AMHERST SCHOOL COMMITTEE CONDUCTS LIMITED BUSINESS AMIDST PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS
The Amherst School Committee met remotely on March 26, 2020 with a limited agenda. The...
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AMHERST SCHOOL COMMITTEE LIMITS NUMBER OF CHOICE-IN STUDENTS
The Amherst School Committee voted unanimously to accept the recommendation by Superintendent Morris to limit...
PROCESS SOUGHT TO FILL SCHOOL COMMITTEE VACANCY
By Maria Kopicki and Toni Cunningham Amherst School Committee member Eric Nakajima submitted his resignation...
CLARITY SOUGHT ON PROCESS FOR DECIDING WHETHER TO MOVE 6TH GRADERS TO MIDDLE SCHOOL
At their meeting on February 11, 2020, the Amherst Regional School Committee (RSC) received an...
DISCONNECT BETWEEN PROPOSED REGIONAL CAPITAL BUDGET AND BUILDING STUDY RECOMMENDATIONS
By Maria Kopicki and Toni Cunningham A regional schools capital budget for FY21 totaling $672,176...
MIDDLE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL SEARCH LAUNCHED
Possibly the most consequential issue brought to light at this week’s (January 14) Regional School...
Opinion: The Council at One Year – VOTER APATHY CONFERS OUTSIZED INFLUENCE TO LOCAL PAC
In the second Town election since the new Charter took effect, poor voter turnout, a...
FOUR TOWN MEETING: TENTATIVE AGREEMENT FOR SPLITTING REGIONAL SCHOOL COSTS AND PRELIMINARY CAPITAL BUDGET ESTIMATES
The “Four Town Meeting” of the Amherst-Pelham Regional School District on December 7, 2019 focused...
OPINION: AMHERST RESIDENTS SHARE QUESTIONS & CONCERNS AT INITIAL CAPITAL PROJECTS LISTENING SESSIONS
By Maria Kopicki and Art Keene Amherst’s Town Council held its first two of four...
QUESTIONS AND ALLEGATIONS AT PUBLIC FORUM ON AMHERST SCHOOLS
Nearly three dozen people, including five Amherst Town Councilors, the Town Manager, and members of...
MSBA APPROVES SIMULTANEOUS REPLACEMENT OF TWO HOLYOKE SCHOOLS. OUTCOME WAS SAID TO BE OUT OF THE QUESTION IN AMHERST
by Maria Kopicki and Toni Cunningham In an apparent deviation from common practice, the Massachusetts...
NEW TOWN FLOOD MAPS COULD IMPACT FUTURE CAPITAL AND DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS
By Maria Kopicki New preliminary Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRM) were presented to the public...