Join the Community Conversation That Will Help Shape Amherst’s Future
Source: amherstma.gov Wednesday, September 2, 2026 Residents are invited to help shape Amherst’s future by...
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Applications Now Available for the Town’s 2nd Annual Civic Academy Program
Source: amherstma.gov Applications are now being accepted for the Town of Amherst’s second annual All About...
Opinion | The Amherst Public Shade Tree Committee: Planting for People We Will Never Meet
Social Injustice Goes Global Around the world, climate promises are colliding with reality. Governments are...
Mariano and DiZoglio Square Off in State Transparency Fight
A new round of political pugilism over transparency on Beacon Hill has erupted as Massachusetts...
Frustrations Surface at State Review of Open Meeting Law
The Massachusetts Open Meeting Law Advisory Commission (OMLAC), a body comprising representatives from the Attorney...
Opinion: ICE is the Most Watched Show in America
Social Injustice Goes Global We grew up on reality TV. On Survivor, people schemed for a...
UMass Amherst Earns ‘Community-engaged University’ Designation for Third Time
Source: UMass News and Media The University of Massachusetts Amherst has earned the 2026 Carnegie Community Engagement...
Town Council Defeats Proposals to Promote Housing for Non-Student Residents
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Town Council, December 8, 2025 This was a...
At-large Town Council Candidates Stress Need for More Housing at League of Women Voters Candidate Forum
By Maura Keene This League of Women Voters Amherst held a candidate forum on October...
ARHS Student Wins MLB Grant to Support Local Youth Baseball
Source: Amherst Regional Public Schools When Amherst Regional Middle School student Oscar Reich began his...
Town of Amherst Launches New Civic Academy Program
Applications must be submitted by Sunday, September 21. All About Amherst: Civic Academy, a new...
Divided Council Unable to Choose Representative for DPW Building Committee
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Town Council, July 21, 2025 by. Audrey Falkner...