Editorial: The Kendrick question

September 5, 2008

On Page A13 in last week's Bulletin, a large ad appeared that beckoned Amherst residents to share their preferences for the future uses of Kendrick Park, the recently acquired triangular parcel formed by Triangle, North and East Pleasant streets. The call-out was offered up by the Kendrick Park Committee, a group tapped by Town Manager Laurence Shaffer to help chart the course of the now-publicly-held land.

A Sideways Glance: No faculty rage, but rage nonetheless

September 5, 2008

Recently, Max Page, president of the Faculty Union, sent out an email urging UMass faculty to tell Gov. Deval Patrick that the faculty are furious that the parameters for negotiating a new contract have not yet been set.

Letters

September 5, 2008

Off the mark on role of town planning board

To the Bulletin: The Bulletin recently criticized three Planning Board members by name in its editorial implying these board members were anti-development because they didn't approve a project by New England Environmental quickly enough for the Bulletin's liking.

Editorial: The advantages of a joint dispatch

August 29, 2008

The town of Amherst and the University of Massachusetts reached an important agreement last year that allowed their police departments to share patrols and respond to incidents in the campus area. It would be a logical extension of that agreement for the two agencies to share 911 dispatch services, and a good case can also be made for including the town of Hadley in the venture.

UMass needs a leader who will put education first

August 29, 2008

When the search for a new chancellor began last fall, there were many people who said that the Lombardi-Wilson debacle would lead to a failed search and that the campus would be in limbo for a couple of years. They were wrong.

Member defends work of Planning Board

August 29, 2008

On Aug. 15, the Amherst Bulletin published an editorial column about the Planning Board's recent public hearing on New England Environmental's proposed office buildings on Research Drive. This editorial was written by individuals who did not attend the hearing and who did not see it on videotape, since ACTV did not tape that night; thus, they were not fully apprised of all the facts of the matter.

Amherst Center: Lessons for town in kids' allowance debate

August 29, 2008

We may be local policy wonks/politics junkies, but we're parents, too. Usually those things don't get mixed up together, but not too long ago one of us had a parenting and town management moment.

Marchers: No trickery, just solidarity with anti-war veterans

August 29, 2008

To the Bulletin: We were stunned by Mary Carey's recent article, "Activist admits marchers not all Iraq War veterans." She implies that there was some attempt to trick the public about the identity of the marchers in the Amherst Fourth of July Parade.

Correction

August 29, 2008

In a story in last week's arts section, the recent gathering of the Emily Dickinson International Society was mischaracterized as a conference. It was a meeting. Also, the book created to honor Dickinson scholar David Porter was 115 pages.