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...
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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...
Opinion: Potholes, The Charter, and a Board of Appointments
Did potholes get your attention? Good. Please let me have it for a few more...
Town Council Resumes Work on Reparations with Creation of the Amherst Black Reparations Committee
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Town Council, June 30, 2025. Part 2 This...
Social Justice Committee Raises Alarm over Cuts to Cress
Report on the Meeting of the Community Safety and Social Justice Committee (CSSJC), June 11,...
FY26 Budget Adopted with Objections to Loss of CRESS Positions and Extra Money for the Elementary Schools
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Town Council, June 16, 2025, Part 1 By...
Town’s Fiscal Sustainability Task Force for Regional Schools Reconfigured
Councilor Ana Devlin-Gauthier Appointed in Reconsidered Vote Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Town...
Commission for People with Disabilities Wants More Communication Regarding Town Projects
Report on the Meeting of the Commission for People with Disabilities, June 10, 2025 This...
Charter Committee Reviews Elected Offices and the Role of Town Manager
Report on the Meeting of the Charter Review Committee, June 5, 2025 PresentJulian Hynes (Chair),...
Town Manager: Town Was Not Informed in Advance of ICE Actions
Meeting of the Amherst Town Council, June 2, 2025, Part 1 This was a hybrid...
Town Manager Appoints Five to Affordable Housing Trust
Town Manager Paul Bockelman has nominated five residents to fill new openings on the Amherst...
Let’s Talk Housing Amherst! Three Upcoming Events
Source: amherstma.gov The Town of Amherst is teaming up with local partners to host three...