Letter: Why Does Amherst Balance Its Budgets on the Backs of Our Kids?
The estimated cost of the Jones Library is at the moment around $46 million. Last...
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Councilor Devlin Gauthier Asks for More Money for Schools
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Finance Committee, March 4, 2025 This meeting was...
A Tale of Two Senior Centers
This column appeared previously in the Amherst Current and is reposted here with permission of...
A Better World is Possible: Strengthening Civic Participation and Local Democracy Through Participatory Budgeting
By Art Keene Note: This is the second of two articles exploring participatory budgeting (PB)...
School Superintendent Floats Grade 7-12 Consolidation to Solve Chronic Budget Woes
Report on the Four Towns Meeting of September 28, 2024 The meeting was held at...
Opinion: An Appeal for PILOT Parity
The following column appeared previously in the Daily Hampshire Gazette. Recently, there have been several...
Regional School Committee Approves Reoriented Track and Field Renovation
Jennifer Shiao’s School Committee Blog Editor’s note: . Jennifer Shiao is a member of the Amherst...
Regional School Committee Will Pursue Eight Lane Track with Grass Infield for High School
The Regional School Committee (RSC) received a much anticipated report on the High School Track...
School Committee Approves a Budget That Prioritizes Student Needs
Statement from the Regional School Committee About the FY 24-25 Budget Source: Amherst Regional School...
Some Cuts Restored in Regional School Committee Amended Budget
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Regional School Committee, March 13, 2024 This meeting...
Public Comment: No Benefits Apparent from Middle School Language Cuts
The following public comment was presented at the meeting of the Amherst Regional School Committee...
School Committee and Public Reject Proposed Regional Budget
Report on the Meeting of the Regional School Committee, February 27, 2024 This meeting was...