New Appointments to Community Safety and Social Justice Committee and Council on Aging
The following appointments were nominated by Town Manager Paul Bockelman and approved unanimously on the...
Maura Keene
Get Them Out of That Building Now. Councilors Demand Safe Workplace for DPW
Report on the Special Town Council Meeting, March 30, 2026This was a hybrid meeting held...
Amherst School Committee Approves FY27 Budget with 5.87% Increase
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst School Committee, March 31,2026 This was a hybrid...
Update on the Sixth Grade Move to the Middle School
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst School Committee, March 24, 2026 This was a...
Three ARHS Students Testify Before Joint Ways and Means Committee
Amherst Regional High School sophomores Maeve Fitzgerald and Ella Bradbury and junior Rose Collins, along...
Public Presentation Scheduled on Beacon’s Proposed North Amherst Development
Beacon Communities, the Boston-based developer that developed and manages North Square apartments in the Mill...
Town Council Raises Concerns over More CPA Funding for the Jones Library, Requests Increased School Funding from Legislature
Report on the Meeting of the Town Council, March 23, 2026 This meeting was held...
Hadley Selects Amherst Planner Nate Malloy as Next Town Administrator
The Hadley Select Board voted unanimously this week to hire Amherst’s Assistant Director of Planning...
Cherry Hill Preparing for Early April Opening
Report on the Meeting of the Cherry Hill Working Group, March 23, 2026 This meeting...
Celebrate Arbor Month with the Public Shade Tree Committee
The Town Council has again proclaimed April as Arbor month. Amherst has been recognized as...
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...