AMHERST Members of a municipal committee that spearheaded Amherst’s creation of departments focused on promoting diversity and equity, and establishing an unarmed alternative to police, are being recognized with an annual award from Amherst.
AMHERST In promotional materials for a school walkout set for Tuesday in solidarity with youths whose interaction with police officers in Amherst on the morning of July 5 has been well publicized, a raised fist is depicted, along with the phrases.
On Monday, Oct. 17, certain members of the Amherst Town Council showed us what white supremacy looks like. At-large Councilor Mandi Jo Hanneke used the “right to postpone” provision in the town charter that gives any single councilor the ability to.
AMHERST An internal police report into the response to a July 5 noise complaint, during which an Amherst patrol officer is shown on a 54-second cellphone video telling youths they have no rights, indicates that the officer misspoke.“The department.
AMHERST In the midst of determining how to resolve lingering community concerns over a 54-second video showing police interacting with Amherst youths in July, Monday’s Town Council meeting was adjourned suddenly by councilors who expressed anger,.