Opinion: Call It a Coup
As terrible as the first presidential debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden was, it...
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...