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Eva Lohrer: UMass should welcome ‘Retreat’ on its own campus

Sunday, May 19, 2013

To the editor: One of the tenets of good zoning is that property owners know what to expect. I don’t think any of us in the Cushman area had any idea that property zoned “out-lying residential” could be developed into a 700-plus student-housing complex. The complex closely resembles a student dormitory or apartment complex (both of which are specifically prohibited) but because the complex is to be constructed as 190 … 0

Darryl Clark: Time to embrace progress and growth in Amherst

Friday, May 17, 2013

To the editor: I love Amherst, but we have trouble making pro-business decisions. It costs us in tax collection and in decreased school funding. Some years ago, we rejected a real parking garage, a short-sighted decision that made parking worse in town. Recently, we rejected smart growth/zoning in a near-moribund North Amherst. And now, I fear, a take-no-prisoners attack on “The Retreat” may … 0

Sara Elkins & Mark Cote: Preserve founder’s mission at Smith Vocational

Sunday, May 19, 2013

To the editor: We have never seen so many Northampton public school administrators put in their resignations during the same year. There are people leaving and the Northampton school board is struggling as is, with these changes, how are they realistically going to take on the day-to-day budget and purchasing decisions of Smith Vocational and Agricultural High School? Independence is the reason Smith … 0

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Tom McBride wrote:
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What is the master plan? To keep the "undesirables" away from our school system and town? ...(full comment)

Jack Hirsch: Why has town of Amherst retreated from Master Plan?
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I have to say that of ALL the spins I saw coming out of this paper, I never saw this one. This editorial...(full comment)

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