Historical Commission Imposes Demolition Delay on Phillips Street Porches
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Historical Commission, May 12, 2026 This meeting was...
Elementary School Building Project on Budget and on Schedule
Report on the Meeting of the Elementary School Building Committee, May 15, 2026 The Elementary...
Opinion: DPW Building Committee Needs to Change How It Conducts Its Business
On Wednesday, May 13, 2026, I drove to downtown Amherst in the middle of the...
Jones Library Prepares for Fundraising Changing of the Guard
Plans are underway to reconstitute the Joint Friends of the Jones Library-Board of Trustees Development...
Cherry Hill Hopes to Expand Opportunities for Cross-Country Skiing
Report of the Meeting of the Cherry Hill Working Group, May 11, 2026 This meeting...
Opinion: Austin Sarat on the Supreme Court’s Take Down of Constitutional Democracy
I was both gratified and puzzled by the commentary of Amherst College’s Austin Sarat in...
Beacon Withdraws Plans for 140-Unit Housing Complex in North Amherst
Beacon Communities Vice President for Development Darcy Jameson informed Town Manager Paul Bockelman and Director...
Opinion: Amherst Should Not Have to Trade Wetland Protections for Housing
The Mass Ready Act is being promoted as a major environmental and climate-resilience bill, and...
Central Fire Station to Temporarily Relocate for Work on Jones Library Utilities
Report on the Meeting of the Jones Library Building Committee, May 11, 2026 This meeting...
School Supporters Voice Concerns About FY27 Budget
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Finance Committee, May 11, 2026 This meeting was...
Shutesbury Adopts the PROTECT Bylaw to Govern Town Interactions with ICE
In our criminal legal systems, who should decide when information is shared with federal immigration...
Amherst Now in Level 2 Drought
Source: mass.gov Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) Secretary Rebecca Tepper declared last week that drought conditions...