REPORT: ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS. PUBLIC MEETING AND HEARING ON NORTH AMHERST REQUESTS (7/25/19)
Present: Mark Parent (Chair), Joan O’Meara, Steven Judge, Tom Simpson, and Matthew Wilk. The agenda...
THOUGHTS ON THE COUNCIL DEFEAT OF RECENT PROPOSAL TO LIMIT CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS
A number of Amherst supporters of progressive democracy reform were disappointed in the town council’s...
$50,000 GRANT AWARDED TO KESTREL LAND TRUST TO IMPROVE ROBERT FROST TRAIL
The Pioneer Valley-based Kestrel Land Trust has received a $50,000 grant to support improvement of...
REPORT ON PLANNING BOARD PUBLIC HEARINGS (7/24/19)
by Maurianne Adams with the assistance of Hilda Greenbaum After lengthy discussion by the planning...
REPORT: FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING (7/24/19). UPDATE ON NEW CAPITAL PROJECTS SIMULATION TOOL
An updated capital project planning simulation tool was a major topic of conversation at the...
FROM OTHER SOURCES ( #4). NEWS AND FEATURES FOR AND ABOUT AMHERST
Editor’s Note: “From Other Sources” offers links to articles that might be of interest to Amherst...
BUILDING COMMUNITY IN DISTRICT ONE
Soon after the inauguration of the new Amherst Council, a few of us in the...
WHO DECIDES ABOUT PUBLIC SPACE?
This month in London, the mayor decided against allowing a new tall building, nicknamed The...
AMHERST MEDIA UNVEILS REVISED SITE & BUILDING PLAN
New plans for an Amherst Media building in the Emily Dickinson Historic District were unveiled...
FINANCE COMMITTEE APPROVES $692,000 FOR WATER TREATMENT PLANT DESIGN
The Amherst Finance Committee voted this week to borrow $692,000 to design a new town...
REPORT: TOWN COUNCIL MEETING (7/22/19)
Act Affirming Aborton Rights Wins Unanimous Support, Councilors Debate Presence of Non-Voting Members on Finance...
YOUTH BEAT: OUR GENERATION DEMANDS IT – IMPEACH DONALD TRUMP!
By Julian Hynes and Marisol Pierce Bonifaz Editors note: this week we launch a new...