Mindy Domb, State Representative

10/09/2026

Please join us for our 2nd Saturday planting!
We are planting trees this Saturday on High Street and along Main Street. 🌳

10/09/2026

📣New resource: MIRA’s Massachusetts Detention Data Dashboard
An accessible platform for MA specific data about detention and deportation. Data courtesy of the Deportation Data Project.

➡️ https://bit.ly/MAdeportationdatadash

This dashboard includes filterable data on arrests, detentions, and deportations for the ICE Boston Area of Responsibility (AOR). This AOR covers Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

Thank you to our amazing former MIRA intern, Alice MacGarvie Thompson, for creating this helpful resource for our website ❤️

10/09/2026

Do you work in food service? Is it time to renew your Food Protection Manager certificate? Our regional health department offers twice-yearly ServSafe, Choke Saver, and food service first aid training and there are still seats in the October session. This won’t be offered again until late spring. Register here:

https://frcog.org/event/food-safety-certification-class/

10/09/2026

10/09/2026

📣 We’re hiring: Administrative Assistant

The Massachusetts Asian American & Pacific Islanders Commission (AAPIC) is seeking a part-time Administrative Assistant to support our staff and Commissioners and help keep the Commission’s statewide work organized and moving forward.

This role is a good fit for someone who enjoys bringing structure to complex work, coordinating people and logistics, keeping careful records, and working behind the scenes to make public service possible.

The Administrative Assistant will support areas including:
• Scheduling and meeting coordination
• Commission meeting minutes and Open Meeting Law compliance
• Event and community meeting logistics
• Calendars, website updates, and communications
• Records, files, and AAPIC’s institutional archive
• Vendor, purchasing, inventory, and subscription management
• Commissioner attendance and administrative follow-up
• Recruitment and onboarding support
• Grant and sponsorship payment follow-up
• Administrative support for the Executive Director, staff, and Commissioners

Position details:
📍 Hybrid — mostly remote, with some in-person meetings and events throughout Massachusetts, primarily in Greater Boston
🕐 15 hours/week
💵 $30/hour
📌 Must be a Massachusetts resident
📅 Application deadline: October 28, 2026

We’re looking for someone who is organized, proactive, detail-oriented, communicative, collaborative, and comfortable balancing multiple priorities. Experience with administrative work, Microsoft Office, CRM systems, Canva, Mailchimp, social media, and other organizational tools is helpful.

An interest in and commitment to Asian American and Pacific Islander communities and social justice is important to this role. Bilingual applicants are encouraged to apply, particularly those who speak an AAPI language.

To apply, please submit a cover letter and resume with the subject line “Administrative Assistant” to [email protected] by October 28, 2026.

Please share this opportunity with your networks, colleagues, and community!

10/09/2026

10/09/2026

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Mark your calendars! Equity in the 413 returns on June 10, 2027 at Westfield State University.

Join us for a third year of workshops focused on advancing racial equity in workplaces across industries.

Reserve your tickets for this gathering of hundreds of thought leaders, visionaries, and professionals at communityfoundation.org/E413

Join us as a Sponsorship Partner to contribute to the collective growth, learning and inspiration across the Valley. Together we can make a collective impact.

We can't wait to see you there!

10/08/2026

Thank you to all the Clerks and election workers who are making sure our vote is available, accessible and protected! Check your mailbox but remember a mail-in ballot will only be mailed to those who requested (or "applied") for it. More information on mail-in voting, including applying online for a mail-in ballot here: https://www.sec.state.ma.us/divisions/elections/voting-information/vote-by-mail.htm

Vote by Mail Ballots are on their way to nearly 4,000 voters in Amherst! 📬

Thank you to our Town Clerk's office and election workers for getting these ballots assembled and ready to be sent out. Ballots have been mailed to all Amherst voters with a vote by mail application on file. You can still request a ballot online or in-person until the application deadline on October 27.

‼️Voting by mail remains a safe and secure option for the upcoming election. However, it is recommended that voters mail their ballots back as soon as possible to ensure they are received and processed. The latest recommended date to mail back your ballot is Tuesday, October 27.

🗳️ Another option for returning your mail-in ballot is dropping it off anytime at our drop box outside of Town Hall. Ballots must be received by 8:00 p.m. on Election Day and they cannot be returned at a polling location.

𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘁! Whichever way you decide to return your mail in ballot, you can track it online to know when it has been recieved and accepted!

🔗 Learn more about voting by mail and other election information: https://www.amherstma.gov/m/newsflash/home/detail/4005

Questions? Join us for our next Cuppa' Joe with Paul and Town Clerk Amber Martin on Friday, October 9 from 8:00 AM to 9:30 AM at Futura Coffee Roasters in The Mill District.

10/06/2026

tomorrow - the first Wednesday of the month! Bring your own bags!

TOMORROW: Don't forget to stop by The Boulders Apartments in Amherst for the monthly Mobile Food Bank Program!