Wednesday, May 22, 2013
A group of fourth-grade girls wants to create an interactive bulletin board celebrating random acts of kindness. They ask for time and support in the art studio to make their dream a reality. Students are excited about the upcoming multicultural fair, and choose to spend their lunch and …
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
The errors and inaccuracies that run through Nick Grabbe’s op-ed piece in the May 10 Bulletin cry out for correction at this critical time. Its opening sentence, “Many residents of the Cushman neighborhood are upset,” gets two things wrong right off the bat. Most people in Cushman do …
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Not since Amherst Town Meeting in 1993 voted to restore rather than demolish our beautiful Richardson-style Town Hall (1889) has a question of historical preservation arisen of such urgency to our entire community. Article 36 of the Town Meeting warrant proposes a change of zoning of two frontage …
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Opposition to project appears widespread To the Bulletin: Given the proliferation of Stop the Retreat signs throughout Amherst, along the roads leading into town (Rocky Hill, Pelham, South East Street), and in South Amherst, it seems that the opposition to the development of a huge student housing complex in …
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Last week, “Democracy Now” reported on the opening of a worker-owned cooperative window factory in Chicago. This was the latest chapter in a story that first made national news in 2008. When workers at Republic Windows and Doors occupied their factory in response to the owners’ sudden, and …
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Ten years ago, Amherst’s health department set up a system to register rental units. Because it lacked enforcement power, only 700 properties were listed, roughly 44 percent of the number of rental properties, including complexes, in town today. It is time to finish the work through passage at …
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
My first week on the job at the Chamber of Commerce was in September 2008, which unfortunately coincided with the beginnings of the Great Recession. While the last several years have been difficult for business as a whole, this past fiscal year is the most challenging I’ve seen …
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
It’s springtime in Amherst. But along with the daffodils and tulips, a host of red and white lawn signs have sprouted throughout town. “Stop the Retreat!” they say. Someone wants to build some student housing. Circle the wagons. Demonize the students. Not in my backyard! Once again, it’s …
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
Many residents of the Cushman neighborhood in North Amherst are upset over the proposed development of about 170 student housing units on 154 acres between Flat Hills Road and Henry Street. And who can blame them? Every week we can read in the Bulletin about student parties disturbing …
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
I heard them Friday night, late, from lower Main Street, the yelling, the swearing loud and clear in the spring air. I heard them Thursday night, too, roaming up my street, once again loud and rude. And yet, it turns out, they are not the real problem. I, …
