Finance Committee Questions Special Education Costs and School Salaries
At its May 7 meeting, the Finance Committee (FinCom) reviewed the Amherst elementary schools’ budget...
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District Considered Moving 6th Grade To Middle School This Fall
Superintendent Michael Morris revealed at an Amherst School Committee meeting May 11, that, due to...
Reparations For Amherst Releases Draft Report On Black White Disparities In Town
Reparations for Amherst (R4A) has released a draft of their report to the Town Council...
Town Clerk Uses Ex-Officio Role On Board Of Registrars To Kill Fresh Count Of Petition Signatures
At a virtual hearing of the Amherst Board of Registrars which lasted more than three...
Town Attorney Caught On Hot Mic In Strategy Meeting To Subvert Appeal On Jones Petition Signatures. Petitioners Move For Her Exclusion For Conflict of Interest
Petitioners who claim that the Town Clerk’s Office wrongfully disqualified signatures on April 21 have...
Design Review Board Weighs In On Five-Story Mixed-Use Building Proposed for East Pleasant Street
Report On The May 10 Design Review Board Meeting The meeting was held via Zoom...
Amherst Redistricting Is Now Underway. Here’s What You Need To Know
Source: League of Women Voters Amherst The Amherst Town Council is now accepting applications for...
“They Still Want to Kill Us”: UMass Will Partner With Arts Venues Across The Nation to Premier New Short Film Commemorating 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre
Source: UMass News and Media UMass Amherst Fine Arts Center will join with a group...
Free Webinar On Food Waste Solutions for Businesses and Organizations
Source: Franklin Country Solid Waste Management District Did you know? According to the NRDC, 40%...
Springfield Environmental Expo Will Highlight Intersection Of Environment And Injustice
Source: Neighbor to Neighbor The Springfield Environmental Expo aims to shine light on the injustices...
Board Of Registrars Takes No Action On Appeal Of Signature Disqualifications. Hearing Continued To Monday
Amherst voters whose signatures were disqualified from petitions seeking a referendum on the Jones Library...
CSWG To Town Government: Stop Disrespecting BIPOC People
Report On The Community Safety Working Group Meeting of May 5, 2021 The meeting was...