School Staff Pans Proposals to Keep Sixth Grade in Elementary Schools
Large Budget Shortfall Projected for Elementary Schools Report on the Meeting of the Amherst School...
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What Can Amherst Expect from an Underfunded CRESS in the Coming Year
The Community Responders for Equity, Safety and Service (CRESS) recently had their budget cut, but,...
Opinion: Why Won’t the Town Research Options for New DPW and Fire Station?
Every Amherst taxpayer should be aware that the town will be starting to research the...
Project Schedule Eludes Jones Library Building Committee
Members of the Jones Library Building Committee (JLBC) attended their December 8 meeting in anticipation...
School Committee Discusses FY27 Budget Draft and Possible Time Change for School Day Start
Report on the Meeting of Amherst-Pelham Regional School Committee, December 9, 2025 This meeting was...
As FY27 Budget Process Begins, Pressures Surface
Report on the Meeting of the Budget Coordinating Group, December 3, 2025 By Maura Keene...
Letter: None of Us Is Safe Until We Are All Safe
I am happy that Amherst has achieved a “perfect” score on the Human Rights Campaign’s...
As Library Project Funding Details Emerge, Concerns Grow
Clamors for better transparency from the public and concerned town councilors have elicited new financial...
Firefighters and Parents Decry Understaffed Fire Stations and Schools
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Town Council, November 17, 2025, Part 1 This...
Letter: Support Public Safety and Racial Equity Goals in FY27 Budget
by The Community Safety and Social Justice Committee The following memo was sent to the...
FY27 Financial Indicators Presentation Requires Reading Between the Lines
Every fall for more than a decade Town Hall has produced an annual Financial Indicators...
Library Building Committee Spends Another $1.2M. Members Want Project Schedule
The November 10 meeting of the Jones Library Building Committee (JLBC) saw the approval of...