Proposed Development at Atkins Corner Raises Concerns About Size and Traffic
\Report on the Meeting of the Planning Board, May 7, 2025 This meeting was held...
Year: 2025
AG Declines to Enforce Its Prohibition Against Contract Signing for Library Project
Despite the warning the Attorney General (AG) gave to the Town of Amherst to not...
APEA Calls for Review of Safety Procedures in Amherst Schools
Statement of the Amherst Pelham Education Association (APEA) on Educator and Student Safety On May...
NEA Terminates Grant Supporting Amherst Cinema’s Bellwether Series
The Amherst Cinema announced on May 7 that it had received notification from the National...
Board of Health Member Nair Calls for Progress on Waste Hauler Reform
This meeting was held over Zoom and was recorded. At the May 1 Board of...
Ancestral Bridges Unveils New Home on Cottage Street
The public had the opportunity to view the new headquarters of Ancestral Bridges at 29A...
Demolition Hearing for Former Dakin Estate Rescheduled to May 12
The Historical Commission’s public hearing on the proposed demolition of two properties owned by Amherst...
Local Historic District Commission Orders Removal of Fence Installed Without a Permit
Report on the Meeting of the Local Historic District Commission, May 5, 2025 This meeting...
Town Accepting Nominations for Annual Youth Hero Awards
The Town of Amherst Human Rights Commission (HRC) is now accepting nominations for the 2025 Human Rights...
Amherst College Admits Record Percentage of First-Generation Students in Class of 2029
by Bridget Campolettano Among the admitted students, 25 percent identify as the first in their...
The Western Mass Resistance Calendar and Supplemental Reading List
Welcome to the Western Mass Resistance Calendar, a listing resistance to Trump-Musk and pro-democracy actions...
Jones Library to Close May 14 to Prepare for Renovations. Celebration of Existing Building on May 10
With the Town Manager’s signing of the construction contract with Fontaine Brothers of Springfield and...