Jones Library Building Project Financial Status Update, August 2026: $8.5 Million Owed to Town
This is the first of a recurring series of reports in the Amherst Indy to...
Jones Library Building Project’s Contingency Down to Half; Construction Expected to End by Early March 2027
Report on the Meeting of the Jones Library Building Project, August 10, 2026 This meeting...
Summer Wanderings #5: Federal Street — Driving All Over Creation Near Amherst by Hetty Startup
I drove on Federal Street twice today: once in Montague, to a place just off...
South Church Chicken BBQ & Craft Sale, and Amherst Community Band Concert
Source: Amherst Town Calendar Enjoy an evening of music and food at the 15th Annual...
What Massachusetts’s New ICE Law Protects, and What It Doesn’t
by CommonWealth Beacon staff This article first appeared on CommonWealth Beacon and is republished here...
Opinion | “I Was a Hurricane”: Connecting Generations
Social Injustice Goes Global By Rizwana Khan The Long Throw On Aug. 8, 2026, Amherst...
Letter | Classifying Finished Second Floor as Attic Violates Intent of ADU Bylaw
The following letter was sent to the Zoning Board of Appeals, Planning Board, Town Manager,...
What’s in This Issue?
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Scaled-Down East Amherst Local Historic District Still Meets Opposition from Planning Board
Report on the Meeting of the Planning Board, August 5, 2026 This meeting was held...
Revised Clean Energy Bylaw Goes to Town Council
Report on the Joint Meeting of the Planning Board and Community Resources Committee, August 5,...
Town Introduces New Agenda and Minutes Center for Public Meetings
Source: amherstma.gov The Town of Amherst has implemented a new Agenda and Minutes Center, designed to...
AFD Responds to Fire at Boulders Apartments
Source: Fire Chief Lindsay Stromgren Amherst Fire Department responded to an alarm at the Boulders...