JCPC RECOMMENDS SLASHING ROADS AND SIDEWALKS FUNDING BY MORE THAN HALF
In their second meeting to discuss how to distribute the anticipated $1.4 million in funds...
Maria Kopicki
ASPHALT VS. EVERYTHING ELSE – THE TOWN WEIGHS CAPITAL OPTIONS
The Joint Capital Planning Committee’s (JCPC) meeting on May 20 was their first public discussion...
PROPOSED BUDGET CUTS FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS FALL SHORT OF FINANCE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS
In light of expected town budget shortfalls related to the COVID-19 pandemic, Superintendent Michael Morris...
REGIONAL SCHOOL BUDGET CUTS PROPOSED
Superintendent Michael Morris proposed on May 14 nearly $500,000 in cuts to the regional school...
ARMS PRINCIPAL SEARCH NARROWED TO THREE. PUBLIC FEEDBACK STILL POSSIBLE
The search for a new principal for the Amherst Regional Middle School (ARMS) is continuing...
AMHERST SCHOOL COMMITTEE DISCUSSES ENROLLMENT POLICY, REMOTE LEARNING, AND TRYING TO STAY ON TRACK WITH MSBA
REPORT ON THE AMHERST SCHOOL COMMITTEE MEETING OF 4/23/20. The meeting was held virtually via...
AMHERST STUDENTS UNLIKELY TO RETURN TO SCHOOLS THIS ACADEMIC YEAR
Report on the Virtual Meeting of the Amherst School Committee (4/7/20) The Regional School Committee’s...
OPINION: YOU CAN HELP GET OUT THE CENSUS COUNT
I just got off phone with about 50 people I’ve never met and it felt...
AMHERST SCHOOL COMMITTEE CONDUCTS LIMITED BUSINESS AMIDST PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS
The Amherst School Committee met remotely on March 26, 2020 with a limited agenda. The...
AMHERST SCHOOL COMMITTEE LIMITS NUMBER OF CHOICE-IN STUDENTS
The Amherst School Committee voted unanimously to accept the recommendation by Superintendent Morris to limit...
PROCESS SOUGHT TO FILL SCHOOL COMMITTEE VACANCY
By Maria Kopicki and Toni Cunningham Amherst School Committee member Eric Nakajima submitted his resignation...
CLARITY SOUGHT ON PROCESS FOR DECIDING WHETHER TO MOVE 6TH GRADERS TO MIDDLE SCHOOL
At their meeting on February 11, 2020, the Amherst Regional School Committee (RSC) received an...