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Letter: Vote No on Question 7
I’m surprised I haven’t seen more about Ballot Question 7, since it’s hugely consequential for...
Planning Board and CRC Propose Fixes to ADU Bylaw, Discuss Possible Data Center Ban
Report on the joint meeting of the Planning Board and the Community Resources Committee, Oct....
Overlay District Proposed for Neighborhoods South and East of UMass; Work on Rezoning East Amherst Proceeds
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Planning Board, Sept. 30, 2026 The meeting was...
Town Council Holds Listening Session on Possible Changes in Town Government.
Approves Single Tax Classification and Hazard Mitigation Plan Report on the Meeting of the Town Council,...
Valley Residents Invited to Help Shape the Region’s Housing Future
PVPC launches Regional Housing Plan Update Survey to gather community input across all 43 cities...
Can Question 7’s Zoning Reform Ease the Housing Crisis in Mass?
by Dylan Vrins The following article appeared originally in The Shoestring on September 25, 2026....
Opinion: Beyond the Party—Who Is Responsible for Amherst’s Neighborhoods?
Social Injustice Goes Global Amherst’s student-housing story begins at night, when a house filled with...
Councilors Seek More Funding from UMass; ADU & LDH Bylaws Advance to Subcommittees
Report on the Meeting of the Town Council, September 28, 2026 By Maria Kopicki This...
The Dorm That Was Private, Public, and Somehow Tax-Free
Social Injustice Goes Global At District 4 meeting, Sunday, September 27, Councilors Pam Rooney and...
The Newell Court Case: When Is an Attic an ADU?
Social Injustice Goes Global At the District 4 meeting on September 27, Councilors Pam Rooney...
Revisions to ADU Bylaw in the Works
Zoning Bylaw Fix Will Go to Public Hearing with Community Resources Committee and Planning Board...