Despite Calls for Unity, Battle Lines Being Drawn over School Budgets
Report on the Meeting of the Budget Coordination Group, November 10, 2026 This meeting was...
Budget Coordinating Group (BCG)
Budget Coordinating Group Kicks Off FY28 Budget Season
The Town of Amherst officially launched its Fiscal Year 2028 budget development process on Wednesday,...
Revised Elementary School Budget Restores Paraprofessional Positions
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst School Committee, June 25, 2026 This meeting was...
Good News About Regional School Budget at Four Towns Meeting
Report on the Four Towns Meeting, March 14, 2026 This meeting was held in person...
Jones Trustees President Questions if Library Is Being Shortchanged by Town
Sarat Asks for Information on Town’s Reimbursement over the Past 10 Years Library Director Sharon...
As FY27 Budget Process Begins, Pressures Surface
Report on the Meeting of the Budget Coordinating Group, December 3, 2025 By Maura Keene...
School Committee Candidates Focus on Budget Shortfalls at League of Women Voters Forum
League of Women Voters of Amherst Candidate Forum, October 23, 2025 By Maura Keene This...
Finance Committee Criticizes MARS Report on Regional Schools. Raises Possibility of Tax Override for Roads.
By Maura and Art Keene This meeting was held over Zoom and was recorded. The...
CRESS Programs at Risk Amid Budget Cuts and Grant Loss
Report on the Meeting of the Community Safety and Social Justice Committee (CSSJC), July 9,...
Finance Committee Begins Discussion of Excess Revenue in FY25 Budget
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Finance Committee, July 1, 2025 By Maura Keene...
Letter: Cutting CRESS and DEI Budgets Is A Step Backward in Town’s Progress Toward Social Justice
by The Community Safety and Social Justice Committee of the Town of Amherst The following...
State Requires Regional School District to Redo FY2026 Budget
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Pelham Regional School Committee, March 31, 2025 This...