Town Councilor Criticized For Offensive Comments At Community Safety Working Group Forum
Council Hears CSWG Interim Report, Extends Deadline For Final Report The Community Safety Working Group...
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Town Council Passes Resolution Condemning Insurrection At The Capitol On January 6
Councilors Mandi Jo Hanneke (at large) and Pat DeAngelis (District 2) sponsored a resolution condemning...
Defund 413 Demands (And Receives) Assurance That No Amherst Police Participated In Insurrection At Capitol
On January 7, Defund 413, an Amherst-based citizens organization working to defund the Amherst Police...
Letter: Amherst Should Support Research On Local Racial Disparities
Editor’s note: The following letter and supplementary materials were sent to Town Manager Paul Bockelman...
Opinion: Can Joy And Realism About The Future Co-Exist In Our Minds?
The day before Joe Biden was inaugurated President, a friend of mine said to me...
Second Community Forum On Public Safety: Testimony Emphasizes Need For New Budget Priorities And Community Oversight Of Police
A public forum on public safety and the Amherst police was held as a Zoom...
Letter: Councilor’s Comment Was Divisive and Disrespectful
Editor’s note: This letter appeared previously in The Amherst Bulletin. Alisa Brewer’s comment concerning the...
First Forum On Public Safety: Small Turnout, Big Questions
The Town’s Community Safety Working Group (CSWG) held the first of two public forums to...
Opinion: Seven Brief Perspectives In A Difficult Time
Here are some assorted thoughts — from the Presidential election to the Senate runoff elections...
Community Safety Working Group Schedules Public Forums On Amherst Police And Public Safety Services
Source: amherstma.gov Amherst residents are invited to testify at two community forums on the Amherst...
Opinion: December Retrospective 2020
Congratulations to each of you for having made it through 2020! My deepest sympathy and...
Report on the Town Council Meeting (December 7, 2020)
Excerpt: A Resolution to End Structural Racism passed the Town Council unanimously, following an initiative launched earlier this year by Reparations for Amherst. The resolution states that the Town embraces its racial diversity, and seeks to implement policies that address racial equity and social justice.