Finance Committee Recommends Flat Budgets, Raises Concerns About Spending Priorities
The next fiscal year will bring flat budgets across all Town of Amherst departments, if…
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Following Retreat, Council No Closer To Decisions On Major Capital Projects
During their virtual retreat on November 14, Amherst Town Councilors engaged in their first discussion…
Hybrid Ambulance Wins Finance Committee Support
The Amherst Finance Committee voted unanimously and enthusiastically on Tuesday to recommend to the Town…
Wildwood Librarian Distributes Backpacks With One Month Supply Of Books For Students
Program Is Designed To Fill A Void While Public And School Libraries Are Closed Over…
Despite COVID, Town Finances Remained Strong in Fiscal Year 2020
At a virtual meeting of the Amherst Finance Committee on October 6th, Comptroller Sonia Aldrich…
School District Establishes Health and Safety Protocols
In a video posted to the school district’s website on September 29, Superintendent Michael Morris…
Elementary Class Placement Is A “Crazy Science” In The COVID-19 Era
Some Pelham and Fort River Elementary Students Have Been Assigned To Remote-learning Classrooms At Wildwood…
COVID-19 Cluster Recorded Among UMass Off-Campus Students
Several Attended Party Together UMass Amherst has reported an uptick in positive COVID-19 cases this…
Free COVID Testing Available In Holyoke For All Massachusetts Residents
This past weekend my husband and I availed of the free COVID testing being offered…
Agreement Reached Between School District And Union For Reopening Schedule
Late afternoon on Friday, September 11, the Amherst Pelham Education Association (APEA) and Amherst Regional…