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AMHERST — Programs that will cost significant money to launch — including a police alternative program that would respond to nonviolent calls that police now cover, a diversity department within town government, and a youth empowerment center — are...
AMHERST — Town officials are establishing a new committee to develop a reparations fund for making restitution for past harms to Black residents.In a unanimous vote this week, the Town Council agreed to form the African Heritage Reparation Coalition,...
Amherst safety group’s plans run into millions Signs near Amherst Town Hall, Friday, Oct. 2, 2020 remind people that masks are required. Published: 5/25/2021 9:12:14 PM AMHERST — Programs that will cost significant money to launch — including a police alternative program that would respond to nonviolent calls that police now cover, a diversity department within town government, and a youth empowerment center — are the key elements of a proposal to make public safety non-racist and equitable in Amherst. While the Town Council and Town Manager Paul Bockelman are supporting the advice ...
Amherst Town Council confirms decision to remove parking, remake North Common A town resident sits on a tree box at the North Common in Amherst. FILE PHOTO Published: 5/25/2021 4:58:08 PM AMHERST — An overhaul of the North Common in front of Town Hall, which will involve removing the parking lot and replacing it with a plaza and landscaping, will move forward. The Town Council, in a revote immediately following a public hearing on the project required by its Public Ways Policy, confirmed its March 22 vote. The identical 8-5 vote in favor of the $1.44 million renovation means the project ca...
New panel to develop reparations fund in Amherst Past Amherst area residents Henry Jackson, center, Lt. Frazar Stearns, left, and Anna Reed Goodwin, right, are featured on the Amherst Community History Mural, as seen through the adjacent West Cemetery fence in Amherst. Amherst is on a path toward providing reparations to Black residents for past injustices following the town council’s adoption of a resolution calling for the community to become an anti-racist town. AP FILE PHOTO Published: 5/19/2021 8:20:00 PM AMHERST — Town officials are establishing a new committee to develop a repara...