Town Celebrates Opening of Amherst Community Homes
By Maura and Art Keene The Town of Amherst celebrated the opening of Amherst Community...
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No To Nuclear: Author Linda Pentz Gunter in Conversation with Sharon Tracy
On Tuesday, September 8, Linda Pentz Gunter of Beyond Nuclear discussed her new book, No...
Free Events on the Dangers of Nuclear Power, Old and New
Sources: Beyond Nuclear, Clamshell Alliance, and Mass Peace Action Two safe energy events, one in-person...
Construction of Amethyst Brook Elementary School Is Complete; Move-In Is Underway
This meeting was held over Zoom and was recorded. The Elementary School Building Committee received...
Revised Clean Energy Bylaw Goes to Town Council
Report on the Joint Meeting of the Planning Board and Community Resources Committee, August 5,...
Opinion | Own Your Power Part 2: Microgrids Needed to Safeguard Our Future
Local and Green This column appeared previously in the Amherst Bulletin. Recently, I hosted a...
Town Attorney Recommends Reorganization of Clean Energy Bylaw
Report of the Meeting of the Amherst Planning Board, July 15, 2026 This meeting was...
Planning Board Supports Rezoning Professional Research Park to Include Housing
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Planning Board, July 1, 2026 This meeting was...
Town Recognized for its Leadership in Clean Energy
Source: amherstma.gov Thanks in part to local leadership to encourage clean energy growth, in 2025,...
Planning Board and Community Resources Committee Review Draft of Clean Energy Bylaw
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Planning Board and Community Resources Committee, May 20,...
Opinion: Democracy is Often Inconvenient. Public Process Can Be Messy
There is something increasingly troubling happening in public life, and Amherst is not immune to...
UMass Amherst Launches Phase Two of Campus Decarbonization Plan
Source: UMass News & Media As part of UMass Amherst’s Path to Carbon Zero ongoing effort to...