WHERE WILL THE MONEY COME FROM?
When I was young, I wanted the things that my friends had – a bicycle,...
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AMHERST’S CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS NEEDS EXCEED $250 MILLION
By Toni Cunningham Many Amherst residents will have heard about the four major capital projects...
JONES LIBRARY ANNOUNCES NEW FUNDRAISING STRUCTURE, FY19 DEBT AND NEW CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
Report from the Jones Library Trustee Meeting (7/18/19), Part II The Jones Library Board of Trustees...
FINANCE COMMITTEE APPROVES $692,000 FOR WATER TREATMENT PLANT DESIGN
The Amherst Finance Committee voted this week to borrow $692,000 to design a new town...
A SPECIAL REPORT ON AMHERST’S PERCENT FOR ART BYLAW
Editor’s Note: This commentary also appeared in the Amherst Bulletin on 7/25/19. Town Meeting passed...
PUBLIC SCHOOL BUILDINGS & FIELDS WERE MAJOR TOPICS AT “CUPPA JOE” EVENT WITH TOWN MANAGER, SCHOOLS SUPERINTENDENT
Once each month, Town Manager Paul Bockelman hosts a “Cuppa’ Joe with Paul”, inviting along...
EAST AMHERST SITE FOR NEW DPW FACILITY TO BE EXPLORED
On July 8, town officials held a public meeting to discuss two possible sites, one ...
REGIONAL SCHOOL COMMITTEE EXPLORES REMEDIES FOR DETERIORATING ATHLETIC FIELDS
The Amherst-Regional School Committee discussed their planned approach to the conditions of the athletic fields...
RESIDENT CAPITAL REQUEST FUNDED TO STUDY POSSIBLE CROCKER FARM SCHOOL EXPANSION
This Spring, Toni Cunningham and Maria Kopicki, parents of Amherst elementary school children, submitted a...
FROM OTHER SOURCES: NEWS AND FEATURES FOR AND ABOUT AMHERST
Editor’s Note: From Other Sources offers links to articles that may be of interest to Amherst...
$ 273,000 UNRESTRICTED BEQUEST GOES TO PROPOSED JONES LIBRARY BUILDING PROJECT
The Jones Library Board of Trustees voted on June 5 on how to use two...
REGIONAL SCHOOLS’ ATHLETIC FIELDS, TRACK, IN DIRE CONDITION.
Source: Save Amherst’s Small Schools with additional reporting by Art Keene The Amherst-Pelham Regional School...