Opinion: 40R Zoning Is Materially Deficient, Lacks Proper Citizen Input, And Offers Little Benefit To Amherst Residents
Editor’s Note: In anticipation of next week’s fourth and final forum on Smart Growth (40R...
Opinion: Getting Into The Weeds Of Chapter 40R Overlay Zoning
Editor’s Note: In anticipation of next week’s fourth and final forum on Smart Growth (40R zoning),...
Opinion: Dumb Growth
Editor’s Note: In anticipation of next week’s fourth and final forum on Smart Growth (40R...
Town Manager Report For October 5, 2020
Source: amherstma.gov Editor’s note: Town Manager Paul Bockelman submits a comprehensive report to the Town...
Photo Of the Week: Building On Amherst’s Best Blocks. A Photo Essay by Janet Keller
Our feature, Photo of the Week, presents each week, a new picture by a local photographer....
What’s In This Issue
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Active COVID-19 Cases In Amherst Surge to 78. Public School Reopening Stalls For At Least Two Weeks
Parents Organize, Urge College Students To Change Their Behavior The growing surge in COVID-19 cases...
School District Establishes Health and Safety Protocols
In a video posted to the school district’s website on September 29, Superintendent Michael Morris...
Elementary Class Placement Is A “Crazy Science” In The COVID-19 Era
Some Pelham and Fort River Elementary Students Have Been Assigned To Remote-learning Classrooms At Wildwood...
Transportation Advisory Committee Meets After Long Hiatus. Seeks To Clarify Its Role and Get Back To Work
Amherst’s Transportation Advisory Committee (the “TAC”) met on October 1 for the first time in...
Concerns Raised About Investors Buying Up Amherst’s Affordable Housing Stock
One of the goals specified in the 2010 Amherst Master Plan is “to preserve and...
Community Resources Committee Reviews Zoning Priorities and Planning Board Appointment Process
The meeting was held via Zoom webcast and was recorded. ParticipatingMembers of the Community Resources...