TSO Moves Forward With New Trash Hauler Bylaw
The Town Services And Outreach Committee (TSO) set a preliminary timetable for moving forward with...
Year: 2023
New Limitations Proposed For Public Comments At Council Meetings
Public Comments Would Be Limited To 30 Minutes And Non-Amherst Residents Would Be Discouraged From...
Finance Committee Wary Of Using Reserves To Reduce Amount Of Debt Exclusion Override
Report On The Meeting Of The Amherst Finance Committee, February 28, 2023 The meeting was...
Council Sets Date, Language For Elementary School Override. Rejects Town Ownership Of Water And Sewer Lines. Considers New Bylaw For Snow and Ice Removal
Report On The Meeting Of The Amherst Town Council, February 27, 2023 This meeting was...
Leverett Community Preservation Committee Nixes Funds For Artificial Turf Field
Leverett Community Preservation Committee (CPC) voted unanimously on Wednesday, March 1, 2023 against the Regional...
Northern Lights Viewed Across New England And Over Lake Wyola Last Weekend
The Northern Lights (Aroura Borealis) were viewable across New England last weekend. Spectacular displays were...
Historic Commission Seeks To Preserve North Amherst Home
Report On The Meeting Of The Amherst Historic Commission, February 27, 2023 By Hilda Greenbaum...
Information Sessions On New Elementary School
Do you want to know more about the proposed new elementary school at the Fort...
Panel: Feminists Against Empire, Tuesday March 7
Source: UMass Department of History The UMass History Department will present a panel discussion entitled...
What’s Happening In Amherst?
by Art and Maura Keene There are lots of interesting events happening in our town....
Indy Rewind: The Role Student Housing Plays In Communities
By Karen Black Editors’ note: The following article, The Role Student Housing Plays In Communities appeared...
Letter: Town’s Housing Policies Will Drive Away Small Local Landlords And Favor Big Companies
The following letter was sent to the Building Commissioner, The Amherst Town Council and the...