AMHERST HEALTH DEPARTMENT TRACKING CORONA VIRUS RISK
Americans should prepare for the spread of the Corona Virus (COVID-19) according to an announcement…
Month: February 2020
PROCESS SOUGHT TO FILL SCHOOL COMMITTEE VACANCY
By Maria Kopicki and Toni Cunningham Amherst School Committee member Eric Nakajima submitted his resignation…
AMHERST DOG PARK OPENING ANTICIPATED FOR FALL 2020
Amherst is building a dog park! After nearly four years of planning and fundraising, the…
COUNCIL ADOPTS NEW COMMITTEE STRUCTURE
REPORT:TOWN COUNCIL MEETING (2/24/20) Highlights The Council passed a resolution in support of the HOMES…
ZBA CONTINUES TO SEEK MODIFICATIONS FOR UNIVERSITY DRIVE SOUTH DEVELOPMENT
REPORT: ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS MEETING (2/20/20) Present: Joan O’Meara, Steve Judge, Tammy Parks (Associate…
OPINION: TOWN COUNCIL FOR NOOBS: OUT WITH OCA
REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING (2/24/20) The big issue was: The reorganization of council committees. The Outreach,…
OPINION: IS THE REORGANIZATION OF COUNCIL COMMITTEES A POWER GRAB?
Were the three female members of the Outreach, Communications, and Appointments Committee (OCA) disenfranchised in…
OPINION: FIVE EASY FIXES FOR DOWNTOWN AMHERST
1. Make Design Review Board approval mandatory for all new buildings in downtown. Let’s…
LETTER: THE JONES LIBRARY IN EXILE
There are many unanswered questions, particularly for those of us who feel the proposal is inappropriate, catastrophic, and financially unfeasible — a de-Jonesing of the library we love.
PHOTO OF THE WEEK: FEBRUARY SUNFLOWERS BY CHAIA HELLER
Our feature, Photo of the Week, presents each week, a new picture by a local…
WHAT’S HAPPENING IN AMHERST?
There is a lot going on in the Amherst area this winter. Here is a…