Letter: Master Plan Mandates Preserving and Protecting The Character of Amherst’s Neighborhoods
As we are all looking to the Master Plan to guide how we want Amherst…
historic preservation
$1 Million In CPAC Funds Awarded For Jones Library Special Collections. Ten Other Projects Share $1,796,613
The Town Community Preservation Act Committee (CPAC) voted on November 19 to recommend distribution of…
Historical Commission Considers Revision of Demolition Bylaw
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Historical Commission (11/9/20) The meeting was held as…
Letter: 40R Overlay District Would Sacrifice Control Over Historic Properties and Undermine Our Master Plan
Editor’s Note: The following letter was sent to Town Planner Christine Brestrup on 11/9/20. I…
Report on the Meeting of the Local Historic District Commission (10/26/20)
The meeting was held as a Zoom webinar and was partially recorded beginning with the…
Historic Commission Recommends Projects For CPAC Funding
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Historical Commission (10/26/20) The meeting was held as…
Opinion: The Jones Library Demolition/Expansion. The Trustees Say They’re Ready. It’s Time For The Public To Respond!
In a recent Daily Hampshire Gazette Op-Ed, Jones Library Board President Austin Sarat and Director…
Dickinson Museum Improvements Reviewed. Maurianne Adams Remembered.
Report on Meeting of the Planning Board (10/21/20) The meeting was held via Zoom webinar…
Opinion: Jones Library Building Project – A Motion Impeded, A Motion Befuddled, And A Question To Readers
During the last month, there have been numerous Jones Library subcommittee meetings and a public…
Report on the Local Historic District Commission Meeting, September 21, 2020
The meeting was held via Zoom webcast and was recorded. ParticipatingHistoric District Commission Members: Peggy…