Social Justice Committee: Why Can’t We Get a Meeting with the Town Council?
Report on the Meeting of the Community Safety and Social Justice Committee, September 10, 2025....
Year: 2025
Election Update: 35 Candidates Will Vie for 28 Positions in November Townwide Elections
The following candidates have submitted the required signatures (25 for district councilors and 50 for...
Former Apple Exec Donates $50 Million to UMass College of Engineering. Largest Gift in Campus History
Source: UMass News & Media Daniel J. Riccio Jr. ’86, ’24MS—a former key leader and...
Interest High in Amherst Community Homes: On-line Information Sessions Scheduled
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Municipal Affordable Housing Trust, September 11, 2025 This...
What’s in This Issue?
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Jones Library Trustees Address Fundraising Questions
Jones Library Development Committee Chair Lee Edwards updated the Jones Library Board of Trustees on...
Middle School Counselor Returns to Court Seeking Reinstatement to Workplace
Former Middle School adjustment counselor Delinda Dykes, who was fired by the Amherst Regional Public...
Election Update: A Few New Candidates Take Out Papers as Filing Deadline Looms
Some new candidates have taken out nomination papers over the past week producing a few...
Affordable Housing and Senior Apartments Proposed for North Amherst
Town Councilors and officials were informed by Town Manager Paul Bockelman last week that Beacon...
Town of Amherst Announces Significant Drought Water Use Restrictions
Source: amherstma.gov The Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs has declared the Connecticut...
New Food Pantry Opens at UMass
Source: UMass News and Media with additional reporting by Art Keene The University of Massachusetts...
Council Defers Decisions on Removing Heatherstone Mini-Roundabouts and Funding Wastewater Treatment Plant Study
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Town Council, September 8, 2025 This was a...