Library Project Preservation Agreement Needs More Work Advises MHC
Recommendations Include Salvaging and Reusing Historic Woodwork The Massachusetts Historical Commission has responded to a...
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Town Council Calls for More Assurances on Library Project Funding
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Town Council, February 10, 2025. Part 2 During...
Bid for New Track and Field Comes in Under Budget. RSC Authorizes Contract
The Regional School Committee (RSC) received news at their February 11, 2025 meeting that the...
Elementary School Construction Proceeding Uneventfully
The Elementary School Building Committee (ESBC) met on February 14, 2025 and learned that the...
Town Drafts Memo of Agreement for Resolving Harm to Jones Library’s Historic Character
Little Heed Paid to Public Objections at Second Consulting Party MeetingThe consulting parties to the...
Construction to Resume Soon on New Elementary School
The Elementary School Building Committee (ESBC) met on January 17, 2025 and learned that construction...
No Decision on Sites for New Fire Station and DPW Building
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Town Council, January 13, 2025, Part 2 This...
Town Manager Report for January 13, 2025
Source: amherstma.gov Editor’s note: Town Manager Paul Bockelman submits a comprehensive report to the Town...
Opinion: Frequently Unanswered Questions: Is Amherst on the Verge of a Generation-Long Fiscal Disaster?
by Art Keene, Maura Keene, and Maria Kopicki It is hard to imagine that the...
Non-competitive Hiring by Jones Library Project Has Promoted One-sided Messaging
Public Records Point to Non-compliant Procurement PracticesThe stormy history of the $46.1 million Jones Library...
A Tale of Two Senior Centers
This column appeared previously in the Amherst Current and is reposted here with permission of...
Fort River Elementary School Construction Contract Signed
Source: amherstma.gov The Town of Amherst has announced that the contract to build the new...