Repeated Rejections of Library Funding From State Historic Commission Were Hidden From Town Council and the Public
The Jones Library Director, other library officials, and top town government officials delayed public acknowledgement...
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Amherst Fire Department Awarded FEMA Grant to Replace Protective Gear, Reduce Exposure to PFAS
Source: amherstma.gov The Amherst Fire Department has been awarded $297,090 in grant funding to replace...
Opinion: Finance Committee Squanders Opportunity to Shed Light on Financial Status of Jones Building Project
On September 3, the Finance Committee finally had the library demolition/expansion project on its agenda...
Amherst Awarded Grant for Dredging of Atkins Reservoir Sedimentation Basins
Source: amherstma.gov The Town of Amherst has been awarded a $260,000 grant to support the...
Applications for CPA Grants Due this Month
The Town of Amherst is accepting applications for Community Preservation Act (CPA) grants until September...
What’s Law Got to Do With It? How Amherst’s Disregard of Historic Preservation Law Has Already Forfeited $1,800,000 and Jeopardizes Millions More in Federal Grants
A Bit of HistoryWhen I retired back to Massachusetts in 1999, one of my first...
Culverts – Unsexy But Vital Infrastructure Getting Some Attention
By June 2026, Amherst will have two new culverts associated with the Fort River watershed...
Amherst Awarded $1.2 Million Action Grant for Fort River Watershed
The Town of Amherst has been awarded a Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness (MVP) Action Grant of...
Letter: Jones Library Expansion Project – It’s Time to Move On
The following letter was sent to the Amherst Town Council and the Jones Library Trustees...
Amherst Awarded Grant to Extend Hickory Ridge Trail System
Source: amherstma.gov The Town of Amherst was one of 65 communities to be awarded a...
Retired UMass Professor Awarded $20M Pivotal Ventures Grant
Source: UMass College of Social and Behavioral Sciences M. V. Lee Badgett, Professor Emeritx of...
Amherst Survival Center Receives $430,000 Farm to Pantry Grant
Amherst Survival Center Executive Director Lev BenEzra reported in a recent newsletter that the center...