Letter: ZBA Should Deny Permits for Oversized ADU’s
The following letter was sent to the Zoning Board of Appeals and to Planning Director...
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Proposed Alterations to Two-Unit House on High Street Approved by ZBA
Report of the Meeting of the Amherst Zoning Board of Appeals, July 9, 2026 This...
Update About the Town’s Hampshire College Campus Zoning Study
Important Clarifications, New Project Website, and Upcoming Information Session Source: amherstma.gov Following Hampshire College’s announcement that it...
Town to Host Information Session About Hampshire College Campus Zoning Study
Source: amherstma.gov The Town of Amherst invites the community to attend a virtual information session about the...
Opinion: In Beacon’s North Amherst Project, Community Engagement Did What It Was Supposed to Do
One concern I have about the Planning Board’s proposal to rezone the professional research park...
Limited Equity Housing Cooperatives: A Solution for the Affordable Housing Dilema
by Araz Hachadourian and David J. Thompson The following article appeared as a chapter in the collection...
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...
New Appointments to Town Boards and Committees
With the start of the new fiscal year, Town Manager Paul Bockelman presented a slate...
Opinion: Whither the Hampshire College Campus?
Sadly, many people involved appear to have given up on reincarnating Hampshire College as an...
Housing Activists Vow to Continue Campaign After Ban of Rent Control Ballot Initiative
Source: The Keep Massachusetts Home Campaign The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court today issued a decision...
Town Council Approves Rent Stabilization Resolution
Report on the Meeting of the Town Council, June 15, 2026, Part 2 Read Part...
ZBA Grants Special Permit for Five-Unit Affordable Homeownership Project on Amity Street
Report on the Meeting of the Zoning Board of Appeals, June 11, 2026 By Maura...