The Dorm That Was Private, Public, and Somehow Tax-Free
At District 4 meeting, Sunday, September 27, Councilors Pam Rooney and Jennifer Taub brought up...
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Private Builders of UMass Dorms Will Not Pay Tax to Amherst
Report of the Meeting of the Town Council, September 14, 2026, Part 1 This hybrid...
As Budget Woes Linger in Hampshire County, Some Look to the Colleges
By Anna Carpinelli The Five Colleges’ tax-exempt property holdings can be a sore spot when...
Letter | Saving Allebach Farm: A Model for the Hampshire College Campus?
Instead of turning the Hampshire College campus into a real-estate-development boondoggle, what are the chances...
State’s PILOT Listening Session Highlights Shared Challenges for Amherst and Rural Towns
The state’s Special Commission on Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILOT) held one of its...
Opinion: Develop Hampshire Campus as a Technology Incubator
What will become of the soon-to-be shuttered Hampshire College campus? Amherst needs more affordable housing....
From Other Sources: News for and About Amherst. This Week: Local News Roundup
We have not done a “From Other Sources” in a while and there is a...
SJC Kills Ballot Initiative to Cut State Income Tax
Opponents say the tech CEO-backed measure would have gutted the state’s budget and drained money...
One Hundred Days of Mayor Zohran Mamdani in New York: Free Kindergarten and a Tax on Luxury Homes
A Better World is Possible by Julius Schiedat Since the beginning of 2026, Zohran Mamdani...
Staff Shortages in Planning Department Will Require Adjustments to Planning Board Work
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Planning Board, June 3, 2026 This meeting was...
Opinion: What’s Wrong with the Positive Growth Narrative
Amherst’s “positive growth” narrative, as framed in George Ryan’s recent article in the Amherst Current,...