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...
Maria Kopicki
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...
CROCKER FARM STUDY SHOULD NOT WAIT
by Maria Kopicki and Toni Cunningham Editor’s note: This commentary also appeared in The Amherst...
REPORT: FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING (7/24/19). UPDATE ON NEW CAPITAL PROJECTS SIMULATION TOOL
An updated capital project planning simulation tool was a major topic of conversation at the...
PUBLIC SCHOOL BUILDINGS & FIELDS WERE MAJOR TOPICS AT “CUPPA JOE” EVENT WITH TOWN MANAGER, SCHOOLS SUPERINTENDENT
Once each month, Town Manager Paul Bockelman hosts a “Cuppa’ Joe with Paul”, inviting along...
EAST AMHERST SITE FOR NEW DPW FACILITY TO BE EXPLORED
On July 8, town officials held a public meeting to discuss two possible sites, one ...
REGIONAL SCHOOL COMMITTEE EXPLORES REMEDIES FOR DETERIORATING ATHLETIC FIELDS
The Amherst-Regional School Committee discussed their planned approach to the conditions of the athletic fields...
RESIDENT CAPITAL REQUEST FUNDED TO STUDY POSSIBLE CROCKER FARM SCHOOL EXPANSION
This Spring, Toni Cunningham and Maria Kopicki, parents of Amherst elementary school children, submitted a...