Five Candidates to Be Interviewed for Appointments as Finance Committee Nonvoting Members
With Bob Hegner’s election to the Town Council and Bernie Kubiak’s term expiring on June...
NEWS
Historical Commission Approves Two Demolitions. Agrees to Discuss Revised Plans for Jones Library Interior
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Historical Commission, June 3, 2024 This meeting was...
Call For Artists: Electrify Amherst 2024 – Celebrating Amherst Youth
Source: amherstma.govAmherst Public Arts Commission is calling for artists under to submit designs for the...
Girls Middle School Track Team Wins State Championship
Amherst Regional Middle School girls won the Division 3 State Championship at the 12th Annual...
New Poll Shows Bay Staters View Housing Crisis as Most Serious Challenge Facing Residents
Source: UMass News and Media A new University of Massachusetts Amherst/WCVB Poll has found that Massachusetts residents...
Free Food from The Mobile Food Bank, First Wednesdays at the Boulders
Source: Food Bank of Western Massachusetts The Food Bank of Western Massachusetts provides distributions of...
From Other Sources: News for and About Amherst. This Week, Area News Roundup, The National Housing Crisis, and The Growing Threats to Democracy
On the same day that the US senate rejected legislation that guaranteed women’s right to...
Town Manager Report for June 3, 2024
Editor’s note: Town Manager Paul Bockelman submits a comprehensive report to the Town Council, usually...
Designers Propose Cuts to Library Sustainability and Historic Preservation
Green Building Features May be EliminatedAfter rejecting a lone construction bid that would have put...
Significant Cost Savings Remain Elusive for Jones Library Expansion Project
The Jones Library Building Committee (JLBC) met with representatives of Finegold Alexander Architects on May...
Finance Committee Votes Unanimously to Recommend Increase in Regional School Budget
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Finance Committee, May 31, 2024 The meeting was...
Town Poised to Recommend Additional Funding for Regional Schools
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Finance Committee, May 28, 2024 This meeting was...