Around Amherst: Councilors may be on board for weekend anti-racism workshop
By SCOTT MERZBACH
AMHERST A weekend-long anti-racism training initiative for the Town Council, aimed at helping to build trust between councilors and the Black, Indigenous and people of color (BIPOC) communities, is being proposed by two of its members.
District 2 Councilor Pat DeAngelis and District 5 Councilor Shalini Bahl-Milne are suggesting the 13 members participate in the 2½-day workshop Undoing Racism, led by the Peoples Institute for Survival and Beyond.
Bahl-Milne said at the council meeting this week that the training would be an opportunity to develop common language, understand racism and work with constituents with more sensitivity.
Around Amherst: Day of Recollection is pause to remember COVID’s toll
By SCOTT MERZBACH
AMHERST The town is joining a nationwide Day of Recollection to honor those who have lost their lives after contracting COVID-19.
On Jan. 19 at 5:30 p.m., the town will mark the reflection on the pandemic with the ringing of the bells at Town Hall.
Town Manager Paul Bockelman is being directed to have town buildings illuminated during the hour-long remembrance period.
This week the Town Council adopted a proclamation remembering the more than 350,000 in America who have died with COVID-19 and honoring the 20 million infected with the coronavirus.
UMass-Amherst’s external relations director Tony Maroulis joining WD Cowls Land Company as vice president of Real Estate
Updated Jan 12, 2021;
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The announcement was made in a press release over the weekend.
“A respected regional leader in economic and community development, tourism, and the arts, Maroulis brings a well-rounded blend of experience to WD Cowls as it continues to develop and market The Mill District in North Amherst as a premier eats, arts, and entertainment destination,” the Cowls statement says.
Maroulis is expected to grow The Mill District brand, along with the company’s real estate and business portfolios.
As 2020 ends, local officials identify final COVID-relief spending targets
Rachel Moran, owner of Pasta E Basta in Amherst, makes 75 orders of chicken parmesan and 25 orders of eggplant parmesan for the December Dinner Delights. STAFF PHOTO/CAROL LOLLIS
left, Patrik Cooper, an employee and Rachel Moran, owner of Pasta E Basta in Amherst, makes 75 orders of chicken parmesan and 25 orders of eggplant parmesan for the December Dinner Delights. STAFF PHOTO/CAROL LOLLIS
Rachel Moran, owner of Pasta E Basta in Amherst, and employee Patrick Cooper make 75 orders of chicken parmesan and 25 orders of eggplant parmesan for the December Dinner Delights. The local program to provide twice-weekly meals to qualifying families was paid for with CARES Act money. STAFF PHOTO/CAROL LOLLIS
Family Outreach of Amherst: Amherst steps up with December Dinner Delights program
Published: 12/25/2020 7:25:08 PM
Family Outreach of Amherst wants to extend a heartfelt thank you to Paul Bockelman, Mary Beth Ogulewicz, Claudia Pazmany and Gabrielle Gould for forging a unique collaboration to diminish food insecurity in our community.
The newly established December Dinner Delights initiative is another great example of Amherst stepping up to make lemonade out of lemons amid the pandemic, at an especially tender time.
Eleven restaurants Fresh Side, Osteria Vespa, Pasta e Basta, Kaiju BBQ, El Camalito, Wheelhouse Catering, Miss Saigon, Shanghai Gourmet, Henion Bakery, Bistro 63 and La Veracruzana are each providing 100 meals to 30 FOA families during the month of December.