Opinion: Amherst Taxation Trends Portend A Dystopian Future
Most Amherst residents are well aware that our property tax bills are significantly higher than...
capital projects
Confusion Reigns At March 28 Finance Committee Meeting: No Recommendation Made On Lowering Override
Legality of Changing School Appropriation QuestionedOne day after a Town Council Meeting where discussion got...
Letter: Looming Library Costs Endanger School Override Vote
The following letter was sent to the Amherst Town Council on March 28, 2023. I...
Opinion: Four Ways To Assure Amherst Builds A New School, Without Pricing Residents Out
As many have written in The Amherst Indy, the $98 million Elementary School Replacement project...
Letter: Please Support The Amherst Elementary School Project
I am writing in strong support of the Amherst Elementary School Project and to urge...
Town Manager Report for March 6, 2023
Source: amherstma.gov Editor’s note: Town Manager Paul Bockelman submits a comprehensive report to the Town...
Finance Committee Wary Of Using Reserves To Reduce Amount Of Debt Exclusion Override
Report On The Meeting Of The Amherst Finance Committee, February 28, 2023 The meeting was...
Information Sessions On New Elementary School
Do you want to know more about the proposed new elementary school at the Fort...
Letter: After 400 Days Of Negotations, School Committee Offers Cuts
The following open letter to the Amherst Regional Public Schools community was posted on the...
Opinion: It’s Time To Let Go Of The Jones Library Building Project
Amherst’s $50 million Jones Library Renovation-Expansion Project has been controversial since it was first proposed...
Group Forms To Encourage Passage Of Override For Elementary School
Twenty-nine residents met in the Woodbury Room of the Jones Library on February 13 to...
Letter: The Jones Library Should Go To School
The town of Amherst is proud to be known for its support of education. That...