Town Council Adopts Public Urination Bylaw
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Town Council, November 24, 2025 This meeting was...
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Journalists at UMass Event Address the Challenges of Reporting During the Second Trump Administration
By Kiera McLaughlin This event was held on Zoom on November 12, 2025, and was...
Common Share Food Coop Comes to a Quiet End
Member owners of Common Share Food Coop voted to dissolve the coop at a special...
Hundreds of Thousands of Bay Staters Have Switched to Clean Energy. Report Suggests How More Can Join Them
Source: Environment Massachusetts Research and Policy Center Hundreds of thousands of Bay Staters have incorporated...
Let ICE Know They Are Not Welcome in Massachusetts
Western Mass Delegation Plans First Participation in Ongoing Standout at ICE Facility in Burlington Source:...
Town Manager Report for November 24, 2025
Source: amherstma.gov Editor’s note: Town Manager Paul Bockelman submits a comprehensive report to the Town...
As Library Project Funding Details Emerge, Concerns Grow
Clamors for better transparency from the public and concerned town councilors have elicited new financial...
Firefighters and Parents Decry Understaffed Fire Stations and Schools
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Town Council, November 17, 2025, Part 1 This...
Revised Accessory Dwelling Unit Bylaw Approved. More Questions Raised About Public Urination Bylaw
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Town Council, November 17, 2025, Part 2 By...
Planning Board Rejects Resident-Proposed Zoning Bylaw Amendments
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Planning Board, November 19, 2025 This meeting was...
New Arrangements to Address Turmoil at Fort River School. School Committee Selects Finalists for New School Names, Debates Reconsidering Sixth Grade Move to Middle School
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst School Committee, November 18, 2025 The meeting was...
School Committee Seeks Input on Names for the New Elementary School and the 6th Grade Academy
Jennifer Shiao’s School Committee Blog Editor’s note: . Jennifer Shiao is a member of the Amherst...