- David Farnham on New Downtown Housing Development to Become an Amherst College Dorm: “Reopening the hearing would be the best way for this process to be reviewed . Seems like the “ square…” Oct 29, 19:51
- on Letter: US Munitions Produce Horrific Death and Destruction in Palestine: “Thank you Gerry, for your voice. Mr. Sloviter, you seem to be a thoughtful man, but you seem blind to…” Oct 29, 15:48
- on Opinion: To Progressives Who Are Not Supporting Kamala: “Exactly opposite. Most office holders are keenly aware of the myriad issues that are important to their diverse constituencies; what…” Oct 29, 14:37
- on The Color For Today is Gray: Firehouse Dipping Time: ““It brings to mind the priority and importance of a properly equipped fire station and well-staffed fire department here in…” Oct 29, 10:21
- on The Color For Today is Gray: Firehouse Dipping Time: “I love to see this full-scale advertisement for this local (Leverett) painting company here in the Amherst Indy:) I also…” Oct 28, 19:30
- on Letter: US Munitions Produce Horrific Death and Destruction in Palestine: “A little more on numbers: https://apnews.com/article/israel-hamas-gaza-war-palestinians-statistics-40000-7ebec13101f6d08fe10cedbf5e172dde Figures are sourced from the most recent updates from the Israeli military and prime…” Oct 28, 10:36
- on Opinion: To Progressives Who Are Not Supporting Kamala: “The point I was trying to make is that political parties take the votes they get as approval of what…” Oct 27, 18:18
- on The Color For Today is Gray: Firehouse Dipping Time: “I would like to clear up a few “factual” statements in the above article. A comprehensive history of the Amherst…” Oct 27, 18:04
- on Opinion: To Progressives Who Are Not Supporting Kamala: “Hmmmm . . . seems excessively reductionist to argue that a vote for a person running for President is an…” Oct 27, 10:43
- on Letter: Rescind Campus Ban on Peaceful Amherst Protestors: “While I appreciate the local opposition to U.S. supported Israeli genocide, is that all we can do?” Oct 27, 07:39
- on Town Awarded Grant of Nearly $2M for Roundabout at Amity Street and University Drive: “I couldn’t agree more and traffic circles statistically improve pedestrian and cyclist safety. The Swift Way crossing is incorporated in…” Oct 26, 23:19
- on Council Invites Public Comment for Town Manager Evaluation: “At this point whether we have an “Ad Hoc” or a “Standing “Committee…something is better than nothing. Ad Hoc committees…” Oct 26, 14:03
- on Council Invites Public Comment for Town Manager Evaluation: “I will say it again. Amherst needs a standing building committee to handle all building projects. A standing building committee…” Oct 26, 12:08
- on A History of Amherst’s Bangs Community Center : “I really love and appreciate the articles that Hetty is researching about Amherst history. I do have one small correction…” Oct 26, 10:48
- on New Downtown Housing Development to Become an Amherst College Dorm: “There is a good reason for not having dormitories in the downtown business district. Businesses rely on patronage year round…” Oct 26, 10:38
- on Council Invites Public Comment for Town Manager Evaluation: “As a former New Yorker with some experience in town and village government it should be said that publicizing a…” Oct 26, 07:21
- on Town Awarded Grant of Nearly $2M for Roundabout at Amity Street and University Drive: “The Swift Way is a multi-use path along the east side of University Drive, providing cyclists and pedestrians a connection…” Oct 26, 03:03
- on Results Start to Emerge for Library Project’s Rebidding Effort: “This is not a “dead horse,” Ira; it’s a “Trojan horse”! The oversized, ahistorical redesign of what was once the…” Oct 26, 02:48
- on Town Awarded Grant of Nearly $2M for Roundabout at Amity Street and University Drive: “This is great news, I look forward to the improved traffic flow and hopefully it can calm the traffic racing…” Oct 25, 20:40
- on Results Start to Emerge for Library Project’s Rebidding Effort: “This is when I’d love our town leaders to finally unify around the idea of “when the horse is dead,…” Oct 25, 15:22
- on New Downtown Housing Development to Become an Amherst College Dorm: “Several people have pointed out that our Zoning Bylaw (section 3.326, p. 37) prohibits dormitories in most districts, including the…” Oct 25, 14:35
- on The Color For Today is Gray: Firehouse Dipping Time: “Modern polyester fire hose does not need to be hung to dry. A local city found this out after a…” Oct 25, 06:42
- on Opinion: To Progressives Who Are Not Supporting Kamala: “If the US said to Israel you get no money or weapons starting right now, this war would be over.…” Oct 24, 11:36
- on Opinion: To Progressives Who Are Not Supporting Kamala: “I believe that words matter, and I wish all of us were more careful/less heated about the words we use.…” Oct 24, 11:05
