What’s Happening in Amherst?
by Art and Maura Keene You can help us make our events calendar more comprehensive...
Year: 2024
Library Construction Documents: 3400 Pages of Specs Plus a Few Questions
Library Project Bid Documents Now Available OnlineAfter two years and close to $2 million in...
Granby’s Plan To Repurpose Old Elementary School Suggests Possibilities for Amherst
by Art and Maura Keene An email sent on February 5 by Town Council President...
Opinion: A Big Win on Fossil Fuels!
Love, Justice and Climate Change On January 26, President Biden announced a halt to all...
Opinion: What Is the Optimal Housing Density for a Town Like Amherst?
It seems to be conventional wisdom that Amherst, and Massachusetts, and the United States have...
The Railways in Amherst
Amherst History Month by Month “Now I’ve been crying lately, thinking about the world as...
Town Manager Report for February 5, 2024
Source: amherstma.gov Editor’s note: Town Manager Paul Bockelman submits a comprehensive report to the Town...
Photo of the Week: Backyard Sunset by Carole Horowitz
Our feature, Photo of the Week, presents each week, a new picture by a local photographer....
What’s In This Issue?
Welcome to our Table of Contents. You can also receive a listing of all new...
Second Educator Departs Amherst Schools Amid 51A Furor
Union Charges District With Weaponizing Child Welfare System Against Staff According to a January 31,...
Finance Committee to Discuss Policy for Disposal of Surplus Town Property
By Maura Keene The Finance Committee is scheduled to discuss revising the policy for disposal...
New Market and Residential Building Planned for Downtown
Report on the Meeting or the Amherst Design Review Board, January 29, 2024 This meeting...