers Not IdentifiedA recent post describing lack of transparency by the Jones Library’s private...

Jeff Lee March 29, 2024 1

Fundraisers Shape Library Programming and Town SpendingThe Friends of the Jones Library System, Inc. (the...

Jeff Lee March 22, 2024 2

Voters Squash Nine-year-old Library Plan as Public Safety Complex Costs JumpAs Amherst awaits construction bids...

Jeff Lee March 22, 2024 5

Treasurer Bob Pam Concerned Over Capital Campaign Trend and Programming Cutbacks The Jones Library Budget...

Jeff Lee March 1, 2024 2

Wealthy Boston Suburb’s Project Planning and Decision-making May Offer Lessons to AmherstLike Amherst, the town...