Solar Bylaw Working Group Invites Public Comment on the Protection of Forests and Farms
In April 2022 Town Manager Paul Bockelman charged the Solar Bylaw Working Group (SBWG) to...
Month: September 2023
Primer and Public Forum on the Master Plan
Report On The Special Town Council Meeting of September 18, 2023 This meeting was held...
Council Passes Resolution on Suicide Prevention and Proclamation for Puerto Rican Heritage Day
At the September 18 Town Council meeting, the council approved a resolution in support of...
Respondents Sought for Survey on Downtown Area Non-Student Housing
Amherst resident Ira Bryck seeks respondents to a short survey that he is conducting on...
Cultural Council Seeks Respondents to Community Survey
Source: Amherst Media The Amherst Cultural Council is requesting input to help them better identify...
Massachusetts Bans Purchase of Single Use Plastic Bottles
Effective immediately, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts will prohibit state agencies from buying single-use plastic bottles....
Northampton Names First Director of New Climate Action And Project Administration Department
Source: Office of the Mayor of Northampton Editor’s note: The Town of Amherst has a...
UMass Amherst-UT Austin Team Awarded $27.5 Million by CDC to Help Establish Nation’s First Disease Outbreak Response Network
Source: UMass News & Media $250 Million Program Will Support Decision Makers During Public Health...
League of Women Voters Candidate Forums
Source: League of Women Voters Amherst The League of Women Voters Amherst will sponsor four...
October Exhibition at Gallery A3 -REGENERATION: Things That Fall at Our Feet
Source: Gallery A3 In REGENERATION: Things That Fall at Our Feet, Sue Katz and Rebecca Muller work...
What’s Happening in Amherst?
by Art and Maura Keene The students are back and there is a lot happening...
Public Comment: CSWG Proposes Actions to Protect Integrity of CRESS
The following public comment was made at the meeting of the Amherst Town Council on...