Library Expansion Fundraising Hits a Wall
Capital Campaign Raises $1129 in FebruaryJones Library Trustee Lee Edwards’ report on fundraising results at...
Town Finance and Senior Services Directors Resign
Melissa Zawadzki, Amherst’s Finance Director, and Hayley Bolton, Amherst’s Director of Senior Services, are stepping...
Finance Committee Shows Little Support for More Money for Schools
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Finance Committee, March 18, 2025 This meeting was...
Amherst School Committee Takes on Hot Button Issues
Committee Considers Budget Increases of 5.59 and 6 Percent for FY26 Report on the Meeting...
Regional School Committee Adopts Budget with 5.13% Increase
The Amherst-Pelham Regional School Committee (RSC) voted at their meeting on March 14, to approve...
Conditions at Middle School Deteriorate as Leaking Roof Poses Hazards to Health and Safety
Last week, a student at the middle school was injured by debris falling from the...
The State of Amherst’s Roads is Fair. Town Faces $42 Million Repair Backlog
Report on the Meeting of the Town Services and Outreach Committee, March 20, 2025 This...
Charter Review Committee Not Ready to Discuss Charter. Planning for Outreach Campaign Continues
Report on the Meeting of the Charter Review Committee, March 13, 2025 PresentJulian Hynes (Chair),...
Planning Board and Neighbors Differ on Proposed Development for Atkins Corner
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Planning Board, March 18, 2025 This meeting was...
Greenleaves Eliminates Community Building in Favor of Community Areas in Each Building
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Zoning Board of Appeals, March 13, 2024 This...
Amherst Community Land Trust and Survival Center Appeal Unsuccessfully for Larger CDBG Grants
Report on the Meeting of the Community Development Block Grant Advisory Committee, March 13,2025 This...
Elementary School Building Project Update
The Elementary School Building Committee met on March 14, 2025 and discussed progress on construction....