Active COVID-19 Cases In Amherst Surge to 78. Public School Reopening Stalls For At Least Two Weeks
Parents Organize, Urge College Students To Change Their Behavior The growing surge in COVID-19 cases...
Year: 2020
School District Establishes Health and Safety Protocols
In a video posted to the school district’s website on September 29, Superintendent Michael Morris...
Elementary Class Placement Is A “Crazy Science” In The COVID-19 Era
Some Pelham and Fort River Elementary Students Have Been Assigned To Remote-learning Classrooms At Wildwood...
Transportation Advisory Committee Meets After Long Hiatus. Seeks To Clarify Its Role and Get Back To Work
Amherst’s Transportation Advisory Committee (the “TAC”) met on October 1 for the first time in...
Concerns Raised About Investors Buying Up Amherst’s Affordable Housing Stock
One of the goals specified in the 2010 Amherst Master Plan is “to preserve and...
Community Resources Committee Reviews Zoning Priorities and Planning Board Appointment Process
The meeting was held via Zoom webcast and was recorded. ParticipatingMembers of the Community Resources...
Hearing On The Master Plan: Residents Raise Concerns About Proliferation Of Five Story Buildings
Report on the Special Town Council Meeting and Public Hearing on the Master Plan (9/29/20)...
Amherst Included In Expansion Of Restorative Justice in Hampshire County
Source: amherstma.gov District Attorney David E. Sullivan and six police chiefs have partnered with community...
Town Manager Seeks Volunteers to Serve on Community Safety Working Group
Source: amherstma.gov Town Manager Paul Bockelman is seeking residents to serve on a newly formed...
TSO Approves Appointments To Four Town Committees
The Town Services and Outreach Committee (TSO) of the Town Council, approved at their meeting...
Rapid Rise In UMass Off-Campus Coronavirus Cases Delays Phase 1 Of Amherst School Reopening Plan
TEACHERS’ UNION GRATEFUL FOR ADDITIONAL TIME, CITES NEED FOR FURTHER PREPARATION OF BUILDINGS A swift...
Amherst School Buildings Will Not Open OCT 1 Due To Rapid Rise In UMass COVID-19 Cases
Editor’s note: This email was sent to the Amherst Regional Public Schools’ community by Superintendent...