Letters From The Public About The Relative Virtues Of Artificial Turf And Grass
It wasn’t long ago that the Town Council was split about the responsibilities of police...
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Huge Turnout For Vaccine Clinic Giveaway. Second Clinic Scheduled
The state Department of Public Health COVID vaccine clinic held at the Bangs Center on...
COVID-19 Weekly Update Archive For The Month Of November, 2022
by Art and Maura Keene As Of Monday, May 24, 2021 The Indy’s COVID-19 Daily...
Community Responder Department Receives Crisis Systems Learning Grant
Source: amherstma.gov Amherst’s Community Responders for Equity Safety Service (CRESS) Department is one of eight...
Letter: Misleading And False Statements Abound Regarding Track/Field Redesign
The following letter was sent to the Amherst Town Council and the Amherst School Committee...
Opinion: Pediatricians Warn That Synthetic Turf Is Especially Dangerous For Children And Teens
By Maura and Art Keene A team of pediatricians from the Children’s Environmental Health Center...
Nantucket School Committee Undertakes Rigorous Evaluation Of PFAS Risks In Synthetic Turf Fields
The Nantucket School Committee assembled an expert panel on PFAS risks from synthetic turf to...
Council Denies Funding For Artificial Turf At High School
Report On The Meeting Of The Amherst Town Council, November 21, 2022 This meeting was...
Opinion: Jennifer Shiao’s School Committee Blog: The School Committee Failed To Discuss The Issue Of PFAS In Artificial Turf
Editor’s note: . Jennifer Shiao is a member of the Amherst School Committee. Her original posts...
Gift Cards To Be Offered At December 5 COVID Vaccine Clinic
The Massachusetts Vaccine Equity Initiative, in collaboration with the Amherst Health Department, is sponsoring a...
Issue & Analyses: There Is A Safe And More Affordable Alternative To Toxic Synthetic Turf
The following letter was sent to the Amherst Town Council on November 18, 2022 in...
Letter: Board Of Health Must Weigh In On PFAS Hazard In Synthetic Turf
The following letter was sent to Amherst Health Director Jennifer Brown and the Amherst Board...