JUST IN CASE YOU MISSED IT, HERE IS AN EXCELLENT EDITORIAL. My comments follow. “Amherst Must Seek Housing Balance” by Jennifer Taub and Pam Rooney in the Daily Hampshire Gazette (October 27, 2023), was then reprinted in the Amherst Indy (Oct 29, 2023). The article is well researched, filled with relevant facts, and shows a keen awareness of cause and effect. […]
PAMOGRAM OCTOBER 31, 2023 Dorothy Pam, Town Councilor, District 4/old District 3 pamd@amherstma.gov EARLY VOTING HAS BEGUN. Just walk up to Town Hall (4 Boltwood Ave.) and avoid the construction or drive up and park in the special marked voter parking spots on Main Street, or in the Boltwood lot, or behind Town Hall. Take the accessible elevator […]
PAMOGRAM OCTOBER 16, 2023 Dorothy Pam, Town Councilor, old District 3/new District 4 #1. OUR NEXT COMMUNITY DISTRICT MEEETING WILL BE ON ZOOM DECEMBER 6, 2023 6:30pm Details to follow This newsletter includes the following: District Meeting Date Updates on Town of Amherst Covid Vaccine clinics, Change of date on LWV candidate forums on Library Trustees and […]
Dear readers, The situation regarding the Title IX investigation of the Amherst Regional Middle School that I commented on in my recent Pamogram is much more complex than I had realized. It has been pointed out to me that the Title IX investigation is not transparent and that we do not really know who […]
Dorothy Pam, Town Councilor, old District 3 and new District 4 pamD@amherstma.gov OFFICE HOURS Sept 23, 2023 at 10:00 am—12:00 pm At the Jones Library, 2nd floor in the Amherst Room. Come to chat, come to complain, come to exchange ideas. Tea and cookies are served. Councilors Jennifer Taub and Dorothy Pam visit the new Fieldstone […]
PAMOGRAM AUGUST 20, 2023 Dorothy Pam, Town Councilor, District 3 pamd@amherstma.gov BOLTWOOD GARAGE EXPANSION DISCUSSION AT TOWN COUNCIL MONDAY AUGUST 21, 2023 6:30 pm. You’re right, why are we discussing this important piece of business in the doldrums of the summer when no one is paying any attention? I find this particularly alarming, since it turns […]
PAMOGRAM NOVEMBER 24, 2022 Town Councilor Dorothy Pam PamD@amherstma.gov DISTRICT THREE COMMUNITY MEETING ON ZOOM SATURDAY DECEMBER 3, 2022 2:00—4:30 Participatory Zoom meeting Jennifer Taub and Dorothy Pam Invite you to an exciting meeting with two great speakers! This is a friendly zoom where participants will be admitted to the “room” and be seen—but first you must […]
STOP BY FOR OFFICE HOURS WITH DOROTHY at the Jones Library, 2nd floor Amherst Room. Wednesdays June 1, July 6, and August 3rd at 12:30—2:00. JOINT OFFICE HOURS WITH JENNIFER at the Jones Library, 2nd floor Amherst Room. Saturdays June 11, July 9, and August 13th from 10:00—12:00. SPECIAL OFFICE HOUR AT THE SENIOR CENTER IN THE BANGS COMMUNITY CENTER Come […]
Dear Neighbors, After a day cut off from news, I returned home at 4;10 to find this note from our relatively new neighbor, Rani Parker (N. Prospect). On May 3, 2022, at 2:35 PM, Rani Parker wrote: “I can’t find anything in Amherst, so I plan to be outside Town Hall at 5 p.m. today–hopefully […]
PAMOGRAM APRIL 17, 2022 Dorothy Pam, Town Councilor, District 3 pamd@amherstma.gov ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ DISTRICT 3 COMMUNITY MEETING SUNDAY APRIL 24 2:00—4:30 WOODBURY ROOM, JONES LIBRARY JOIN TOWN COUNCILORS DOROTHY PAM AND JENNIFER TAUB TO WELCOME OUR GUEST SPEAKER EARL MILLER, the new Director of CRESS Community Responders for Equity, Safety, and Service Director Miller wants to share his ideas […]