Towns Will Consider Larger School Budget. Committee Formed to Explore Amherst College Partnership
Report on the Joint Meeting of the Amherst Regional and Union 26 School Committees, March...
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Some Cuts Restored in Regional School Committee Amended Budget
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Regional School Committee, March 13, 2024 This meeting...
Opinion: Reflections at the End of the Year
Here are things I am sad about in Amherst as 2023 draws to an end....
Opinion: Library Vote Shows Town Council Not Representative
The vote on the Jones Library borrowing authorization on December 18 demonstrated clearly that the...
Issues & Analyses: More Unnecessary Delays on Track and Field Project
By Maria Kopicki Several members of the Amherst-Pelham Regional School Committee (RSC) have pointed out...
Letter: The Rise of Political Parties in Amherst Has Diminished Local Democracy
I was sad to receive a campaign mailer from the Progressive Coalition for Amherst. This...
Shutesbury Town Meeting Says No To Artificial Turf At Regional High School
Shutesbury Town Meeting voted overwhelmingly last Saturday (6/3) to endorse a citizen petition stating: “that...
Opinion: A Special Town Meeting For A Periodic Review Of Amherst’s Home Rule Charter
Amherst’s government operates under the provisions of its Home Rule Charter, adopted by the voters...
Opinion: Don’t Weaken Amherst’s Net-Zero Bylaw
By Rudy Perkins, Anne Perkins and Christopher Riddle Editor’s note: This column appeared previously in...
Opinion: A Civil Conversation, Part 2
By Meg Gage and Andy Churchill Indy Editor’s note: The article A Civil Conservation Part...
Letter: The Sounds of Silence
At the opening session of the spring and fall Town Meetings, the moderator would ask...
Opinion: Now More Than Ever, Town Council Needs A Citizen Advisory Committee
Three years ago, the elected members of the former Town Meeting Advisory Committee (TMAC) made...