Hearing On The Master Plan: Residents Raise Concerns About Proliferation Of Five Story Buildings
Report on the Special Town Council Meeting and Public Hearing on the Master Plan (9/29/20)...
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Letter: Town Should Adopt A More Open Web Meeting Format
Do you remember the happier days, pre-Covid, when you could go to a community event,...
Town Council Discusses Proposed Community Safety Working Group. Passes “Percent For Art” Bylaw
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Town Council (9/21/20) The meeting was held via...
Opinion: A Movement Voter Project For Amherst?
If we survive this calamitous moment in United States history, we will face another one...
Letter: Bridge4Unity Calls On Town Council To Support Racial Equity In Amherst
Bridge4Unity (B4U) is a multi-racial, anti-racism group, whose 22 members are BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People...
Letter: Racial Equity And Social Justice Should Be Woven Into Each Of Amherst’s Policy And Management Goals
Although we appreciate the revisions to the FY21 Goals for the Town Manager submitted in...
GOL Recommends Racial Equity Goals After Backlash
The Government Organization and Legislation Committee of the Town Council (GOL), at their meeting on...
Town Receives Grant to Explore Trash Reduction Strategies
The Town of Amherst has received a Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Technical Assistance...
Council Drops Plan To Consolidate Voting Sites
By Marla Goldberg-Jamate and Maria Kopicki The Amherst Town Council dropped an unpopular plan to...
Amherst Media Launches New Weekly News Program
Source: Amherst Media Amherst Media launched a new program, the Amherst Weekly Report, on Friday,...
Amherst Town Council Can Change Controversial Polling Place Consolidation Plan Until Aug. 12
Plan To Put 10 Precincts In A Single Gym Apparently Unknown To State Officials A...
MASKS4ALL ENLISTS PUBLIC TO MEET LOCAL DEMAND FOR MASKS
Source: amherstma.gov Masks or face coverings are now essential for being in public when physical...