Opinion: Planning Needed Before Rezoning “CVS Lot” For Parking Garage
The following comments and analysis were sent to the Amherst Planning Board, Planning Department, Town...
Almanac: Dewy Hammocks
My mom always insisted that she enjoyed hot, muggy weather. I didn’t inherit that gene....
UMass Researchers Recount Lessons Learned From COVID-19 Pandemic
Source: UMass News and Media Just as COVID-19 has impacted nearly every aspect of life,...
Photo Of The Week: Arachnid Visitor by Annique Boomsma
Our feature, Photo of the Week, presents each week, a new picture by a local...
Town Manager Report For July 12, 2021
Source: amherstma.gov Editor’s note: Town Manager Paul Bockelman submits a comprehensive report to the Town...
What’s In This Issue?
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Will The Town Build A Parking Garage Behind CVS?
Report on the Meeting Of The Planning Board of July 7, 2021 The meeting was...
Board of Health Urges Adoption of Declaration Of Racism As A Public Health Crisis
Meeting of the Amherst Board of Health of July 8,2021 PresentMembers Nancy Gilbert (Chair), Steve...
Town Manager To Determine Priorities For $12 Million In American Rescue Plan Funding
A process for spending almost $12 million that the Town of Amherst is receiving under...
Housing Trust Provides Over $99,000 In Emergency Rental Assistance
Report On The Meeting of the Amherst Municipal Affordable Housing Trust, Julky 8, 2021 The...
Community Safety Working Group Will Continue Until November 1, 2021
After two successive meetings filled with fraught exchanges on June 24 and July 1, Town...
Pioneer Valley Community Advised Fund Supports Local Grassroots Organizing
The Peace Development Fund (PDF) is a national, public foundation based in Amherst that works to build...