What’s in This Issue?
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Amherst Ranks Last in Massachusetts in Public Works Spending Per Capita
In 2024 Amherst spent just under $2 million from its general fund on public works...
Newcomers Appointed to Planning Board. Winter Denied Reappointment
Report on the Meeting of the Town Council, June 30, 2025, Part 1 This was...
School Committees Approve Raise for Superintendent
The Amherst-Pelham Regional School Committee and the Union 26 School Committee approved an increase in...
Town Council Resumes Work on Reparations with Creation of the Amherst Black Reparations Committee
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Town Council, June 30, 2025. Part 2 This...
Black Business Association Lauds Creation of Reparations Committee
The Black Business Association of the Amherst Area (BBAAA) rejoices that the Town Council has...
Sparse Attendance at Charter Review Listening Sessions
The second of four planned public listening sessions sponsored by the Charter Review Committee was...
Charter Committee Begins Review of Town Financial Policies
Report on the Meeting of the Charter Review Committee, June 26, 2025 The meeting was...
Finance Committee Begins Discussion of Excess Revenue in FY25 Budget
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Finance Committee, July 1, 2025 By Maura Keene...
Temporary Location for Jones Library Set to Open July 14
The Jones Library has announced that the temporary location for the library at 101 University...
Donors to Amherst Community Land Trust Are Eligible for Tax Rebate
The Amherst Community Land Trust (ACLT) was recently notified by the Executive Office of Housing...
The Western Mass Resistance Calendar and Supplemental Reading List
Welcome to the Western Mass Resistance Calendar for the week of 7/4, a listing of...