Affordable Housing and Senior Apartments Proposed for North Amherst
Town Councilors and officials were informed by Town Manager Paul Bockelman last week that Beacon...
Maura Keene
Council Defers Decisions on Removing Heatherstone Mini-Roundabouts and Funding Wastewater Treatment Plant Study
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Town Council, September 8, 2025 This was a...
School Building Committee Prefers Corkeen but Makes No Decision on Playground Surface
Report on the Meeting of the Elementary School Building Committee, September 12, 2025 By Maura...
Commission For Persons with Disabilities Left out of Loop Again
Report on the Meeting of the Commission for Persons with Disabilities, September 9, 2025 This...
Candidates in Short Supply for November 4th Town-wide Election
With the deadline to turn in nomination papers less than two weeks away, there are...
Much Work Remains to Make Amherst an Equitable Community
Liberatory Visioning Project Supports Conclusions of Community Safety Working Group The Town of Amherst’s Liberatory...
Should Public-Private Dorms at UMass Pay Property Tax?
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Finance Committee, September 2, 2025 This meeting was...
Planning Board Recommends Keeping Two Classes of ADUs. Increased Apartment Density for North Amherst Still on the Table
Report on the Meeting of the Planning Board, September 3, 2025 This meeting was held...
Board of Health Reiterates Its Opposition to Poured-in-Place Rubber for Elementary School Playground
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Board of Health, September 4, 2025 This meeting...
Board of Health Decries Delay on Waste Hauler Reform: Asks for Progress Report
The Board of Health sent a letter to Town Manager Paul Bockelman and the Town...
Limited COVID-19 and Flu Vaccine Clinic Scheduled for October 21
The Amherst Public Health Department has scheduled a clinic for COVID-19 and influenza vaccines on...
Archipelago’s New Tactic for Atkins Corner Development: Demand Change to Wetlands Bylaw
Report on the Meeting of the Conservation Commission, August 27, 2025 This meeting was held...