Elementary School Construction is “Doing Great!”
The Elementary School Building Committee had its monthly meeting on April 11, 2025 and Owner’s...
Year: 2025
ZBA Advises New Owners to Comply with Special Permit Requirements
Report on the Meeting of the Zoning Board of Appeals, April 10, 2025 This meeting...
Amherst Education Foundation Announces 2025-26 Excellence Grants
Source: Amherst Education Foundation The Amherst Education Foundation (AEF) has announced the winners of its...
ValleyBike Returns with Spring Membership Promotion
Source: amherstma.gov It may not feel like spring outside, but ValleyBike is offering a limited-time...
Amherst Joins the Nation in Protesting Trump and Musk’s Assault on Democracy
More than a thousand people turned out on Amherst’s North Common on a cold, drizzly...
What to Do if the Insurrection Act Is Invoked
With the Insurrection Act looming, now is the time to learn how it might unfold...
Lecture: How Can Universities Navigate the Current Moment
Source: UMass News and Media Robert Shibley, special counsel for campus advocacy at the Foundation...
Lecture by Historian Tiya Miles Will Explore the Early Life of Harriet Tubman
Source: amherst.edu Tiya Miles, the Michael Garvey Professor of History at Harvard University and Radcliffe...
Stephen Salaita Will Present 2025 Baldwin Lecture: The Meaning of Academic Honesty
Source: UMass Department of History Stephen Saliata, Professor of English and Comparative Literature at the...
What’s Happening in Amherst?
by Art and Maura Keene You can help us make our events calendar more comprehensive...
Public Comment: Former Jones Treasurer Says Town Cannot Responsibly Sign a Contract for Library Expansion
The following public comment was submitted to the Town of Amherst’s Public Comment Webpage on...
Public Comment: We Can Both Meet the Moment By Using Reserves for a Targeted Purpose and Do the Work to Plan for the Future to Right-Size the Budget
The following public comment was presented at the meeting of the Amherst Town Council on...