Letter: Speak Up On Zoning Debacle
I’m writing to ask for your help. If you don’t like what’s happening in Amherst,...
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Board of Health Mandates Vaccines For Amherst High School Students
Report On The Meeting September 9, 2021 PresentBoard members Nancy Gilbert (Chair), Stephen George, Maureen...
Annual Downtown Block Party Cancelled
Source: Amherst BID The Amherst BID announced on Tuesday (9/7) that it is cancelling the...
Thursday Farmers And Artisans Market At The Mill District In North Amherst
Locavores seeking another enjoyable weekly farmers’ market should check out the new Thursday afternoon market...
Grand Reopening For Black Sheep Deli On Saturday July 24
The Black Sheep Deli, 79 Main Street, Amherst, will welcome the public back with a...
Letter: In Our Rush To Build We Are Destroying The Very Conditions That Make For Successful Local Economies
The following letter was sent to Town Councilor Andy Steinberg (at large) on July 16, ...
Councilors Voice Opposition To Temporary Building Moratorium, Consider Relaxing Parking Regulations For Downtown Buildings, Recommend Extension For CSWG To Complete Its Work
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Town Council, June 28, 2021The meeting took place...
Letter: Let’s Build – In A Way That’s Good For Amherst!
This letter appeared previously in The Amherst Bulletin Housing is today’s targeted investment commodity, and...
Letter: A Longstanding Plea for Better Planning
By Ken Rosenthal The following letter was sent to Planning Director Christine Brestrup, Town Manager...
The Montague Bookmill Complex And COVID
This column was originally published in The Montague Reporter. As is the case for many...
Planning Department Presents Revised Zoning Bylaws For Mixed-use Buildings and Apartments And Demolition Delay
Report On The Planning Board Meeting Of May 12,2021 The meeting was held via Zoom....
Issues and Analyses: Promoting Creative Economic Development In Amherst
By Gerald Friedman and Maral Asik This is part three in our series, Economics In...