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Month: October 2024

October 29, 2024October 28, 2024 The Amherst Current

The Cost of Higher Housing Costs

October 28, 2024January 15, 2026 The Amherst Current

Amherst Week Ahead 10.28.24

October 27, 2024 The Amherst Current

The Week in ARHS Athletics

October 25, 2024 The Amherst Current

Charter School Funding, Part 2: The Solution

October 24, 2024October 24, 2024 The Amherst Current

Locals Envision Downtown Amherst’s Future Streetscape & Development During Public Engagement Process

October 22, 2024October 22, 2024 The Amherst Current

Town Council Refers School Zone Designation and Reparations Committee Charge to Committee

October 21, 2024January 15, 2026 The Amherst Current

Amherst Week Ahead 10.21.24

October 20, 2024 The Amherst Current

The Week in ARHS Athletics

October 17, 2024October 17, 2024 The Amherst Current

Why I’m Voting ‘No’ on Question 2

October 15, 2024October 25, 2024 The Amherst Current

Charter School Funding, Part 1: The Problem

October 14, 2024January 15, 2026 The Amherst Current

Amherst Week Ahead 10.14.24

October 13, 2024 The Amherst Current

The Week in ARHS Athletics

October 11, 2024October 9, 2024 Jack Jemsek

Disability Awareness Month at ARPS

October 10, 2024October 9, 2024 The Amherst Current

Town Council adopts Nuisance Property Bylaw, postpones Amherst Black Reparations Committee Charge

October 8, 2024October 8, 2024 The Amherst Current

Keeping Up with The Jones: Historic Preservation Requirements

October 7, 2024January 15, 2026 The Amherst Current

Amherst Week Ahead 10.07.24

October 6, 2024October 5, 2024 The Amherst Current

The Week in ARHS Athletics

October 4, 2024October 4, 2024 The Amherst Current

Shelter and Supportive Housing at Former VFW Site: A Student Proposal

October 1, 2024October 1, 2024 The Amherst Current

Lower Electric Bills, More Green Energy

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  1. David English's avatar
    David English on Marching to Its Own Beat, One Last TimeMay 17, 2026

    I entered Hampshire the year it opened, 1970, and graduated in 1974. Heartbroken as I am about the closure, I'm…

  2. Jerah Smith's avatar
    Jerah Smith on On Race and HousingMay 14, 2026

    Hi everyone, My name is Jerah Smith. I'm an Amherst resident, dad of two boys below five, and a planning…

  3. David Farnham's avatar
    David Farnham on On Race and HousingMay 14, 2026

    Evan : The lawsuit did none of what you state . Beacon would be warmly welcomed at Hampshire College and…

  4. Evan Naismith's avatar
    Evan Naismith on On Race and HousingMay 14, 2026

    Robin, I plainly stated that anti-development residents promote "policies [that] are demonstrably harmful to racial equity." I never said those…

  5. noelanischober's avatar
    Noelani Schober on Lemon into Lemonade:May 14, 2026

    Hampshire was founded in 1965 not 1958! https://www.hampshire.edu/hampshire-experience/mission-and-vision/history

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