Details of Costs/Funding of Jones Library Expansion Remain Elusive
Sponsors of the Jones Library Expansion project have announced that with the signing of a...
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Frequently Unanswered Questions: What’s Missing from the Response to Town Councilors’ Questions About the Jones Library?
By Jeff Lee and Maria Kopicki The following document was placed in the packet for the...
Opinion: Town Manager Is Gaslighting Amherst Residents Concerning Jones Library Expansion
Town Manager Paul Bockelman offered several pages of vague answers in response to town councilors’...
School Superintendent: Let’s Move Ahead Together
School Superintendent E. Xiomara Herman issued the following statement on February 25, 2025, in response...
UMass Poll: Housing Tops List of Concerns for Bay State Voters as Economic Fears Increase
The Poll also FInds Bay State Residents Support the “Millionaire Tax” and Favor Legislative Transparency ...
Letter: Prince Lobel Report Fails to Justify it’s Conclusion that UMass Administration Acted Reasonably in Repressing Student Protest
I’ve read the Prince Lobel report and I agree with Kevin Young’s and Helene Langerock, Emmanuelle Sussman and Ruya...
School Superintendent Addresses Allegations of Misconduct
Source: Office of the Superintendent, Amherst Regional Public Schools Dr. E. Xiomara Herman, Superintendent of...
APEA Executive Board Stands with Dr. Xi in Advancing Financial Transparency and District Stability
The Executive Board of the Amherst-Pelham Education Association (APEA) released a statement on January 25,...
Council President Withheld Information From Colleagues
It is no secret that Town Council President Lynn Griesemer wants the Jones Library demolition/expansion...
Opinion: Equity Under Attack by Amherst Town Government #3: A Request For Inclusive ARPA Funds Distribution
By Allegra Clark, Debora Ferreira, Pat Ononibaku, Darius Cage, Russ Vernon-Jones, Brianna Owen, Ellisha Walker,...
Repeated Rejections of Library Funding From State Historic Commission Were Hidden From Town Council and the Public
The Jones Library Director, other library officials, and top town government officials delayed public acknowledgement...
Social Justice Committee Frustrated with Slow Progress on Implementation of CRESS and Youth Empowerment Center
Report on the Meeting of the Community Safety and Social Justice Committee (CSSJC), September 11,...