Town/Gown Forum Considers the Local Challenges of COVID-19
Many members of the University of Massachusetts and Town of Amherst administrations participated in a...
NEWS
First Readings Scheduled for Single Use Plastic Prohibition and Percent For Art Bylaws
Source: amherstma.gov Single Use Plastic ProhibitionThe Town Council will hold a first discussion on a...
Planning Board Approves Temporary Structures At Survival Center And High School
Report on the Planning Board Meeting of 9/2/20 The meeting was held via Zoom webcast....
Town Council Approves Controversial Appointments To Planning Board
Report On The Town Council Meeting of 8/31/20 The meeting was held via Zoom webcast...
Groff Park Spray Pad Is Open
Source: amherstma.gov The Groff Park Improvement Project is finally complete! With funding provided by Community Preservation...
New Comfort Dog Joins Amherst Police Department
Source: amherstma.gov The Amherst Police Department got a new member in its new comfort dog,...
Amherst Receives $125,998 in Green Communities Funding
Source: amherstma.gov The Town of Amherst has received a $125,998 Green Community Competitive Grant from...
Town Manager Report – August 31, 2020
Editor’s note: Town Manager Paul Bockelman submits a comprehensive report to the Town Council...
New Parents’ Organization Presses For Careful Return To School Buildings As District and Unions Continue Negotiations
Numerous parents of children in the Amherst, Pelham, and Regional public schools contacted their school committees...
UMass Puts 850 Dining Hall And Residence Hall Staff On Indefinite Furlough
Source:umass.edu UMass Chancellor Kumble R. Subbaswamy, announced in a letter to the campus community dated...
CRC Rejects Veteran Planning Board Member
Report on Meeting of the Town Council’s Community Resources Committee (CRC) (8/26/20) The meeting was...
ZBA Continues To Hear Testimony On Supportive Housing Project At 132 Northampton Road
Report on Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) meeting (8/25/20) The meeting was held via Zoom...