Planning Board Recommends Keeping Two Classes of ADUs. Increased Apartment Density for North Amherst Still on the Table
Report on the Meeting of the Planning Board, September 3, 2025 This meeting was held...
Board of Health Reiterates Its Opposition to Poured-in-Place Rubber for Elementary School Playground
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Board of Health, September 4, 2025 This meeting...
Board of Health Decries Delay on Waste Hauler Reform: Asks for Progress Report
The Board of Health sent a letter to Town Manager Paul Bockelman and the Town...
Limited COVID-19 and Flu Vaccine Clinic Scheduled for October 21
The Amherst Public Health Department has scheduled a clinic for COVID-19 and influenza vaccines on...
Amherst Couple Commits $4 Million to Support Research at UMass Amherst
Source: UMass News & Media The University of Massachusetts Amherst has accepted gifts and commitments...
Western Mass Resistance Calendar and Supplemental Reading List
Welcome to the Western Mass Resistance Calendar for the week of 9/5, a listing of...
Call for Submissions for Electrify Amherst and Town Hall Art Gallery
Source: amherstma.gov The Amherst Public Art Commission is excited to announce a call for artists...
Dorm Fire at UMass Displaces 165 Students
Source: Amherst Fire Chief Lindsay Stromgren A fire at Wheeler Dormitory at UMass on Sunday...
Information Session for Amherst Heat Pump Incentive Program
Source: amherstma.gov The Town of Amherst, in partnership with CET, invites residents to attend a...
What’s Happening in Amherst?
by Art & Maura Keene You can help us make our events calendar more comprehensive...
Public Housing: A Moral Case for Its Dignified Revival
by Richard Kirk Housing is fundamental to healthy families and communities. That’s why we must...
Letter: Town Council Must Head Off Emerging Library Project Fundraising Crisis
The following letter was sent to the Amherst Town Council on September 4, 2025. Last...