Amherst Ranked High Risk for Tick-Borne Disease
Amherst has been ranked as a high risk town for tick-borne disease by TickZone, an...
Month: July 2026
Update About the Town’s Hampshire College Campus Zoning Study
Important Clarifications, New Project Website, and Upcoming Information Session Source: amherstma.gov Following Hampshire College’s announcement that it...
Town Attorney Recommends Reorganization of Clean Energy Bylaw
Report of the Meeting of the Amherst Planning Board, July 15, 2026 This meeting was...
Amethyst Brook Elementary School Nears Completion
Report on the Elementary School Building Committee (ESBC) Meeting, July 17, 2026 This meeting was...
Conservation Commission Recommends Expanding Areas Where Hunting Is Allowed
Report of the Meeting of the Conservation Commission, July 8, 2026 This meeting was held...
Proposed Alterations to Two-Unit House on High Street Approved by ZBA
Report of the Meeting of the Amherst Zoning Board of Appeals, July 9, 2026 This...
Local Historic District Commission Again Denies Vinyl Replacement Siding
Report on the Meeting of the Local Historic District Commission, July 13, 2026 This meeting...
DSA Grows in Western Mass Following National Election Upsets
Source: River Valley Democratic Socialists of America River Valley DSA (Democratic Socialists of America) has...
State’s PILOT Listening Session Highlights Shared Challenges for Amherst and Rural Towns
The state’s Special Commission on Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILOT) held one of its...
Healey Seeks $100 Million in Additional School Funding as Districts Confront Mounting Financial Strain
by Saaya Daga, CommonWealth Beacon The following story appeared originally on CommonWealth Beacon on July...
A Better World is Possible: Mayor Mamdani Announces “Parents’ Night Out”
Source: nyc.gov Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani and Parks Commissioner Tricia Shimamura announced this week, the...
Inside a Wisconsin Democratic Gathering: Politics Beneath the Speeches
By Rizwana Khan Earlier this month, I visited Milwaukee and stayed with my cousin, Dr....