AMHERST SEEKS STATE FUNDING TO REPLACE TWO ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS: Officials Cite Single, 600-Student Building as the “Proposed Framework”
by Marla Goldberg-Jamate The Town of Amherst is submitting new applications to the state this…
TOWN COUNCIL FOR NOOBS: TOWN COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING (4/1/19). THE BIG ISSUES WERE VOTES ON THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SOI AND EAST STREET SCHOOL AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECT.
by William Kaizen Votes took place on both the Statement of Interest (SOI) for building…
WHERE DOES AMHERST’S TRASH GO?
by Maura Keene An article appeared in The New York Times last month indicating that…
RECAP TOWN COUNCIL MEETING (4/1/19)
By Maura Keene The Town Council meeting on April 1, 2019 was a nearly five-hour…
TOWN COUNCIL FOR NOOBS: TOWN COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING (3/18/19). THE BIG ISSUE WAS POLITICAL THEATER.
by William Kaizen Never have I seen the Town Room so crowded! Every seat was…
FROM OTHER SOURCES: NEWS FOR AND ABOUT AMHERST
From Other Sources offers links to articles that may be of interest to Amherst readers. …
RECAP: TOWN COUNCIL MEETING (3/18/19)
by Maura Keene Absent: Evan Ross Participating via remote access: Alisa Brewer The main event…
ACT LOCAL: GREEN SOLUTIONS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR AMHERST (First in a Series)
by Darcy Dumont First Things First! Why was creating an Energy and Climate Action Committee…
JONES LIBRARY BUILDING PROJECT MUST CHANGE TO QUALIFY FOR STATE GRANT
by Terry Johnson The Jones Library Inc., Feasibility Committee met again on Thursday, January 17,…
AMHERST UNABLE TO FUND FOUR MAJOR CAPITAL PROJECTS AT ONCE: State Law Caps Borrowing at $105 Million
by Toni Cunningham The five-member Finance Committee of the Amherst Town Council recently learned that…
A FEW QUESTIONS FOR LYNN GRIESEMER
A Few Questions For…. is a weekly feature of The Amherst Independent (The Indy) aimed at helping our…
TOWN COUNCIL FOR NOOBS: TOWN COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING (3/4/19): THE BIG ISSUE WAS TRANSPORTATION!
by William Kaizen The council meeting started on an unusually uplifting note: There was a…