Two January Property Sales Illustrate How Family Housing in Amherst is Increasingly out of Reach
Gentrification and ‘Rentification’ Threaten Would-be HomebuyersThe Daily Hampshire Gazette’s Area property deed transfers for Jan....
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Where Will CPA Funds Likely Be Spent in 2025?
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Community Preservation Act Committee, December 21, 2023 This...
Should Amherst Residents Get Priority for Purchase of Ball Lane Affordable Homes?
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Zoning Board of Appeals, December 21, 2023 This...
East Gables Supportive Studios Near Full Occupancy
Laura Baker of Valley Community Development Corporation announced at the December 14 meeting of the...
Amherst Affordable Housing Trust to Receive Intensive Technical Assistance
Source: amherstma.gov The Massachusetts Housing Partnership (MHP) community assistance team has selected the Town of...
Planning Board Considers Overlay District on University Drive to Create More Housing
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Planning Board, November 29, 2023 This meeting was...
Amherst Hires Housing Coordinator
Greg Richane has been hired as a housing coordinator to assist the Planning Department and...
Who Will Be Eligible To Purchase Affordable Homes In North Amherst Project?
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Planning Board, November 1, 2023 This meeting was...
Mass Residents Show Broad Support for Policies to Ease Housing Crunch
Increasing Low-income Housing, Converting Office Buildings, Rent Control and “Right to Shelter” Laws All Find...
Letter: The Progressive Coalition of Amherst Supports Affordable Housing
The Progressive Coalition of Amherst (PCA) rejects the recent editorial in MassLive, authored by “the...
What Is the Meaning of Complementary Use?
Report on the Meeting of the Zoning Board of Appeals, October 26, 2023 This meeting...
Opinion: Ball Lane Affordable Housing Is an Important Addition to North Amherst
By Stephen King and Meg Gage We urge the residents of Amherst to join us...