CPA Committee’s First Pass Still Nearly $1.6 Million over Budget
This meeting was held over Zoom and was recorded. PresentKatie Zobel (Chair), Marc Barrette, Jonas...
Multiple Change Orders Submitted for Library Building Project
The Jones Library Building Committee met on January 12 to review construction progress and approve...
Downtown Design Standards, East Amherst Study, and Professional Research Park Zones will Be Top Priorities for Planning Department in 2026
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Planning Board, January 21, 2026 This meeting was...
Public Shows Interest in Creating East Amherst Historic District
Report on the Public Hearing of the Local Historic District Committee, January 12, 2026 This...
Improvements On Tap for Puffer’s Pond, Mount Pollux, Hickory Ridge, and Sweet Alice
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Conservation Commission, January 14, 2026 This meeting was...
Amherst Cultural Council Announces Grant Recipients
Source: amherstma.gov The Amherst Cultural Council has awarded 60 grants, totaling just over $57,000, for cultural programs in Amherst and the...
Amherst Again in Mild Drought
Source: mass.gov The Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs declared on January 12...
Hours For Local Warming Centers
Source: amherstma.gov During these extremely cold temperatures, the town wants to remind you about the...
Western Mass Resistance Calendar and Supplemental Reading List
Table of Contents (internal hyper links coming back soon) THIS WEEK’S INTRODUCTION & LAST WEEK’S HIGHLIGHTS...
Amherst College Celebrates National Women & Girls in Sports Day
Source: Amherst College Athletics The Amherst College Department of Athletics, in partnership with the Town...
Slavery and Freedom in Northampton, 1654-1783: An Exhibit
Historiography (the study of the writing of history) is a complicated thing, especially as we...
What’s Happening in Amherst
by Art and Maura Keene You can help us make our events calendar more comprehensive...