From Other Sources: News for and About Amherst: This Week, Catching Up
In spite of our best efforts, it’s been challenging, trying to keep up with the...
Photo of the Week: Winter Solstice at the North Amherst Library
Coming next week: our favorite photos from 2024. Our feature, Photo of the Week, presents each...
What’s in This Issue?
Welcome to our Table of Contents. You can also receive a listing of all new...
Overcommitting to an MBLC Library Expansion — A Cautionary Tale from Westford
A planned renovation and expansion of the J. V. Fletcher Library in Westford, Massachusetts has...
School Building Project Contract Not Yet Signed, Timeline Not Yet Re-established
With the bid protest denied, the Elementary School Building Committee’s (ESBC) agenda on December 20 centered...
AG Denies Bid Protest over School Project
The Attorney General’s Fair Labor Division denied on December 4, 2024, bid protests made by...
Four Towns Meeting Debates Options for Funding Regional Schools
No consensus on the FY2026 budget was reached at this meeting. School Committee members and...
Public Urges Town Council to Support Public Schools
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Town Council, December 16,2024 This meeting was held...
Budget Shortfall Looms for District Schools in FY26. District Committed to Protecting Undocumented Students
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Regional School Committee, December 10, 2024 The meeting...
Amity Street at University Drive Development Will Be Smaller Due to Rising Cost of Steel. Planning Board Nears Agreement on Overlay District
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Planning Board, December 18, 2024 This meeting was...
Updated: Slight Uptick in COVID-19 Wastewater Levels Since September High
Have you recently been aware of more people with COVID? While reports of COVID cases...
Amherst Installs Innovative Groundwater Treatment System
Source: amherstma.gov The Town of Amherst, in partnership with Elateq Inc., installed a new solar-powered groundwater treatment...