Charter Review Committee Plans Public Listening Sessions
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Charter Review Committee, May 8, 2025 The meeting...
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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...
Downtown Fire Leaves Two Dozen Without Housing
Source: Fire Chief Lindsay Stromgren The Amherst Fire Department responded to a 911 call from ...
Changes in Pickup Procedures for Holds from Jones Library
As of May 15, the Jones Library will be closed to the public to prepare...
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...
Topping Off Ceremony for New Elementary School on May 20
The Elementary School Building Committee met on May 16, 2025 to review progress on construction...
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...
APEA Calls for Review of Safety Procedures in Amherst Schools
Statement of the Amherst Pelham Education Association (APEA) on Educator and Student Safety On May...