- on School Superintendent Floats Grade 7-12 Consolidation to Solve Chronic Budget Woes: “I wholeheartedly support Amherst-Pelham Regional School District Superintendent Xiamara Herman’s proposal to close the middle school and have the district’s…” Oct 24, 11:00
- on Take the Survey: What Should Downtown Amherst Look Like?: “Thought that a survey based on visuals not words was fascinating and useful. Kudos to the Town for providing this…” Oct 24, 10:39
- on Opinion: To Progressives Who Are Not Supporting Kamala: “While there may be reasons to vote for Harris instead of Trump, calling the present administrations actions “blunders” is quite…” Oct 23, 19:29
- on Favorable Response from School Committee to Proposal for Private Elementary School: “The school board’s review (sorry maybe it was a hearing? not sure) of the application to be a private school,…” Oct 23, 17:45
- on Opinion: Phone Bank Now!: “Harris could win with absolute certainty if the current administration would STOP funding and arming the war in Gaza. But…” Oct 23, 14:25
- on Public Comment: Amherst Historic Commission Has the Opportunity, and Obligation, to Correct Its Mistake: “Sorry that I missed this until now, Maria! It’s a vital contribution to the civic conversation about this costly Jones…” Oct 23, 08:36
- on Almanac: Celestial Visitor: “Thanks, Steve: 5 seconds @ ISO 800 is a very long exposure, several orders of magnitude greater light than the…” Oct 22, 23:28
- on Opinion: The Jones Library Question No One Asks: “Dave Carew hints at a potentially serious legal question: Might the proposed Jones Library demolition/expansion project not only be a…” Oct 22, 23:13
- on Common Share Food Coop: What’s New?: “My husband and I are in the picture above. We went to that annual meeting. This is a nice group…” Oct 22, 20:45
- on New Downtown Housing Development to Become an Amherst College Dorm: “It should be a definite “ No “ to waiving any conditions . Plain as day . To even ask…” Oct 22, 19:28
- on Opinion: The Jones Library Question No One Asks: “As oversight of the Jones Library project continues, historical foundations of our American culture need to be respected. The word…” Oct 22, 15:06
- on Take the Survey: What Should Downtown Amherst Look Like?: “Allowing things to evolve organically without any direct management from us is a much more humane system then people perceive…” Oct 22, 09:09
- on Letter: US Munitions Produce Horrific Death and Destruction in Palestine: “As for my numbers, they are UN numbers. Here is a UN report from 8/15. You can add 4800 deaths…” Oct 22, 07:07
- on Favorable Response from School Committee to Proposal for Private Elementary School: “Re; The proposal for the 80 Acres Climate Justice School. Three questions for your consideration. First, what’s the impact on…” Oct 21, 19:14
- on Letter: US Munitions Produce Horrific Death and Destruction in Palestine: “I appreciate your faith in my abilities Jon. Would that I could live up to your optimistic praise! Meanwhile, let…” Oct 21, 14:50
- on Council Passes Nuisance Property Bylaw: “One glaring omission from the Amherst nuisance property bylaw is any enforcement provision for denial of rental permit renewal. As…” Oct 21, 13:58
- on Letter: You Can Still Impact the Outcome of the Election: “Here’s a link from Indivisible with information about five different texting campaigns, what they are doing, and how you can…” Oct 21, 11:01
- on Almanac: Celestial Visitor: “Here’s the metadata for the shot, which is on Wikimedia commons: Camera manufacturer Canon Camera model Canon EOS 1100D Exposure…” Oct 21, 09:37
- on Letter: US Munitions Produce Horrific Death and Destruction in Palestine: “The response to critics of U.S. supported Israeli genocide as been a frightening amount of cracking down on free speech.…” Oct 20, 20:55
- on New Downtown Housing Development to Become an Amherst College Dorm: “I wanted to get some context on how we got to having a dormitory in downtown Amherst . I went…” Oct 20, 20:38
- on New Downtown Housing Development to Become an Amherst College Dorm: “Thank you for always bringing us informative articles about our town. I was very disappointed to read that a dorm…” Oct 20, 10:46
- on Opinion: The Jones Library Question No One Asks: “Yes, yes, yes, to each of Hilda’s points!!! And to her final point: if the Jones Library demolition/expansion debacle manages…” Oct 20, 10:38
- on Public Comment: Advice for Getting the Charter Review off to a Good Start: “For a truly open government, the names of all zoom attendees must be available in the list visible to panelists.…” Oct 19, 23:19
- on Opinion: The Jones Library Question No One Asks: “According to google math, $662,000 in 1919 is worth about $1,206,000,000 in 2024! Can you imagine anyone giving Amherst a…” Oct 19, 22:03
