What’s in This Issue?
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Day: November 21, 2025
As Library Project Funding Details Emerge, Concerns Grow
Clamors for better transparency from the public and concerned town councilors have elicited new financial...
Planning Board Rejects Resident-Proposed Zoning Bylaw Amendments
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Planning Board, November 19, 2025 This meeting was...
New Arrangements to Address Turmoil at Fort River School. School Committee Selects Finalists for New School Names, Debates Reconsidering Sixth Grade Move to Middle School
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst School Committee, November 18, 2025 The meeting was...
School Committee Seeks Input on Names for the New Elementary School and the 6th Grade Academy
Jennifer Shiao’s School Committee Blog Editor’s note: . Jennifer Shiao is a member of the Amherst...
School Committee Approves New Boundaries for Elementary School District
At its November 17 special meeting, the Amherst School Committee (ASC) decided by a vote...
What Kinds of Housing Could Be Built at the Old South Amherst School Site?
This was a Zoom forum on November 19. It was recorded. The town engaged Joy...
Amherst Regional Schools Winter Coat Drive: Now Through November 21
Source: Amherst Regional Public Schools Familt Center The Amherst Regional Public Schools (ARPS) are collecting...
What’s Happening in Amherst?
by Art and Maura Keene You can help us make our events calendar more comprehensive...
Letter: Jones Expansion Financials Still a Mystery for Town Council and the Public
by Art and Maura Keene The following letter was sent to the Amherst Town Council...
Opinion: A Second Crisis for Jews in Massachusetts: Defining Antisemitism
For more than two years Jewish communities across Massachusetts and the nation have struggled with...
Views on Views: Town Trails as a Way to Appreciate the Landscape
This is the fourth column in a ten-part series. View the previous articles in the...