Middle School Closes Early Due to Staff Absences
Students at Amherst Regional Middle School were sent home early on Friday, December 19, because...
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Amherst School Committee Considers Proposal to Keep Sixth Grade in the Elementary Schools
Meeting of the Amherst School Committee, December 17, 2025 This meeting was held in the...
Introducing Amethyst Brook Elementary School and Chestnut Street Academy
School Committee Approves Names for Two New District Schools The Amherst School Committee formally approved...
Planning Board Seeks to Balance Needs of Students and Year-Round Residents
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Planning Board, December 17, 2025 This meeting was...
Town Manager Receives Excellent Annual Evaluation from Town Council
The Amherst Town Council has once again commended Town Manager Paul Bockelman for “continued excellent work”...
Third Iteration of Town Council Ends Term with Praise for Outgoing Councilors
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Town Council, December 15, 2025 This was a...
Jewish Community of Amherst Celebrates Hanukkah with Energizing of Solar Canopy
By Maura Keene On the fourth night of Hanukkah, the Jewish Community of Amherst (JCA)...
New Campus Food Pantry Serves 2300 in First Months
Source: UMass News and Media In its first semester of operation, the Campus Pantry: Amherst Survival...
Project Schedule Eludes Jones Library Building Committee
Members of the Jones Library Building Committee (JLBC) attended their December 8 meeting in anticipation...
Community Turns out to Demand Safety for LGBTQIA+ Students
Around 50 people lined the entryway to the Amherst Regional High School (ARHS) library on...
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,...
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...