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Leverett Village Co-op Welcomes New General Manager
Leverett Village Co-op Welcomes New General Manager The Board of Directors of the Leverett Village Co-op is delighted to announce the hiring of John Calhoun as General Manager beginning in January 2021. John is a longtime co-op advocate, talk show host, and comedian from New Orleans. He was a founding member of the New Orleans Food Buying Club and helped the cooperative grow to a $2.5 million business that employed 20 people with a focus on supporting sustainable agriculture, local farmers and proper
Amherst Cinema Announces New Executive Director, Yasmin Chin Eisenhauer
Amherst Cinema is pleased to announce that Yasmin Chin Eisenhauer has been appointed executive director of the independent, nonprofit movie theater, following a six-month, nationwide search. After a challenging year, the Cinema’s board has prioritized innovation, creativity, and inclusion as the essential means for the organization to grow and expand. The board is confident that Eisenhauer is the right leader to effect change and achieve new success for the preeminent arthouse cinema. “We are
Amherst Area Winter Pivot Grant
AMHERST – In keeping with its mission to create, maintain and promote a vital, thriving business climate throughout the Amherst area especially this economic crisis, the Amherst Area Chamber of Commerce announces a new ‘Winter Pivot Grant’ application to open on Monday, January 11, 2021. Through funding made possible as a result of an FY21 Earmark secured by Senator Comerford and administered through the Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development. The Amherst Area Chamber will administer $12,500
