Much Need, Limited Revenue: Finance Committee Considers, Fire Safety, Housing And Revenue Streams
The Finance Committee is a committee of five Town Councilors (voting members) who are appointed...
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Unanticipated Expenditures For Special Education Raise Concern
District-wide special education (SPED) programs in the Amherst elementary schools spent more than four times...
Objections Raised To Funding Department Of Diversity, Equity, And Inclusion And Alternative Responders Program
Part 2 of the Financial Indicators and Town Council meeting of November 15, 2021 This...
First Glimpse Of The FY2023 Budget
Report On The Financial Indicators Meeting, Public Forum On the Budget, and Regular Town Council...
Public Comment: Better Funding Of Amherst Fire Department Urgently Needed To Address Dangerous Conditions
The following public comment was offered at the Amherst Town Council meeting of November 8,...
Public Comment: Sunrise Movement Calls For Increased Funding of Schools, CRESS, And Green Infrastructure In FY23 Town Budget
By Marisol Pierce Bonifaz, Levi Gibson, Julian Hynes and Amrita Rutter. Members of Sunrise Movement...
Public Forum On The FY 23 Budget
Sources: amherstma.gov and Defund 413 A public forum on the FY 23 town budget will...
Cuppa Joe With Paul Bockelman – The Town Budget
The next installment of Cuppa’ Joe with Amherst Town Manager Paul Bockelman will be on...
First Report From The African Heritage Reparation Assembly
Source: African Heritage Reparation Assembly The African Heritage Reparation Assembly (ARHA) will present their first...
Issues & Analyses: Candidates In Contested Races Weigh In On Budget Priorities
By Art and Maura Keene While listening to the League of Women Voters–Amherst (LWVA) forum...
Opinion: Progressive Coalition Board Encourages A “No” Vote On Jones Library Reconstruction
by the Progressive Coalition of Amherst Board This column was previously posted to the Progressive...
Opinion: Why I Support The Library Expansion
The big question for Amherst residents this year is its proposed library renovation and expansion....