REPORT: PLANNING BOARD MEETING (8/27/19)
Highlights: The board approved a proposal to landscape the area around trailers previously used by...
NEW TOWN FLOOD MAPS COULD IMPACT FUTURE CAPITAL AND DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS
By Maria Kopicki New preliminary Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRM) were presented to the public...
Landscape, Streetscape and Skyscape: The Aesthetics of Planning in Amherst
by Michael Greenebaum I invite readers to reflect on your walks on Amherst’s streets, your...
TOWN COUNCIL FOR NOOBS: TOWN COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING (8/26/19). THE BIG ISSUE WAS THE PERCENT FOR ART BYLAW WORK GROUP
By William Kaizen On Monday night, after more than an hour of wrangling, the council...
JONES LIBRARY HIRES ARCHITECTS TO REDO EXPANSION DESIGN
Reports from Jones Library meetings, Board of Trustees (8/15), Feasibility and Design Committee ( 8/12/19...
FROM OTHER SOURCES (#6). NEWS AND FEATURES FOR AND ABOUT AMHERST.
Editor’s Note: “From Other Sources” offers links to articles that might be of interest to Amherst...
AMHERST INDY ON VACATION AUGUST 18 TO AUGUST 25
Dear Readers: The Indy will be on vacation the week of August 19 and there...
TOWN MANAGER SEEKS MEMBERS FOR BOARDS & COMMITTEES
Town Manager Paul Bockelman is seeking volunteers to serve on numerous town boards including the Cultural...
UMASS TO HOST “THE FUTURE OF PUBLIC SERVICE” WITH STATE SENATOR JO COMERFORD AND SAMANTHA HAMILTON
The University of Massachusetts/Amherst School of Public Policy will kick off the 2019-’20 academic year by presenting...
MINUTE TAKERS SOUGHT FOR TOWN BOARDS AND COMMITTEES
The Amherst-Pelham Public Schools and the Town of Amherst are seeking recorders to take and...
ACT LOCAL: GREEN OPPORTUNITIES AND SOLUTIONS FOR AMHERST. CLIMATE CHANGE: WE NEED TO DO IT ALL
Editor’s Note: This column appeared originally in The Amherst Bulletin. In general, there are two...
REPORT: ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS (ZBA) MEETING (8/8/19)
Present: Mark Parent (Chair), Joan O’Meara, Steven Judge, Tom Simpson (Matthew Wilk was absent, which...