The Amherst Indy

Much Work Remains to Make Amherst an Equitable Community (Amherst Indy)

https://www.amherstindy.org/2025/09/03/much-work-remains-to-create-an-equitable-community-in-amherst/

From Amherst Teacher to Frozen Yogurt Entrepreneur by Art Keene (Amherst Indy). The sister store to Amherst’s popular GoBerry ’n Cream frozen yogurt shop held a grand opening in Northampton on August 8 with Mayor Gina Louise Sciarra cutting the ribbon.

https://www.amherstindy.org/2025/08/15/from-amherst-teacher-to-frozen-yogurt-entrepreneur/

Concerns Raised About Playground Material Chosen for New Elementary School by Maura Keene (Amherst Indy). The Elementary School Building Committee confronted the possibility of having to endorse a different playground surface for the new elementary school after receiving reports of installation problems for the chosen material, Corkeen, at a school in Easton, Massachusetts.

https://www.amherstindy.org/2025/08/15/concerns-raised-about-playground-material-chosen-for-new-elementary-school/

HUD Earmark for Jones Library Comes Through. Fundraising Report Shows Worrisome Trend by Jeff Lee (Amherst Indy). On August 1, 2024 the total of gifts, government grants, and corporate & foundation giving was reported to be $9,745,140, The August 1, 2025 report shows this total falling to $7,969,212 — a drop of $1,775,928. The current report provides no explanation.

https://www.amherstindy.org/2025/08/15/hud-earmark-for-jones-library-comes-through-fundraising-report-shows-worrisome-trend/