AMHERST DOG PARK OPENING ANTICIPATED FOR FALL 2020
Amherst is building a dog park! After nearly four years of planning and fundraising, the...
COUNCIL ADOPTS NEW COMMITTEE STRUCTURE
REPORT:TOWN COUNCIL MEETING (2/24/20) Highlights The Council passed a resolution in support of the HOMES...
ZBA CONTINUES TO SEEK MODIFICATIONS FOR UNIVERSITY DRIVE SOUTH DEVELOPMENT
REPORT: ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS MEETING (2/20/20) Present: Joan O’Meara, Steve Judge, Tammy Parks (Associate...
OPINION: TOWN COUNCIL FOR NOOBS: OUT WITH OCA
REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING (2/24/20) The big issue was: The reorganization of council committees. The Outreach,...
OPINION: IS THE REORGANIZATION OF COUNCIL COMMITTEES A POWER GRAB?
Were the three female members of the Outreach, Communications, and Appointments Committee (OCA) disenfranchised in...
OPINION: FIVE EASY FIXES FOR DOWNTOWN AMHERST
1. Make Design Review Board approval mandatory for all new buildings in downtown. Let’s...
LETTER: THE JONES LIBRARY IN EXILE
There are many unanswered questions, particularly for those of us who feel the proposal is inappropriate, catastrophic, and financially unfeasible — a de-Jonesing of the library we love.
PHOTO OF THE WEEK: FEBRUARY SUNFLOWERS BY CHAIA HELLER
Our feature, Photo of the Week, presents each week, a new picture by a local...
WHAT’S HAPPENING IN AMHERST?
There is a lot going on in the Amherst area this winter. Here is a...
FROM OTHER SOURCES: NEWS AND FEATURES FOR AND ABOUT AMHERST (#18).
Editor’s Note: “From Other Sources” offers links to selected articles that might be of interest to...
TOWN MANAGER REPORT FOR FEBRUARY 24, 2020.
Source: amherstma.gov Town Manager Paul Bockelman makes a comprehensive report to the Town Council at...