Fire on UMass Campus Requires Evacuation of McNamara Hall
Source: Fire Chief Lindsay Stromgren The Amherst Fire Department responded to call via 911 from a...
NEWS
Changes in Pickup Procedures for Holds from Jones Library
As of May 15, the Jones Library will be closed to the public to prepare...
Public Raises Concerns About Funding of Schools and CRESS
Report on the Public Hearing on the Budget at the Special Meeting of the Amherst...
Charter Review Committee Plans Public Listening Sessions
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Charter Review Committee, May 8, 2025 The meeting...
Town of Amherst Named Climate Leader Community
Source: amherstma.gov and mass.gov The Town of Amherst has been recognized as one of the...
Exotic and Inventive Flavors Dominate 11th Annual UMass Ice Cream Competition
Source: UMass News & Media The winning flavor in the annual ice cream competition among...
Downtown Fire Leaves Two Dozen Without Housing
Source: Fire Chief Lindsay Stromgren The Amherst Fire Department responded to a 911 call from ...
Town Manager Presents $103 Million FY26 Budget to Town Council
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Town Council, May 5, 2025 This was a...
Leverett Town Meeting Approves 14% Increase in Regional School Funding and Funds for Track and Field Reconstruction at the High School
Leverett residents approved an additional $230,000 or a 14.1% increase in the town’s share of...
UMass Paid $446K for Report Exonerating Chancellor in Police Assault on Student Encampment
The University of Massachusetts Amherst paid $445,938.89 to Boston law firm Prince Lobel to conduct...
Proposed Development at Atkins Corner Raises Concerns About Size and Traffic
\Report on the Meeting of the Planning Board, May 7, 2025 This meeting was held...
AG Declines to Enforce its Prohibition Against Contract Signing for Library Project
Despite the warning the Attorney General (AG) gave to the Town of Amherst to not...