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...
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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...
Town Council Issues Proclamation In Honor Of Martin Luther King Day
Source: amherstma.gov Amherst Town Council Adopted the proclamation below in honor of Martin Luther King...
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...
Sojourner Truth School Announces Spring Classes
Sojourner Truth School for Social Change Leadership has announced their lineup of over 50 spring...
Town Manager Report For 1/4/21
Source: amherstma.gov Editor’s note: Town Manager Paul Bockelman submits a comprehensive report to the Town...
Opinion: December Retrospective 2020
Congratulations to each of you for having made it through 2020! My deepest sympathy and...
Opinion: What The Marriage Equality Struggle Taught Us About Making Change
On November 8, 2003, I was in my State House office when I heard the...
Community Safety Working Group Prepares Survey Of Amherst Police Department’s Policies And Practices
At its weekly Wednesday meeting on December 16, Amherst’s Community Safety Working Group (CSWG) voted...