What Zoning Changes Would Promote Housing Growth in Amherst?
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Planning Board, February 4, 2026 This meeting was...
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Letter: Is Amherst Destined to Become an Extension of the UMass Campus?
The following letter was sent to the Planning Board, Planning Department and Amherst Town Council...
Letter: A Long List of Questions About Proposed North Amherst Apartment Complex
The following letter was sent to Darcy Jameson, Vice President of Development for Beacon Communities...
Planning Board Seeks to Balance Needs of Students and Year-Round Residents
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Planning Board, December 17, 2025 This meeting was...
Town Council Defeats Proposals to Promote Housing for Non-Student Residents
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Town Council, December 8, 2025 This was a...
Bockelman Reports The State of the Town Is Strong. Councilors Halt Discussions of Housing Plan and Town Manager Evaluation
Report on the Meeting of the Town Council, December 1, 2025 This was a hybrid...
Revised Accessory Dwelling Unit Bylaw Approved. More Questions Raised About Public Urination Bylaw
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Town Council, November 17, 2025, Part 2 By...
Opinion: When Amherst Voted Down the Future: Revisiting Form-Based Zoning
Social Inequality Goes Global In Amherst, around 2010, the Planning Department tried to introduce form-based zoning a...
North Amherst Residents Share Thoughts on High Density Overlay District
Report on the Planning Board’s Listening Session at the North Amherst Library, October 29, 2025...
Town Council Candidates Weigh in on Legislative Priorities, Housing, Zoning, Schools, and Jones Library Borrowing
As we have done in previous elections, the Indy has offered candidates for the offices of Town...
Councilors Raise Concerns About Conservation Commission Appointment Process
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Town Council, October 20, 2025 This was a...
Opinion: In Amherst Town Elections It’s Progressives vs. Neoliberals
The 2025 Council Candidates The Progressives (on Housing and Zoning) At Large: Ellisha Walker, Allegra...