What’s in This Issue?
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Belmont Shows How to Constrain Library Project Costs
Wealthy Boston Suburb’s Project Planning and Decision-making May Offer Lessons to AmherstLike Amherst, the town...
Library Construction Bid Deadlines Pushed Back
Changes in state plumbing codes have forced some delays in acquiring bids for the reconstruction...
Teachers and Staff Challenge District Leadership on Racism and Hiring
Teachers and staff continue to call attention to ongoing racism in the schools and question...
School Committee and Public Reject Proposed Regional Budget
Report on the Meeting of the Regional School Committee, February 27, 2024 This meeting was...
Superintendent Search Committee Acts to Correct Missteps: New Co-Chair Elected
Ten Applications Have Been Received for Superintendent Position The Regional School Committee (RSC) learned over...
School Committee Approves AY 24-25 School Calendar
Jennifer Shiao’s School Committee Blog Editor’s note: . Jennifer Shiao is a member of the Amherst...
License Commissioners Review Decision to Grant Licenses to Restaurant Owners with Prior Labor Violations
Report on the Meeting of the Board of License Commissioners, February 29, 2024 This meeting...
ZBA Grants Variances for Mixed-use Project at University Drive and Amity Street
Report on the Meeting of the Zoning Board of Appeals, February 22, 2024 This meeting...
Song and Story Swap Presents an Irish-themed Program with Jackson Gillman
The Pioneer Valley Folklore Society’s monthly Song & Story Swap, now in its twenty-seventh year,...
Big Night 2024. Town Partners with Hitchcock Center to Help Annual Salamander Migration
Source: amherstma.gov Big Night in Amherst may be this week! It’s early, but, the temperatures and...
What’s Happening in Amherst?
by Art and Maura Keene You can help us make our events calendar more comprehensive...