Letter: New Council Must Prioritize Climate Justice And Racial Equity
The following open letter to newly elected town councilors was submitted to the Indy on...
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Public Comment: Amherst Pelham Education Association Supports Full Funding For Community Responders Program
The following public comment was offered on behalf of the Amherst Pelham Education Association by...
Unanticipated Expenditures For Special Education Raise Concern
District-wide special education (SPED) programs in the Amherst elementary schools spent more than four times...
First Glimpse Of The FY2023 Budget
Report On The Financial Indicators Meeting, Public Forum On the Budget, and Regular Town Council...
Public Comment: Sunrise Movement Calls For Increased Funding of Schools, CRESS, And Green Infrastructure In FY23 Town Budget
By Marisol Pierce Bonifaz, Levi Gibson, Julian Hynes and Amrita Rutter. Members of Sunrise Movement...
Three Design Firms Shortlisted For Elementary School Building Project
Three of the eight design firms that submitted applications for the Amherst elementary school building...
Letter: Libraries And Schools and Taxes
I respect the views of Allison McDonald, hardworking Amherst School Committee Chair, expressed in Letter:...
Opinion: Jones Library Expansion Threatens Town Budgets For Years To Come
by Art and Maura Keene We love libraries. Maura studied library science at the University...
Opinion: Amherst, On Principle
I grew up in Amherst. I served on Town Meeting. I own a home here,...
Letter: Libraries And Schools
A library is more than its building or its stacks of books and reading materials....
Opinion: Progressive Coalition Board Encourages A “No” Vote On Jones Library Reconstruction
by the Progressive Coalition of Amherst Board This column was previously posted to the Progressive...
Letter: The Technological Library Of The Future Requires Less Space
Ironically, some of the best arguments for voting No on the Jones Library project come...