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Full Staffing for CRESS: A Cost-Saving Investment That Strengthens the Amherst Police Department
by The Community Safety and Social Justice Committee of the Town of Amherst The following...
Jones Library Building Project Financial Status, November 2026: More Than $7 Million Still Owed to Town
Since the last update in October 2026, the Jones Library Trustees reported making an $850,000 payment to...
Despite Calls for Unity, Battle Lines Being Drawn over School Budgets
Report on the Meeting of the Budget Coordination Group, November 10, 2026 This meeting was...
At +2.75%, Finance Committee Asks if Equal Is Still Fair
Amherst’s Finance Committee spent nearly two hours on Nov. 3 digesting the town’s preliminary FY28...
Town Will Realize Nearly $5 Million in Benefits from New School’s Sustainability Features
Report on the Meeting of the Elementary School Building Committee, Nov. 13, 2026 The Elementary...
School Committee Tackles Student Handbooks, Transportation, and Vacancies
Report on the meeting of the Regional School Committee, Nov. 10, 2026 The meeting was...
Committees Agree on Definition of Attic; No Decision on Proposed Data Center Ban
Report on the joint public hearing of the Planning Board and Community Resources Committee, Nov....
Amherst Black Reparations Committee Elects Shabazz and Cage as Co-Chairs
Report on the meeting of the Amherst Black Reparations Committee, Nov. 12, 2026 This meeting...
Signage for Pioneer Valley Landform Observatory Installed on Mount Pollux
The town has installed a temporary sign on Mount Pollux as part of the Pioneer...
Amherst Girls XC Win Fifth Consecutive Western Mass Title
The Amherst Regional High School Girls Cross Country team won their fifth consecutive Western Massachusetts...
FAQ: Amherst Hauler Reform and Curbside Compost Pickup
This FAQ on Amherst hauler reform and curbside compost pickup was revised on Nov. 13,...