Conservation Commission Still Not Satisfied with Archipelago Plans
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Conservation Commission, June 25, 2025 This meeting was...
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Puffers Pond Open for Swimming
Puffers Pond remains open for swimming. After recording E coli readings above state safe limits...
Puffers Pond Exceeds State Bacteria Limits for Safe Swimming
Town water testing at Puffers Pond on June 2 exceeded state safety limits for E.coli...
Town to Purchase Land to Protect Drinking Water Supply
Source: amherstma.gov The Town of Amherst has been awarded a $218,820 grant to purchase critical...
Town Manager Reappoints 19 Residents to Town Boards, Committees, and Commissions
Town Manager Paul Bockelman recommended to the Town Council on May 13, 2025 the reappointment...
Water Use Restrictions Lifted for Western Mass
Source: amherstma.gov The Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs has downgraded the drought...
Town Manager Report for May 5, 2025
Source: amherstma.gov Editor’s note: Town Manager Paul Bockelman submits a comprehensive report to the Town...
Town Implements Water Use Restrictions in Response to Mild Drought
Source: amherstma.gov The Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs declared the Connecticut River...
Town Adopts Critical Drought Water Use Restrictions
Source: amherstma.gov The Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs declared the Connecticut River...
Amherst Installs Innovative Groundwater Treatment System
Source: amherstma.gov The Town of Amherst, in partnership with Elateq Inc., installed a new solar-powered groundwater treatment...
Updated Indexes from UMass Amherst Name Nation’s Most Prolific Polluters
Political Economy Research Institute Rankings Track Corporations Causing the Most Greenhouse Gas, Air and Water...
Critical Drought Condition Declared for Connecticut Valley
Sources: amherstma.gov and shrewsburyma.gov The Massachusetts Office of Environment and Energy has elevated the Connecticut River...