Opinion: Out of the Ashes Let’s Build Back Better
The fire that consumed two buildings on Olympia Drive this past Friday was, by every...
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Letter: Planning Board Chair Has a Conflict of Interest
When asked by myself at a public forum on October 29, to tell the assembled North...
Opinion: When Amherst Voted Down the Future: Revisiting Form- Based Zoning
Social Inequality Goes Global In Amherst, around 2010, the Planning Department tried to introduce form-based zoning a...
North Amherst Residents Share Thoughts on High Density Overlay District
Report on the Planning Board’s Listening Session at the North Amherst Library, October 29, 2025...
Archipelago Withdraws Its Application for Atkins Corner Project
On Monday, October 20, 2025, Archipelago Investments withdrew its application for the development of a...
Opinion: Amherst Housing Watch: Who’s Who in This Election
Downtown Amherst is at a crossroads. Residents just pushed petitions for a 1-year moratorium on...
Opinion: Questions I Would Like to See Answered at the Next Candidate Forum
Now that we are in the season of candidates forums and house gatherings, I invite...
Public Comment: Residents Have Petitioned for Two Sensible Zoning Changes
The follwing public comment was offered at the meeting of the Amherst Town Council, October...
Conservation Commission Issues Ultimatum on Proposed Development at Atkins Corner
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Conservation Commission, September 24, 2025 This meeting was...
Interest High in Amherst Community Homes: On-line Information Sessions Scheduled
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Municipal Affordable Housing Trust, September 11, 2025 This...
Where Can Housing Density Be Increased in Amherst?
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Planning Board, September 17, 2025 This meeting was...
Affordable Housing and Senior Apartments Proposed for North Amherst
Town Councilors and officials were informed by Town Manager Paul Bockelman last week that Beacon...