- on Letter: US Munitions Produce Horrific Death and Destruction in Palestine: “Before I say any more, I want to be sure I understand your point David. I think you are saying…” Oct 19, 19:14
- on Letter: You Can Still Impact the Outcome of the Election: “yes I did some postcarding today – with a whole room of other postcarders in Florence. It helps – will…” Oct 19, 19:07
- on Take the Survey: What Should Downtown Amherst Look Like?: “It’s true the survey was confusing and I kept putting the answer in the wrong place and my husband would…” Oct 19, 18:29
- on Photos of the Week: Aurora Borealis in the Valley Gallery: “Wow!!!!! Thanks for sharing these spectacular photos. So sorry to have been too far to the southwest to see this…” Oct 19, 14:10
- on Almanac: Celestial Visitor: “How long an exposure (et cetera) was needed for that photo?” Oct 19, 14:05
- on Letter: A Proposal to Reduce Traffic Downtown: “There are two sides to this coin, and both need to minted simultaneously: 1) reducing the numbers of (mainly, bit…” Oct 19, 14:01
- on TSO Proposes Alternatives to Four Roundabouts on South East Street: “Very happy the council is raising the issue of the safety of walkers, especially children and bikers, navigating any roundabout.…” Oct 19, 11:19
- on Opinion: Where Did Jim Lescault Go?: “Ten years ago, our independent film, “Cassanova was a Woman” had its first screening at the Springfield Film Festival. Secretly…” Oct 19, 10:56
- on New Downtown Housing Development to Become an Amherst College Dorm: “The article has been corrected. The suggestion concerning murals and transformers came from Atty. Reidy and Bruce Coldham concurred.” Oct 19, 09:55
- on New Downtown Housing Development to Become an Amherst College Dorm: “Thank you for your continued coverage of planning board meetings. Unfortunately your reporting here is incorrect. I made no mention…” Oct 19, 09:17
- on Letter: A Proposal to Reduce Traffic Downtown: “Isn’t the justification for building the 5 story student dorms with little parking in Amherst Center that people would not…” Oct 19, 07:26
- on Opinion: A Sustainable Downtown Design for Amherst: “To reduce the dependence on private autos, Amherst needs more than more local bus service: we need efficient, frequent, reliable…” Oct 19, 03:38
- on Take the Survey: What Should Downtown Amherst Look Like?: “Is NOTA (None Of The Above) a choice one can make? And by the way, it was known as “Amherst…” Oct 19, 03:28
- on New Downtown Housing Development to Become an Amherst College Dorm: “A dormitory in downtown Amherst ? Great job planning board . ..” Oct 18, 19:27
- on The Color For Today is Gray: Firehouse Dipping Time: “For those who are wondering, the reason why the new North Amherst station wasn’t built here is that UMass was…” Oct 18, 17:51
- on Letter: You Can Still Impact the Outcome of the Election: “Thanks for posting this, Art. I have been doing GOTV (Get Out The Vote) calls and they are really satisfying.…” Oct 18, 13:40
- on Letter: US Munitions Produce Horrific Death and Destruction in Palestine: “Okay… Israel has the right to exist, Israel has the right to defend itself. And MAYBE Israel has the right…” Oct 18, 11:39
- on Opinion: A Sustainable Downtown Design for Amherst: “I would like the town to pause with the big box student housing push . It has not produced much…” Oct 18, 10:12
- on Letter: An Open Letter to Kamala Harris on Middle East Peace: “Thank you, Josna, for your generous and thoughtful reply. And yes, Michael Moore did a fine job sharing his pleas…” Oct 18, 09:48
- on Take the Survey: What Should Downtown Amherst Look Like?: “I appreciate that the town is putting effort into this but the way this survey is constructed visually with ranking…” Oct 17, 13:14
- on Take the Survey: What Should Downtown Amherst Look Like?: “I took the survey. it was kind of fun!” Oct 17, 11:39
- on Opinion: Where Did Jim Lescault Go?: “We were shocked to hear about this firing and appreciate Jim Lescault for all that he has brought to Amherst…” Oct 16, 22:14
- on Letter: An Open Letter to Kamala Harris on Middle East Peace: “What a beautiful letter, Dinah. Thank you for writing it, and for sharing it here. Its tone and content feel…” Oct 16, 14:00
- on Opinion: Where Did Jim Lescault Go?: “I am deeply aghast that the board decided to remove Jim Lescault from leadership at Amherst Media. A more passionate…” Oct 16, 00:58
- on Letter: US Munitions Produce Horrific Death and Destruction in Palestine: “Gerry, I would normally not feel a need to respond but since you personalized your comment I suppose it is…” Oct 15, 17:13
- on Opinion: Where Did Jim Lescault Go?: “This is truly awful and very disheartening. Hope the board does what’s right and at the very least gives Jim…” Oct 15, 14:00
