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Day: August 30, 2024
What’s Law Got to Do With It? How Amherst’s Disregard of Historic Preservation Law Has Already Forfeited $1,800,000 and Jeopardizes Millions More in Federal Grants
A Bit of HistoryWhen I retired back to Massachusetts in 1999, one of my first...
Library Project Gets by Historical Review with a Little Help from Its Friends
Amherst Historical Commission Nixes Asphalt Roof, Window RepairsAmidst complaints that they were ignoring advice from...
Regional School Committee Hears ABCs of Budgeting
Report on the Meeting of the Regional School Committee, August 27, 2024 The Regional School...
Cheaper and Greener Energy – Coming Soon
by Russ Vernon-Jones, Darcy DuMont, Denise Lello and Tony Rogers The following column also appeared...
ZBA Gets Legal Advice on Solar Permitting
Report on the Meeting of the Zoning Board of Appeals, August 22, 2024, Part 1...
ZBA Denies Permit for Nonowner-Occupied Duplex on Chestnut Street
Report on the Meeting of the Zoning Board of Appeals, August 22, 2024, Part 2...
ZBA Opens Public Hearing for Affordable Rentals
Report on the Meeting of the Zoning Board of Appeals, August 29, 2024 This meeting...
New Appointments to Council on Aging, and Energy and Climate Action Committee
In memos to the Town Council dated August 26, 2024 Town Manager Paul Bockelman recommended...
Chancellor Issues Statement on Free Speech, Justice, and Democracy at UMass
UMass Chancellor Javier Reyes sent a letter to the UMass community on August 23, 2024,...
Community Breakfast Celebrates UMass/Town Collaboration
The 57th annual Community Breakfast, held at the UMass Student Union Ballroom on August 27,...
UMass Amherst Welcomes Over 5,300 First-Year Students to Campus
Source: UMass News and Media The Class of 2028 is the Most Diverse in the...