Opinion: Honor the Promise – Not a Penny More
The Town Council will soon vote on whether to authorize allocating $477,000 of Community Preservation...
Jones Library renovation
Town Council Raises Concerns over More CPA Funding for the Jones Library, Requests Increased School Funding from Legislature
Report on the Meeting of the Town Council, March 23, 2026 This meeting was held...
Library Trustees Approve $3.25M FY27 Budget Request
At their March 24 meeting, the Jones Library Board of Trustees approved Director Sharon Sharry’s...
Jones Library Project Nears Halfway Point, but Delay May Loom. Fundraising Still $9M Short
Report on the Meeting of the Jones Library Building Committee, March 9, 2026 This meeting...
Finance Committee Gets Briefing on Library Project Finances: Big Questions Remain
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Finance Committee, March 3, 2026 This meeting was...
Steel Rising, Endowment Falling? Jones Library Leaders Wrestle with Uncertain Future
The February 18, 2026, meeting of the Jones Library Board of Trustees presented a study...
Munson Library Accessible Entrance on Tap for This Year
Report on the Meeting of the Commission for Persons with Disabilities, February 10, 2026 This...
Library Project Sees Progress and Snags in January
The Jones Library Building Committee approved renovation-expansion invoices totaling $1,209,093.42 at its February 9 meeting. ...
CPAC Recommends High Spending for FY27 but Pickleball Gets Nothing
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Community Preservation Act Committee This meeting was held...
Opinion: Time to Say No to More Town Money for the Jones Library Demolition-Expansion Project
On Thursday, February 5, the Community Preservation Act Committee (CPAC) is scheduled to continue its...
Opinion: Will Jones Library Request for CPAC Money Prevent Funding for Preservation of Goodwin A.M.E. Zion Church?
Two issues related to historic preservation are really riling me up these days. First, in...
Multiple Change Orders Submitted for Library Building Project
The Jones Library Building Committee met on January 12 to review construction progress and approve...