Opinion: The Council at One Year – TOWN COUNCIL FOR NOOBS: THE VIEW FROM THE CHEAP SEATS
In the days of vaudeville, rowdies occupied the cheap seats in the balcony. To express...
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Opinion: The Council at One Year – A LOT OF WORK BUT NOT MUCH TO SHOW FOR IT
Over the past year, I have attended most of the Town Council meetings. Out of...
Opinion: The Council at One Year – REFLECTIONS OF A CHARTER COMMISSIONER.
It’s inevitable that many would take the one-year anniversary of Amherst’s new government, coinciding with...
Opinion: The Council at One Year – PROFESSED GOAL OF OPEN GOVERNMENT REMAINS ELUSIVE
Supporters of the new Town Charter professed that a change in government would produce more...
COUNCIL APPROVES BORROWING FOR KENDRICK PARK PLAYGROUND, POSTPONES ELECTION OF COUNCIL OFFICERS AND DECISION ON COMMUNITY CHOICE AGGREGATION UNTIL JAN 6
Report on the Council Meeting of 12/16/19. All councilors were present. Highlights of the Meeting...
OPINION: TOWN COUNCIL FOR NOOBS. STATE OF THE TOWN ADDRESS (12/12/19). THE BIG ISSUE WAS “THE STATE OF THE TOWN IS STRONG”
The audience for the first-annual “State of the Town” meeting, which is mandated by Amherst’s...
TOWN COUNCIL OUTREACH COMMITTEE’S NEW PROCEDURES FOR BOARD APPOINTMENTS TO INCLUDE PUBLIC CANDIDATE INTERVIEWS
The Town Council’s Outreach Communications and Appointments Committee l (OCA) has finalized new procedures for...
REPORT: AMHERST TOWN COUNCIL MEETING (11/18/19)
All Councilors present.Staff: Town Manager Paul Bockelman and Council Clerk Athena O’KeefeThe meeting was called...
TOWN MANAGER SEEKS MEMBERS FOR TOWN BOARDS & COMMITTEES
Source:amherstma.gov Town Manager Paul Bockelman continues to seek volunteers to serve on Town Boards. Boards...
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...
REPORT: TOWN COUNCIL MEETING (10/21/19)
Present.: All Councilors. Staff: David Ziomek, Assistant Town Manager, and Athena O’Keefe, Clerk of the...
REPORT: MEETING OF THE OUTREACH, COMMUNICATIONS AND APPOINTMENTS COMMITTEE (OCA) (10/21/19)
Present : Councilors Alisa Brewer, Darcy Dumont, Evan Ross (Chair), George Ryan, and Sarah Swartz. ...