Opinion: The Council at One Year – VOTER APATHY CONFERS OUTSIZED INFLUENCE TO LOCAL PAC
In the second Town election since the new Charter took effect, poor voter turnout, a...
School Committee
EMOTIONS RUN HIGH AT REGIONAL SCHOOL COMMITTEE MEETING: UNION CRITICIZES OFFICIAL RESPONSE TO “HARASSMENT.” PREVENTION POLICY IS ADOPTED
By Marla Goldberg-Jamate and Maria Kopicki Dozens of teachers and paraprofessionals from the Amherst-Pelham Regional...
MSBA INVITES AMHERST BACK INTO FUNDING PIPELINE
After one unsuccessful attempt, Amherst has been invited back into the process for state funding...
FOUR TOWN MEETING: TENTATIVE AGREEMENT FOR SPLITTING REGIONAL SCHOOL COSTS AND PRELIMINARY CAPITAL BUDGET ESTIMATES
The “Four Town Meeting” of the Amherst-Pelham Regional School District on December 7, 2019 focused...
QUESTIONS AND ALLEGATIONS AT PUBLIC FORUM ON AMHERST SCHOOLS
Nearly three dozen people, including five Amherst Town Councilors, the Town Manager, and members of...
TOWN SCHEDULES PUBLIC FORUMS FOR SCHOOLS AND STATE OF THE TOWN ADDRESS
SOURCE: amherstma.gov The Town of Amherst has announced two public forums to be held in...
CANDIDATES FOR SCHOOL COMMITTEE RESPOND TO INDY’S QUESTIONS
Last week, the Amherst Indy posed four questions to each of the seven candidates (including...
PRESCHOOL ACCESS, BUILDINGS, AND WELLNESS ARE KEY GOALS FOR SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
Increasing access to early childhood education, developing a plan to address the school buildings, and...
SCHOOL HARASSMENT POLICY TO BE REVIEWED FOLLOWING HOSTILE COMMUNICATION INCIDENTS
Consensus emerged among Regional School Committee members at their meeting on September 10th to look...
REGIONAL SCHOOL COMMITTEE EXPLORES REMEDIES FOR DETERIORATING ATHLETIC FIELDS
The Amherst-Regional School Committee discussed their planned approach to the conditions of the athletic fields...
REGIONAL SCHOOLS’ ATHLETIC FIELDS, TRACK, IN DIRE CONDITION.
Source: Save Amherst’s Small Schools with additional reporting by Art Keene The Amherst-Pelham Regional School...
AMHERST SEEKS STATE FUNDING TO REPLACE TWO ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS: Officials Cite Single, 600-Student Building as the “Proposed Framework”
by Marla Goldberg-Jamate The Town of Amherst is submitting new applications to the state this...