Jones Library Trustees Address Fundraising Questions
Jones Library Development Committee Chair Lee Edwards updated the Jones Library Board of Trustees on...
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Letter: Town Council Must Head Off Emerging Library Project Fundraising Crisis
The following letter was sent to the Amherst Town Council on September 4, 2025. Last...
HUD Earmark for Jones Library Comes Through. Fundraising Report Shows Worrisome Trend
Board President Austin Sarat announced at the August 13 Jones Library Board of Trustees meeting...
Amherst Indy Audit Flags Deficiencies in Reporting by Town Boards
Half of Postings of Meeting Minutes Fail to Meet Massachusetts Timeliness Standards This week The...
By This Measure Amherst Has the Least Affordable Property Taxes in the State
As most Amherst homeowners are painfully aware, August 1 marks the due date for the...
HUD Finds Amherst Library Review Violated Regulations but Lets Earmark Stand
The U.S, Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has determined that the Town of...
Amherst Ranks Last in Massachusetts in Public Works Spending Per Capita
In 2024 Amherst spent just under $2 million from its general fund on public works...
Little Relief in Sight for Amherst’s Roads
Town engineer Jason Skeels estimates that to improve Amherst’s Pavement Condition Index (PCI) above the...
Finance Committee Sees ‘Rocky Road Ahead’ for Amherst Budgets
Twenty-five Page Report Highlights Budget ConcernsMay through early June is crunch time for the seven...
Library Trustees Focus on Move, Federal Cuts
At their May 22 meeting the Jones Library Board of Trustees discussed the upcoming move...
Letter: Correcting the Gazette’s Misrepresentation of My Letter to the NEH
The following letter was sent to the editors of the Daily Hampshire Gazette on April...
Jones Expansion Funding Assurances Collapse Under Scrutiny
At the April 14 special meeting to consider rescinding a $46.1 million borrowing authorization for...