Council Allots $250,000 for Public Art at New Elementary School
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Town Council, May 19, 2025 This was a...
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Housing Production Plan Aims for 700 to 900 New Units Over the Next Five Years
Revised Accessory Dwelling Unit Bylaw Recommended to Town Council Report on the Meeting of the...
Public Invited to Comment on Town’s Draft Housing Production Plan
Source: amherstma.gov Members of the public are invited to offer feedback on the final draft...
Public Raises Concerns About Funding of Schools and CRESS
Report on the Public Hearing on the Budget at the Special Meeting of the Amherst...
Town Manager Presents $103 Million FY26 Budget to Town Council
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Town Council, May 5, 2025 This was a...
Ask Perplexity AI: Frequently Asked Questions About the Jones Expansion Needing Answers from Town Officials
This column from Ira Bryck is part of a new series entitled “Ask Perplexity AI”....
Town Manager Submits His FY26 Budget to Town Council
Source: amherstma.gov Town Manager Paul Bockelman has submitted his FY26 Town Budget to the Town...
Town Manager Signs Contract for Jones Library Expansion
Town Manager Paul Bockelman announced at the April 28 Town Council meeting that he had...
No Decisions by Town Council on Reparations Committee and Long-term Fiscal Sustainability Task Force
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Town Council, April 28, 2025 By Maura Keene...
Long Division: The Growing Battle over Public School Budgets in Western Mass
by Divina Cordeiro The following article “Long Division: The Growing Battle over Public School Budgets...
Letter: Jeff Lee Speaks Truth to Power
For over a decade, Jeff Lee has been intensely interested in the crazy-making actions of...
Opinion: Should We Agree with Our Elected Officials?
Should we agree with our elected officials? If I were to ask the question in...