Category Archives: Elections
Congratulations!
Congrats to all our neighbors who ran for Town Meeting and other offices! You can find the preliminary results here. The slate of candidates that Sustainable Amherst endorsed did exceedingly well. Town Meeting starts on May 2nd and we’ll be … Continue reading
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Yes
This is our last column before the March 23 election, and we are happy to join last week’s columnist Jim Oldham in urging you to vote yes on the override on March 23. We also urge you to vote for … Continue reading
The Overriding Issue
We’re ready to cry uncle! We’re closing a school. We’re closing two pools. We’ve practically stopped fixing potholes. We’ve eliminated all town funding of human service agencies, slashed recreation support, cut senior center staff. We are cutting 50 school positions, … Continue reading
Fiscally Sustainable Leadership
On March 31st, we will head down to the local precinct and toss a ballot in the box for our local leadership. If you’re like us, you’ve been talking with your friends and neighbors about the various candidates. But you … Continue reading
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Think Globally, Vote Locally
Election day is almost here. While the presidential race has our attention, don’t forget some other key votes that will affect us locally. Here are three. Aaron Hayden for Select Board. Challenging times require dedicated, knowledgeable leadership. There is no … Continue reading
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Choices for Fiscal Sustainability
Our town election is on April Fools Day this year. Will the joke be on us? Seriously, this feels like a tipping point for our town. For too long, the Select Board has been divided, distracted and ineffective as the … Continue reading
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Team Players or Lone Rangers?
It’s budget season, and it’s election season – a good time to think about what Amherst needs to do and what kind of leadership will enable us to do it. And this year, in the Select Board race, there are … Continue reading
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Why Town Meeting Needs You – Still
With Super Duper Tuesday coming up, many of us are contemplating our options for national leadership. As they say, think globally, but don’t forget to act locally. Here in Amherst, our April 1 election has begun to heat up, as … Continue reading
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New Year’s Resolutions for Amherst
Okay gang, it’s time to come out of that christmakwanzukahnewyear stupor. The gifts have been opened, the champagne popped. You’ve dragged yourself away from the hearth and you’re back to the grindstone. That’s right, it’s a whole new year! We’re … Continue reading
Amherst Must Set Its Priorities
In the midst of Town Meeting, we’d like to take the time to ask something that can’t be effectively asked at Town Meeting. What are the priorities of our town? And does our town budget reflect our priorities? Since the … Continue reading
