Following Retreat, Council No Closer To Decisions On Major Capital Projects
During their virtual retreat on November 14, Amherst Town Councilors engaged in their first discussion...
Remote Absenteeism Found To Be Worse Among Amherst’s Low-Income & Minority Students
Amherst Regional Schools Seek Solutions, Add Distance Learning Support Centers Attendance data from last fall...
$1 Million In CPAC Funds Awarded For Jones Library Special Collections. Ten Other Projects Share $1,796,613
The Town Community Preservation Act Committee (CPAC) voted on November 19 to recommend distribution of...
Public Testimony Prioritizes Community And Youth Services Over Police Funding
Report on the Town Council/Finance Committee Public Forum On The Town Budget (11/19/20) The meeting...
Second People’s Assembly Envisions A Decolonized, Anti-Racist Amherst
Over 65 people participated in the Second People’s Assembly, held on Zoom last Sunday (11/15)....
Planning Board Considers Plans For Newman Center And 40R Overlay Zoning
Report On The Meeting Of The Planning Board (11/18/20) The meeting was held as a...
Amherst Residents To Get Tax Hike In 2021
Residential tax rates in Amherst will go up in early 2021, following a vote by...
Council Approves Purchase Of Hybrid Ambulance. Retains Single Property Tax Rate For FY 21
Report on the Town Council Meeting of 11/16/20 The meeting was held as a Zoom...
ZBA Holds Hearings On Three Special Permit Applications
Report on the Meeting of the Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) (11/12/20) The meeting was...
Town Awarded $1.5 Million MassWorks Grant For Improvements At Intersection of Pomeroy Lane and West Street
Source: amherstma.gov Governor Baker announced on Tursday (11/19) that the Town of Amherst has been...
Amherst Public Schools Launch Warm Coat Drive
Source: Amherst Public Schools Family Center This winter, an unprecedented number of Amherst children need...
Amherst Survival Center Seeks Donations For Thanksgiving Meals
The Amherst Survival Center (ASC) seeks support to help continue their Thanksgiving tradition of providing...