Celebrate Arbor Month with the Public Shade Tree Committee
The Town Council has again proclaimed April as Arbor month. Amherst has been recognized as...
Maura Keene
School Committee, Staff, Parents, and Students Are Unhappy with Elementary School Cuts
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst School Committee, March 17, 2026 This was a...
Good News About Regional School Budget at Four Towns Meeting
Report on the Four Towns Meeting, March 14, 2026 This meeting was held in person...
Planning Board: Downtown Design Standards Constrain New Housing Construction
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Planning Board, March 18, 2026 This meeting was...
Town Will Study Culverts to Prepare for Climate Change
Amherst has partnered with four other towns in the Fort River watershed to evaluate the...
Jones Library Project Nears Halfway Point, but Delay May Loom. Fundraising Still $9M Short
Report on the Meeting of the Jones Library Building Committee, March 9, 2026 This meeting...
Council Allocates $10 Million of Free Cash
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Town Council, March 9, 2026, Part 1 This...
Town Will Explore Future Use of Wildwood School Building
Report on the Meeting of the Joint Capital Planning Committee, March 4, 2026 This meeting...
Town Manager Issues Executive Order Prohibiting Collaboration with ICE
Town Manager Paul Bockelman signed an executive order on March 3, reaffirming the town’s commitment...
Planning Board Chair to Housing Trust: Relax Zoning to Create More Housing
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Municipal Housing Trust, March 12, 2026 By Maura...
A New Direction for Amherst Media: Organization Will Remain in Current Location as Plans for New Building Become Unaffordable
There is a For Sale sign on the lawn of the Main Street property that...
Cathleen Mitchell and Jeffrey Robert Recommended as Non-Voting Members of Finance Committee
Report on the Meeting of the Governance, Organization and Legislation Committee, March 10, 2026 This...