Town Celebrates Opening of Amherst Community Homes
By Maura and Art Keene The Town of Amherst celebrated the opening of Amherst Community...
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Affordable Housing Trust Rolls Out Initiative to Encourage Construction of Accessory Dwelling Units
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Municipal Affordable Housing Trust, September 10, 2026 This...
10 More Affordable Units Added to East Street School Project
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Municipal Affordable Housing Trust By Maura Keene This...
A Brief History of Amherst Housing – What’s Worked and What Has Not
By Ira Bryck and Art Keene This analysis was prepared with the assistance of Perplexity...
Amity Street Affordable Homeownership Project Gets Its Final Permit
Report on the Meeting of the Planning Board, July 29, 2026 This meeting was held...
Limited Equity Housing Cooperatives: A Solution for the Affordable Housing Dilema
by Araz Hachadourian and David J. Thompson The following article appeared as a chapter in the collection...
Planning Board Supports Rezoning Professional Research Park to Include Housing
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Planning Board, July 1, 2026 This meeting was...
Mass High Court Strikes Rent Control Question From Ballot
by Chris Lisinski and Jennifer Smith The following story appeared originally in the CommonWealth Beacon...
Housing Activists Vow to Continue Campaign After Ban of Rent Control Ballot Initiative
Source: The Keep Massachusetts Home Campaign The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court today issued a decision...
Opinion: Could a Fair Rent Pledge Work in Amherst?
The following column was written with the assistance of Perplexity AI. A copy was also...
Town Council Approves Rent Stabilization Resolution
Report on the Meeting of the Town Council, June 15, 2026, Part 2 Read Part...
ZBA Grants Special Permit for Five-Unit Affordable Homeownership Project on Amity Street
Report on the Meeting of the Zoning Board of Appeals, June 11, 2026 By Maura...