Public Comment: Disqualified Signatures On Jones Borrowing Petition Are A Voting Rights Issue
The following public comment was made at the meeting of the Amherst Town Council on…
Maria Kopicki
Opinion: Residents Have A Right To Know
Editor’s Note: This column appeared previously in The Amherst Bulletin. The Jones Library Trustees are…
Opinion: Don’t Ignore The Needs Of Crocker Farm
In a few years time, Amherst will hopefully open the doors of a school building…
Elementary School Project Cleared For Next Phase
The Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA) voted on Wednesday, February 11 to admit Amherst and…
Up To $1.6 Million In State Funds For School Project Will Depend On District’s Maintenance Record
Amherst’s Elementary School Building Committee (ESBC) held its second meeting on November 18, and elected…
Elementary School Building Project Update
The process that will guide the next elementary school building project is off to a…
Town Clerk Responds To Questions About Voting In Amherst
On Friday, August 1, 2020, Town Clerk Shavena Martin answered several of the questions and…
SINGLE POLLING STATION PROPOSED FOR AMHERST VOTERS. VOTING BY MAIL ENCOURAGED
Town Clerk Shavena Martin has proposed eliminating the Town’s eight current polling locations and replacing…
$3.5 MILLION REPORTED IN UNSPENT CAPITAL FUNDS
As of June 1, 2020, there was approximately $3.5 million in unspent funds for Town…
NEW HEATING/COOLING SYSTEM FOR MUNSON LIBRARY
Plans are in the works to replace the Munson Library’s oil-powered heating system with a…
AN INDY INVESTIGATION: $1,500,000 IN CAPITAL FUNDS FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS LIES UNTOUCHED
Approximately $1.5 million in funds allocated in previous years for capital items at the elementary…
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…