Town Manager Receives Excellent Annual Evaluation from Town Council
The Amherst Town Council has once again commended Town Manager Paul Bockelman for “continued excellent work”...
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Town Council Defeats Proposals to Promote Housing for Non-Student Residents
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Town Council, December 8, 2025 This was a...
Planning Board Rejects Resident-Proposed Zoning Bylaw Amendments
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Planning Board, November 19, 2025 This meeting was...
Charter Review Committee Still Seeking Input from Public
The Charter Review Committee has submitted its Initial Report to Town Council and invites the...
Town Council Invites Public Comment for Town Manager Evaluation
Source: amherstma.gov The Amherst Town Council is beginning its annual evaluation of the Town Manager...
Opinion: Charter Review Committee Retreat Exemplifies Bad Government
I didn’t attend the Charter Review Committee retreat on September 6 at the North Amherst...
Much Work Remains to Make Amherst an Equitable Community
Liberatory Visioning Project Supports Conclusions of Community Safety Working Group The Town of Amherst’s Liberatory...
School Committee Receives Update on Sixth Grade Move to the Middle School
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst School Committee, August 19, 2025 The meeting was...
Opinion: There is Still Time to Weigh in on the Future of Democracy in Amherst
The public listening sessions of the town’s charter review committee are now officially complete though...
Charter Committee Considers Adding More Listening Sessions
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Charter Review Committee, July 10, 2025 PresentJulian Hynes...
Residents Call for Amendments to Charter at Review Committee’s Third Listening Session
The Charter Review Committee held the third of four listening sessions on July 8, the...
Opinion: Amherst’s Town Council Form of Government Fails Every Democratic Test
Ongoing Charter Review Should Illuminate Areas of Town Government Requiring Repair by Art Keene, Darcy...