Earl Miller, director of Amherst’s CRESS department, Community Responders for Equity, Safety and Service, speaks at a “Cuppa’ Joe” event with Town Manager Paul Bockelman right, attended by about 40 people on April 15 at the Bangs Community Center. STAFF FILE PHOTO/KEVIN GUTTING
AMHERST — Amherst’s first unarmed community responder teams, providing an alternative to police officers for certain nonviolent ...