Hampshire College May Close Sooner Than Expected
When Hampshire College President Jennifer Chrisler announced on April 14 (see also here) that the...
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Long Rancorous Discussion Precedes Vote on Planning Board Appointment
Report on the Meeting of the Town Council, June 1, 2026, Part 2 By Maura...
Seven Design Firms Submit Proposals for DPW Building Project. Building Committee Continues to Limit Public Access
Seven design firms have submitted proposals to be considered for the Department of Public Works...
Staff Shortages in Planning Department Will Require Adjustments to Planning Board Work
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Planning Board, June 3, 2026 This meeting was...
Meet Rigo Antonio Flores-Noriega, Amherst’s Newest Community Responder
CRESS (Community Responders for Equity, Safety and Service) has hired a sixth responder, Rigo Antonio...
Students at Fort River Elementary Mobilize to Oppose Book Banning
Book bans are a major issue in today’s world, and that’s why fifth-graders at Fort...
Advanced Spanish Pilot Class Created for Some Amherst Seventh Graders
Report on the Meeting of the Regional School Committee, May 26, 2026 This meeting was...
School Start Times Unchanged for Next Year
Report of the Meeting of the Amherst School Committee, May 19, 2026 This hybrid meeting...
Amherst Celebrates Launch of Electric School Bus Fleet
Source: Highland Electric Fleets The following article was written with the assistance of Perplexity AI....
CRC Recommends Mager, Johnson, and Hartwell for Planning Board Seats
Report on the Meeting of the Community Resources Committee, May 28, 2026 This meeting was...
DPW Building Committee Still Meeting Offline and Unrecorded. Designer Selection Process Continues
Report of the Meeting of the DPW Building Committee, May 27, 2026 The Department of...
North Amherst Church Turns 200
The North Church opened in 1826, when 59 farmers came together to build a Protestant...