Jones Library Building Project Odyssey Approaches Final Challenges
Contention, Rising Costs, and Eliminated Features Have Marked Renovation-Expansion PlanFor ten years the proposed $50...
Council Seeks Proposals from Waste Haulers
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Town Council, September 9, 2024, Part 1 This...
Council Debates Proposed Nuisance Property Bylaw
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Town Council, September 9, 2024, Part 2 This...
School Committees Approve Superintendent’s Goals, Consider New Policies on Bullying and Harassment
Report on the Meeting of the joint meeting of the Amherst Regional School Committee, Amherst...
Amherst Fire Department Awarded FEMA Grant to Replace Protective Gear, Reduce Exposure to PFAS
Source: amherstma.gov The Amherst Fire Department has been awarded $297,090 in grant funding to replace...
Valley Green Energy Coming to Amherst November 1
One Public Information Session Remains on September 26 Amherst’s electricity supplier will change from Eversource...
Karuna Center for Peacebuilding Celebrates 30th Year Empowering Communities to Build Peace
Source: Karuna Center for Peacebuilding On Saturday, September 14, 2024, the Western Mass-based Karuna Center...
Town Block Party Returns Thursday, September 19
Source: amherstma.gov The 11th Annual Amherst Block party is Thursday, September 19, from 5 to...
What’s Happening in Amherst?
by Art and Maura Keene You can help us make our events calendar more comprehensive...
Letter: A Sustainable Jones Library?
This letter was originally submitted to the Daily Hampshire Gazette in 2021 This summer’s devastating...
Letter: A Healthy Democracy Requires Critical Public Engagement
The recent opinion piece published in the Daily Hampshire Gazette by Amherst resident and Jones...
Opinion: Finance Committee Squanders Opportunity to Shed Light on Financial Status of Jones Building Project
On September 3, the Finance Committee finally had the library demolition/expansion project on its agenda...