TOWN COUNCIL NEEDS TOOLS TO ASSESS UNFORESEEN CONSEQUENCES
One of the biggest challenges of any governing body is to step back and explore...
EMILY IS BACK! WORK HAS BEGUN TO RESTORE AMHERST’S HISTORIC MURAL
Source: amherstma.gov. The town’s iconic historical mural that was destroyed during the demolition that preceded...
TOWN COUNCIL FOR NOOBS: BUDGET FORUM (5/21/19)
The budget forum was hijacked by a group of concerned residents! Town Manager Paul Bockelman...
POLITICS INFLUENCES COUNCIL APPOINTMENTS TO PLANNING BOARD
AMHERST – Politics played out at the Amherst Town Council meeting on Monday, May 20...
REGIONAL SCHOOLS’ ATHLETIC FIELDS, TRACK, IN DIRE CONDITION.
Source: Save Amherst’s Small Schools with additional reporting by Art Keene The Amherst-Pelham Regional School...
TOWN COUNCIL FOR NOOBS. TOWN COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING (6/3/19). THE BIG ISSUES WERE THE PERCENT FOR ART BYLAW AND CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM.
Not long after the meeting started, I moved from my usual seat in the back...
SOJOURNER TRUTH SCHOOL OFFERS NEW CLASSES
The Sojourner Truth School for Social Change Leadership, founded in 2017 in response to the...
FINANCE COMMITTEE VOTES TO DELAY DECISION ON NORTHAMPTON ROAD AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECT
The Finance Committee, in a joint meeting with the Town Council, voted 4-0 with one...
TOWN COUNCIL FOR NOOBS: TOWN COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING (5/20/19). THE BIG ISSUE WAS APPOINTMENTS TO THE PLANNING BOARD AND ZBA
A small audience was once again witness to big drama when the council’s Outreach, Communications...
COUNCIL TO VOTE ON APPOINTMENTS TO RANKED CHOICE VOTING, PARTICIPATORY BUDGETING AND LEISURE SERVICES AND SUPPLEMENTAL EDUCATION COMMISSIONS
The town council’s Outreach, Communications and Appointments (OCA) subcommittee and Town Manager Paul Bockelman announced...
RECAP TOWN COUNCIL MEETING (5/20/19)
This meeting centered mainly on appointments to the Planning Board (PB) and Zoning Board of...
APPOINTMENTS COMMITTEE ANNOUNCES NOMINATIONS TO PLANNING BOARD AND ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS.
The Town Council’s Outreach, Communications and Appointments Committee (OCA) recommended appointments to the Planning Board...