Letter: A More Modest Jones Renovation Would Allow Prioritizing Schools And Social Justice Concerns
Editor’s note: The following letter was sent to the Amherst Town Council on 2/16. I’m...
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From Other Sources: News For And About Amherst (#32). This Week’s Focus – News From Amherst That You Might Have Missed And More On Alternatives To Policing And On Reopening The Schools
This column offers links to selected articles that might be of interest to Amherst readers....
Opinion: Five Reasons We Might Succeed
Joe Biden and his new Administration have been taking excellent steps on climate very quickly. It’s...
Letter: Jones Library Needs Responsible Planning And Respect For Staff, Not A Costly New Building
Contrary to Nina Mankin’s assertion in her Amherst Bulletin Guest Column (“Wanting a New Library...
Local Chapter Of Generation Ratify Fights For Ratification Of The Equal Rights Amendment
State Representative Mindy Domb interviewed the Co-leaders of Generation Ratify Amherst, Marisol Pierce Bonifaz of...
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...
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...
Letter: Call For Community Collaboration To Restore And Display Civil War Tablets
On January 6th, 2021, I watched a confederate flag being paraded through the United States...
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...
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...