Heated Discussion at School Committee Meeting over Treatment of LGBTQ Concerns in District Strategic Plan
Report on the Joint Meeting of Amherst, Pelham, and Amherst-Pelham Regional School Committees, December 11,...
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School Committee Discusses FY27 Budget Draft and Possible Time Change for School Day Start
Report on the Meeting of Amherst-Pelham Regional School Committee, December 9, 2025 This meeting was...
Upcoming Forum Is the Last Chance for Public to Hear Proposed Changes to Town Charter
With less than a month to go until the January 5 deadline to complete its...
Town Council Defeats Proposals to Promote Housing for Non-Student Residents
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Town Council, December 8, 2025 This was a...
Housing Trust Mulls Support of Public Bank; Moves Forward on Amherst Community Land Trust Plan for Amity Street
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Municipal Affordable Housing Trust, December 11, 2025 This...
Elementary School Building Project Update
Report on the Meeting of the Elementary School Building Committee, December 12, 2025 This meeting...
Design Guidelines in the Works for Local Historic District Commission
Report on the Meeting of the Local Historic District Commission, December 8, 2025 This meeting...
New Appointments to DPW and Jones Library Building Committees, CDBG Advisory Committee, Community Preservation Act Committee
The following Town Manager appointment nominations were unanimously recommended (5-0) by the Town Services and...
Activists Condemn Assault on Academic Freedom at UMass
Student activists supporting justice in Palestine, along with members of the Professional Staff Union and...
There’s a Budget Surplus at UMass. But Austerity Provides A Pretense to Cut Unfavored Programs.
A new report from UMass Amherst Associate Professor of History Kevin Young critiques UMass Amherst’s...
UMass Amherst Staff Votes No Confidence in Chancellor Javier Reyes
Source: UMass Amherst Professional Staff Union Members of the University of Massachusetts Amherst’s Professional Staff Union (PSU)...
Bockelman Reports The State of the Town Is Strong. Councilors Halt Discussions of Housing Plan and Town Manager Evaluation
Report on the Meeting of the Town Council, December 1, 2025 This was a hybrid...