KEEPING IT SIMPLE: CONSULTANTS POINT OUT THAT AMHERST’S PARKING PROBLEMS COULD BE FIXED WITH SIMPLE, STRAIGHTFORWARD UPGRADES
by Kitty Axelson-Berry and Ira Bryck Do you have more trouble finding a parking spot...
AMHERST’S FIRST DUAL LANGUAGE IMMERSION PROGRAM SET TO BEGIN AT FORT RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
by Lissa Pierce Bonifaz This fall at Fort River Elementary School a group of kindergarteners...
TOWN COUNCIL FOR NOOBS: TOWN COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING (4/22/19): THE BIG ISSUE WAS THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION ACT
by W. Kaizen When I arrived for the council meeting, I was surprised to find...
AMHERST MEDIA’S NEW BUILDING WILL BE AN ASSET TO COMMUNITY
by Demetria Rougeaux Shabazz Amherst Community Television, known as Amherst Media https://amherstmedia.org, is a community-driven,...
RECAP OF TOWN COUNCIL MEETING (4/22/19)
The April 22 Amherst Town Council meeting began with a presentation by about 15 third-graders...
SMART GROWTH FORUM FOCUSES ON POTENTIAL FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN AMHERST
By Maura Keene On April 4, about 50 people gathered at Crocker Farm School to...
CAPITAL BUDGET IN TOWN MANAGER’S HANDS
by Toni Cunningham The town’s budget process progressed recently as the Joint Capital Planning Committee...
Architecture Tour Planned for Downtown Amherst
This Saturday, May 4th, town councilor Steve Schreiber will lead a tour of architecture in...
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED TO SUPPORT AMHERST SANCTUARY
by Annique Boomsma and Joan Epstein Lucio Perez, an undocumented immigrant from Guatemala, currently living...
A COMMUNITY ADVISORY COUNCIL: BACKGROUND TO A PROPOSAL
by Michael Greenebaum Once upon a time, Amherst had a Town Meeting. And if this...
LETTER: MEASLES AWARENESS REQUESTED FOR AMHERST SCHOOLS
Editor’s Note: a slightly different version of this letter was sent previously to school district...
AMHERST SEEKS STATE FUNDING TO REPLACE TWO ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS: Officials Cite Single, 600-Student Building as the “Proposed Framework”
by Marla Goldberg-Jamate The Town of Amherst is submitting new applications to the state this...