- on Letter: Rescind Campus Ban on Peaceful Amherst Protestors: “With all due respect, Mr. Cutting, October 7th, 2024 was exactly the right day for us to renew our commitment…” Oct 15, 12:07
- on Opinion: Where Did Jim Lescault Go?: “What happened to Amherst Media? Where is Jim? Jim’s accomplish are too numerous to name over the past 17 years!!!…” Oct 15, 09:48
- on Opinion: Where Did Jim Lescault Go?: “Fierce and righteous words. I hope the public will hold the new “leadership” to account. A travesty to oust someone…” Oct 15, 09:28
- on Letter: A Proposal to Reduce Traffic Downtown: “Beside local public transit, there also needs to be a better, more direct, public transit connection between Amherst and the…” Oct 15, 04:49
- on Letter: A Proposal to Reduce Traffic Downtown: “This summer we spent several days on campus at the University of Wisconsin in Madison where there is very little…” Oct 14, 17:29
- on Town Awarded Design Grant for Puffer’s Pond Dam and Dike Repairs: “I’ll add an addendum to my earlier post as this writer captured my sentiments exactly. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/10/14/dogs-parks-leash-wildlife/” Oct 14, 14:38
- on Letter: A Proposal to Reduce Traffic Downtown: “I completely agree Alex. Though ancient history, when I attended UMass in the 70s students were not allowed cars on…” Oct 14, 14:20
- on Letter: A Proposal to Reduce Traffic Downtown: “Thank you for the article. I completely agree that vehicular traffic in downtown is a very significant problem and reduces…” Oct 14, 13:19
- on Opinion: Where Did Jim Lescault Go?: “It must not be coincidence that documentation for the meetings regarding his removal and replacement are not available on the…” Oct 13, 19:52
- on Hanneke Stalls Creation of Reparations Committee: “” “I want to remind the council that this is reparations for American slavery, for the kidnapping of Africans from…” Oct 13, 19:00
- on Opinion: Where Did Jim Lescault Go?: “I know how hard Jim worked to create an environment where creativity, integrity and justice were nurtured. When Jim talked…” Oct 13, 18:50
- on Opinion: Where Did Jim Lescault Go?: “It is so troubling to read this knowing everything that Jim has given and done for this community the opportunities…” Oct 13, 17:23
- on Opinion: Where Did Jim Lescault Go?: “I have known Jim and Magdalena for nearly three decades and can speak to their character and commitment to uplifting…” Oct 13, 15:37
- on Photos of the Week: Amherst Celebrates International Walk, Bike, and Roll to School Day: “Wow. I love this idea. Amherst would be a great place to develop different bike routes to school. I can…” Oct 13, 15:28
- on Photos of the Week: Amherst Celebrates International Walk, Bike, and Roll to School Day: “I have been reading about the practice of “bike buses” in the Netherlands but they are also showing up around…” Oct 13, 15:15
- on Opinion: The Jones Library Question No One Asks: “Sarah was pointing out the most important ratio, Cost/Area, where Cost is the total project cost authorized, and Area is…” Oct 13, 14:44
- on Opinion: Where Did Jim Lescault Go?: “The impact of Jim’s work at Amherst Media has been felt beyond Amherst. Jim’s knowledge of the impact of media…” Oct 13, 14:08
- on Opinion: The Jones Library Question No One Asks: “Even with a calculation of 15,000 square feet (which is their number) it comes out to $3075.98, which is significantly…” Oct 13, 12:19
- on Opinion: The Jones Library Question No One Asks: “Sarah and Rob — Just a little clarification on how the project’s cost per sq ft. is calculated. The construction…” Oct 13, 12:15
- on Letter: US Munitions Produce Horrific Death and Destruction in Palestine: “David, your question deserves an answer. I will try to do so as I see it. First some background. I…” Oct 13, 12:01
- on Opinion: Where Did Jim Lescault Go?: “Having been at the mercy of Boards of Directors at two small not for profit art centers where I served…” Oct 13, 10:27
- on Opinion: The Jones Library Question No One Asks: “Thank you Jeff..this is excellent historical information about how the library was initially intended to be privately funded and how…” Oct 13, 09:49
- on Opinion: The Jones Library Question No One Asks: “Sarah’s math is right, and its implications are extraordinarily disturbing…. The Jones Library demolition/expansion is absurd: as we mathematicians are…” Oct 13, 04:45
- on Town Awarded Design Grant for Puffer’s Pond Dam and Dike Repairs: “I don’t know for certain, but it seems possible that CPA funds could be used to help in addressing “issues”…” Oct 12, 16:44
- on Opinion: The Jones Library Question No One Asks: “Excellent, Jeff! This Jones Library financial history gives a new point of view for considering Amherst’s municipal priorities. That the…” Oct 12, 16:26